What Could Be in Health Care
Many hospitals are using RFID for one application or another, but no one has yet put it all together.
What Are Contactless Smart Cards?
What are the read and write ranges of such cards—and how can those ranges be increased? —Name withheld ——— Contactless smart cards are plastic cards (usually the size of a credit card) with an embedded radio frequency identification transponder. The RFID microchip can...
Electronics Retail Store Reveals Pilot Results
Grupo Éxito, in Colombia, reports that during a three-month trial, RFID reduced inventory costs by 93 percent and inventory losses by 60 percent.
Would It Be Feasible to Tag and Track Almost a Million Fish Simultaneously?
We have a customer that needs to count 750,000 fish within a tank. The diameter of each fish is about 50 millimeters (2 inches). The customer is tagging the fish with low-frequency (LF) glass tags. Can we track the 750,000 fish tags using some type of reader? Are...RFID News Roundup
Swiss Post begins tracking trays of letters via RFID; automotive plants in Germany and North America adopt Ubisense’s RTLS; Xerafy introduces specialty RFID tags designed for the construction and gas-distribution industries; EMVCo and NFC Forum collaborate to optimize NFC development and testing processes; Getac UK intros rugged tablet with glove-friendly touchscreen and optional RFID reader.
Can RFID Read and Interact With Event Badges Near Electronic Bulletin Boards?
RFID Journal’s article, “RFID Gets Visual,” published in June of this year, mentioned that “an event that issues RFID ID badges to attendees could feature message boards that display a personalized message when a particular individual...
Zebra Uses Its Own Dart RTLS Technology to Boost Warehouse Efficiency
The company estimates that the real-time location system saves the warehouse 451 man-hours per month.
Smirnoff Parties With RFID
The vodka company sponsors nightclub events that allow patrons to use RFID-enabled tokens to share their experiences on Facebook, as well as vote for their favorite drinks, DJs or dancers.
How Would I Switch Antennas to Cover Individual Discrete Locations?
I would like to cover an area like a chessboard, with each antenna reading what is within a particular square. Due to the speed required, I was looking at eight readers with eight multiplexed antennas. What devices, such as an analog switch, should I consider using...
Retailers Recognize the Problem—Not the Solution, Part 2
A study conducted by Retail Systems Research indicates that retailers see the value of visibility, but don’t recognize that RFID can deliver it.