Would RFID Be Unsafe in High-Voltage Environments?

I work for a major utility company that has posed the question of possibly utilizing RFID to track the rubber gloves and sleeves that we use. These sleeves and gloves are our last line of defense against coming in contact with live electric equipment that can deliver...
Conference Goers Use RFID to Get LinkedIn

Conference Goers Use RFID to Get LinkedIn

Event organizers are set to trial a social-networking solution first tested by the UK & Ireland SAP User Group, and provided by Excelerated Apps, allowing LinkedIn members to share their “Likes” at breakout sessions and other presentations.

Can RFID Help the Blind?

Are there any prototype RFID systems being developed for those without sight? I have read articles regarding smart canes for the blind, in which a visually challenged person would carry an RFID reader. What I’m looking for, though, is a solution in which a blind...
Comcast Puts RFID in Data Centers to Track Assets

Comcast Puts RFID in Data Centers to Track Assets

The solution, provided by Asset Vue, using hardware made by RCD Technology and Element ID, enables Comcast’s staff to conduct audits using RFID readers in mere hours rather than days, and to view the locations of servers on its database.

RFID News Roundup

AeroScout, McRoberts Security Technologies announce Wi-Fi-based infant-security solution; Holland 1916 intros Pipe Tracker tag for oil and gas operations; Murata, Beta Layout collaborate on kit for incorporating RFID chips on printed-circuit boards; SkyRFID releases RFID-based weapons-management solution; rfXcel unveils portal for tracing and authenticating pharmaceuticals; Canadian inland port readies new RFID cargo-security system; BeanAir intros integrated wireless sensor for light, temperature, humidity and dew point.