Doctors Weigh In on Human RFID Implants
The American Medical Association says there are benefits to RFID implants, but also some concerns.
Word Is Getting Out About RFID in Retail
Forbes, CNN, and many newspapers and business journals are covering deployments at Macy’s and J.C. Penney, showing that the mainstream media finally understands the technology’s value.
Future-Patch Technology Tracks Cable and Port Connections
The system allows IT networks, such as one installed at the City of Reutlingen, to manage the connection of every cable to the appropriate port, and can issue an alert if the wrong cable and port connection is made, thus reducing network errors that could lead to down time.
Could an RFID Tag Be Read Through a Locomotive’s Metal Structure?
I have a query regarding RFID functionality: Imagine that an omnidirectional 2.4 GHz active RFID reader is stationed within a locomotive cab, which is mostly metal-shielded, with little area of glass window, and an active RFID tag is attached to a wayside railway...
At Edmonton’s Aggregate-Recycling Facilities, RFID Provides an Extra Eye
The system alerts drivers in the event that an accident may be imminent, based on data from tags worn by personnel walking in the area, as well as readers installed on trucks.
What Is UWB?
Please define this term. Thanks. —Name withheld ——— UWB was a British pop-reggae band in the 1980s that scored a big hit in the United States with their cover of Neil Diamond’s “Red Red Wine.” Oh, wait. That was UB40. The acronym UWB is short for...J.C. Penney CEO Predicts RFID Will Help Create a Transformational Shopping Experience
Ron Johnson says he expects that the retailer will start affixing radio frequency identification tags to 100 percent of its merchandise this year, and begin using the technology in 2013 to enable self-checkout.
RFID News Roundup
InvoTech launches wireless handheld RFID solution for linens, uniforms; RAND Corp. publishes EC-funded report on RFID’s environmental impact and use in recycling; Montie Design releases portable RFID Field Detector; Merrick opens subsidiary in Oslo, Norway, to serve Europe’s oil and gas industry; Altierre unveils e-paper product line of digital price tags, signs; French agency releases study on supermarket pricing errors.
Finnish Transport Agency to Track Railcar Health Via RFID
An RFID solution from Vilant, linked to a system that monitors the axles and wheels of passing railcars, will allow Liikennevirasto to identify cars that may require servicing, as well as monitor traffic conditions.
Third Annual RFID Journal LIVE! LatAm Event to be Held in Buenos Aires
The conference will highlight how companies across Latin America are using RFID technology to improve their operations and bottom line.