Final Agenda Announced for RFID Journal LIVE! Europe
The event, to be held in London on Oct. 15, will feature presentations by Marks & Spencer and Wilkinson, and demonstrate the latest technology solutions.
Veiling Holambra, a Major Latin American Horticultural Supplier, Adopts RFID
The cooperative, which is tagging more than 1 million baskets, carts and other circulating materials, expects to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Consumers Want RFID
As privacy concerns are addressed, consumers are beginning to seek radio frequency identification solutions to track their belongings, connect with friends and improve city services.
Canadian Startup Offers Interactive Digital Signage System
The Linkett NFC RFID reader, mounted on a video monitor, shares coupons, applications and other promotional information with consumers’ NFC-enabled mobile phones and tablets.
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.