Giving Nature a Helping Hand
With metamaterials, we can create thin RFID tags for tracking canned items.
Can RFID Help the Visually Challenged Get Around?
Is there an off-the-shelf RFID system available that can help blind people navigate in areas where there is no designated blind path? —Name withheld ——— There is no off-the-shelf RFID navigation system of which I am aware that is designed to help the blind, but radio...Are RFID Readers Configurable in Accordance With a Company’s Needs?
Or are the configurations standard? —Name withheld ——— Interrogators come in standard configurations. You would need to read the manual or take a training course in order to be able to program a reader to meet your specific requirements. —Mark Roberti, Founder and...
RFID Captures Each Time Guests Throw in the Towel
A passive UHF RFID system from Towel Tracker enables health clubs, hotels and other businesses to track towels or other objects borrowed and returned, thereby reducing the loss of those items.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Demos RFID Tool-Tracking Solution for Combat Ships
The system uses EPC Gen 2 UHF tags and readers to identify items loaded onboard, in cabinets stored within steel containers, enabling the U.S. Navy to reduce inventory-tracking time from 32 hours to two minutes.
RFID News Roundup
TracTech Systems integrates with The Edge software on RFID-enabled jewelry-management system; Missouri State University implements contactless campus card system; Intellitix links RFID and Facebook at Coachella Festival.
Intermec Simplifies Printer Configuration Via RFID
The company’s new thermal printer models are available with built-in chips enabling buyers to configure the devices through the box before they are powered on, using an RFID reader and Intermec software.
What’s the Cheapest Method of Identifying Football Helmets Via RFID?
We are collecting approximately 13,000 football helmets from various youth football clubs around the country, and we need a way to quickly associate helmet ID information with an RFID tag so that the collected helmets can later be found, analyzed and tested. What is...
Navizon’s Cloud-based RTLS Service Tracks Wi-Fi Tags, Devices
The company’s I.T.S. solution is designed to help users monitor the locations of people and assets indoors, via nodes that read Wi-Fi transmissions from smartphones, laptops and RFID tags.