RFID: The Next Stage
A host of innovative business and consumer applications for radio frequency identification are on the horizon. Industry leaders and adopters share their insights.
Can RFID Be Used to Steal Financial Information?
Is it easy to utilize radio frequency identification in this manner? —Name withheld ——— No, it’s not easy. I wrote about the issue of stealing credit cards in a recent blog posting (see Are RFID-Enabled Credit Cards Safer Than Magstripe Cards?). There are those...
Kerry Logistics Looks at the Big Picture for Item-Level RFID
The Hong Kong company is testing the use of EPC Gen 2 tags to track Canon cameras and lenses as they are packed and shipped to local retailers.
Is RFID Being Used by Global Retail Discount Operators?
Are such companies making use of the technology? —Name withheld ——— I am unsure what precisely you mean by a “global retail discount operator,” but I’ll take a shot at answering your question. Wal-Mart Stores is employing passive ultrahigh-frequency...
Medtronic’s Labs Use RFID to Track Down Tools
Personnel can determine the locations of oscilloscopes, meters and other devices, and document any items that leave the labs, as well as who took them.
RFID Journal Selects Judges for the Industry’s Most Prestigious Awards
The RFID news and events company has selected industry-renowned academics and thought leaders to evaluate submissions and choose the winners for the 2011 RFID Journal Awards.
RFID News Roundup
GE Healthcare, AeroScout integrate solutions for European market; AZ Monica hospital expands AeroScout deployment; Zebra Technologies intros mobile printing Apple app for RFID tags; Ubisense raises nearly $8 million in fund-raising round; Xerafy unveils UHF RFID tags for Europe; IDTronic announces new RFID-enabled wristband.
Can RFID Be Used to Track Plants in a Nursery?
I have a nursery, and am considering deploying radio frequency identification for inventory control. Would RFID tags hold up to weather? And if so, is there a specific tag or company for that application? —Name withheld ——— There are probably two ways to use RFID to...
UC Davis Winery Tracks Fermentation Via RFID Sensors
The system allows the school’s new facility to track the sugar content and temperatures of its wine within each of its 152 fermenting vats, putting an end to manual measurements.