In Fort Saskatchewan, RFID Goes Out on a Limb
The Canadian city is using passive EPC tags to track the maintenance of its trees, playground equipment, garbage cans and parks.
RFID News Roundup
Kazakhstani government adopts RFID for conferences; Omnitrol Networks, Trident RFID to provide meat-tracking solution to Firstlight Foods; IC-Tag Solutions supplies RFID tags to race-timing solutions provider, motorcycle-parts retailer; RFID Sensor Systems intros high-memory EPC Gen 2 metal-mount tag; Laird Technologies signs Chinese distribution agreement with Milli-Tech.
Can I Mix Active Tags and Readers From Different Manufacturers?
Is it feasible to combine different companies’ RFID technologies? —Name withheld ——— Theoretically, yes. The ISO 18000-7 standard is an air-interface protocol for active tags that operate at 433 MHz. Tags that conform to this standard should work with readers...Some Sanity—At Last—Regarding Credit-Card Skimming
Just when I think the mainstream media is incapable of writing anything objective about RFID, The New York Times reports that there are no instances of credit-card information being stolen due to the cards having an RFID transponder in them.
GDF Suez Tries RFID Underground
The multinational energy firm is testing a system that employs passive RFID tags to enable the detection of subterranean polyethylene utility pipes.
RFID Sensors Track Sleep Patterns
With iMPak Health’s SleepTrak system, consumers can don an RFID tag on their arm at bedtime, and built-in motion sensors will then track the quality of their sleep.
What Is the Perfect RFID Chip for National ID Cards?
Which type of chip would be the most secure for this application? —Name withheld ——— I’m not sure that there is any perfect or completely secure chip for any application, but RFID transponders utilizing the ISO 14443 standard were designed for short-range...Tweeting for (VC) Dollars
RFID Global Solution has won a competition for the best elevator pitch, delivered to venture capitalists via Twitter.
Tweeting for (VC) Dollars
RFID Global Solution has won a competition for the best elevator pitch, delivered to venture capitalists via Twitter.