A New EPC on the Block
GS1 has developed an RFID standard for identifying automotive components and parts.
New Jersey Schools Adopt RFID to Secure Their Facilities
The Belleville School District is deploying active tags and readers to track the locations of all personnel and students within its schools and on its buses, as well as at “blue light” telephones on the campuses.
RFID News Roundup
Strategic Systems & Technology unveils package for quick-start RFID asset tracking; Kit Check chooses Safecor Health to apply tags to pharmacy kit medications for hospitals; GearID readies Bluetooth- and NFC-enabled GearTag for tracking personal items, pets and more; Birkeland Current launches active RFID technology to help people conserve electricity; Savi Technology to deliver nearly $7 million worth of active tags to the U.S. Marines.
Can RFID Change the World?
Zebra Technologies thinks so, and is soliciting input from the public through its “Imagine More” social-media contest.
AMS Sees Potential Medical Applications for Its HF Data-logging RFID Chip
The semiconductor company says medical equipment providers are studying the SL13A IC for use in a device to track a patient’s blood glucose levels.
McDonald’s Singapore May Turn Tables Into Playgrounds
The restaurant chain is evaluating the results of its Happy Table pilot, which created a virtual racetrack out of an ordinary table via NFC RFID tags and an app, enabling kids to ‘drive’ their parents’ phones around the track, avoid obstacles and earn points.
It’s Time to Start Preparing for Mass RFID Adoption
Adoption will begin to accelerate at an increasing rate, and companies need to be ready.
Read Range for EPC Gen 2 UHF Tags Rises 20 Percent This Year, According to EECC
The European EPC Competence Center’s 2013-14 UHF Tag Performance Survey reports a boost in tag sensitivity, due to improved microchips that increase read ranges by an average of 6 feet.
RFID News Roundup
IDTronic unveils ‘elegant’ RFID-enabled key fobs; Ring Theory develops smart rings for Boston subways, raises thousands on Kickstarter; Agee Race Timing chooses Thinkify’s new wireless RFID reader; ByteLight unveils NFC reader alternative for retail loyalty, promotion apps; RF Code tags more than 2 million assets in data centers worldwide, launches active RFID tag promotion; NFC-enabled Skip clip unlocks Motorola’s Moto X smartphone; E-ZPass celebrates 20th anniversary.
Manufacturing Shifts Back to Industrialized Countries
RFID technology can play a role in keeping domestic production competitive.