NFC App Developer Flomio Looks to Kickstart Its NFC Reader for Apple Devices
With crowd-funding help, Flomio hopes to release its FloJack dongle, designed to provide Near Field Communication capability to Apple’s tablets and newer versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch.
RFID News Roundup
NFC Forum’s new spec eases chipset integration; Intelligent InSites integrates PLUS RTLS technology; IDTronic intros new RFID wristbands, UHF starter kit; Smartrac launches new Mifare-based inlays and Prelam products for automated fare collection; Getac’s PS336 handheld supports field-swappable end caps for RFID, other technologies.
Where Can I Find Laundry Tags Able to Withstand High Temperatures?
I am looking for RFID tags for a laundry application. The tags must be able to survive 230 degrees of heat and water. Are such tags available? —Name withheld ——— I presume you mean 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). If so, then yes, there are tags that will...How Can Passive RFID Control Traffic Signals?
Are passive UHF systems being used on public roads? —Name withheld ——— Most of the solutions tested for traffic control have either been active RFID systems that leverage existing toll-collection tags, or longer-range, semi-passive tags. I am unaware of any passive...
Project Ingeborg Uses RFID to Bring Free Books to the Masses
A pair of Austrian innovators developed and deployed a solution that allows people to download books and other works in the public domain, and are now offering the solution to others for free.
Motorola Updates Its 9000 Series Handheld Reader
Compared with its predecessor, the new MC9190-Z industrial handheld features a faster processor and more memory, as well as a larger screen and additional keyboard options.
What Is the Revenue Base for Tracking Hotel Linens Via RFID?
How much are we talking about for, say, the next five years? —Name withheld ——— To be honest, I have no idea. In fact, I don’t think anyone really does. At present, very few hotels are tracking linens via radio frequency identification. If RFID takes off in...Can RFID Reduce Instances of Lost Luggage?
Is this airport application one that radio frequency identification can help to improve? —Name withheld ——— Yes, it definitely is. According to SITA, an organization focused on IT systems for the airline industry, 25.8 million bags were mishandled in 2011—a...Tools for UHF Deployments
A video shot at our London event shows how the Power Mapper and Power Ranger, from ePix Ltd., can help you “see” radio waves.