Promoting Mentoring Through RFID-Enabled Postcards
The Over My Shoulder Foundation, Grammy winner Patti Austin, ADPublishing.org and XtremeSignPost have teamed up on a special project to promote mentoring.
Item Level RFID Initiative Focuses on Supplier Benefits
At a meeting held at NRF’s Big Show, in New York, members received an update on retail initiatives and were briefed on the benefits that apparel suppliers can achieve.
University of Arkansas Study Finds 60 Ways to Use RFID in Apparel Supply Chain
Researchers say the results prove their hypothesis that there are a multitude of ways that item-level RFID tracking can benefit garment suppliers.
Is It Possible to Erase a Programmable Chip?
Is such an action possible with a radio frequency identification system? —Name withheld ——— It depends on the type of RFID system you are using. Passive low-frequency (LF), high-frequency (HF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) solutions, as well as active systems, all...How Much Data Can Be Stored on an RFID Tag?
We plan to conduct a project based on RFID technology. Before we begin, please tell us how much information a tag can store. —Name withheld ——— The answer depends on the type of tag used. Passive RFID tags typically store anywhere from 64 bits to 1 kilobyte of...
How to Choose the Right RFID System
RFID Journal’s new step-by-step guide will take the complexity out of choosing from the many options available.
E. Leclerc Supermarket Tests RFID-enabled Promotional Offers
In Nice, the French retail chain is piloting a system that includes stickers with built-in Near Field Communication RFID readers that customers can use to select and redeem discounts at the store.
How Can I Monitor Which RFID Tags Are Closest to an Interrogator?
Is there any provision by which to know which tag is nearest to a reader if there are several tags within a read field that multiple tags are reading? —Shanish P. ——— With passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) tags, the answer is yes, there is. A reader can detect the...Thoughts From NRF’s Big Show
Based on the products on display at the conference, it seems retailers are focused on making shopping easier—even from your phone.
Alaska’s Dept. of Transportation Mixes Asphalt and RFID
With help from the University of Alaska, the DOT is evaluating how radio frequency identification can be used to track the amount of time that passes between the moment a truck is first loaded with asphalt and the instant the hot mixture is dumped.