Smartrac announces high-memory NFC tag; ABI Research foresees healthy growth in RFID market; MTI Wireless Edge announces new RFID reader antenna; CISC unveils portable UHF tag test system; NewPage unwraps new paper-based RFID label substrate that supports thermal transfer; Delo intros die-attach adhesives for smart-card market.
The publication’s readership can access information about the carmaker’s new app suite, by tapping a mobile phone against an NFC label attached to an advertisement within its April edition.
Two winners of last year’s RFID Journal Award for Most Innovative Use of RFID have found an interesting way to highlight their solution.
The oil and gas construction company tested the use of RFID to monitor and track pipes being fabricated onsite, with preliminary results showing that the technology reduces the labor required to track inventory, while improving work-in-progress visibility.
The company says the SLRC900, designed for installation in printers, drink dispensers and other devices, can be used in tandem with tags containing its EPC Gen 2 UHF chips, in order to enhance the consumer experience, as well as combat product counterfeiting.
I received an encouraging e-mail from a high-school student who is energized by what radio frequency identification can do.
Xtreme RFID, in collaboration with RFID Journal, has announced that Edward Blackman, from Caledonia, Mich., is the competition’s winner.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will demonstrate the company’s TrackSafe solution for the Federal Transit Administration, to determine how well RFID technology can help prevent accidents.
The company’s WiseMote tag can transmit data at 5 GHz, which is less commonly used and thus a less crowded channel than the traditional 2.4 GHz band.