Did You Receive My “Ask the Experts” Question?
I have posted a question to your forum, but haven’t yet received an answer. Why not? —Name withheld ——— We receive a lot of questions and try to answer them as quickly as possible, but we post responses in the order the questions are received. So it usually...RFID News Roundup
TagMaster delivers RFID solution for Chinese high-speed train maintenance; RFID-enabled bikes ride into Chicago; RFID is forecast for strong growth in Southeast Asia, two research firms say.
Australian Race-Timing Company Finds Battery-assisted UHF Tags a Winning Solution
RFID Race Timing Systems reports that for tracking race competitors, the EPC Gen 2 BAP tags offer a greater read range, faster read rates and a lower cost than LF.
Can I Use RFID to Monitor Cars on the Road?
Is such a tracking application of the technology possible? —Name withheld ——— I’ll say up front that at RFID Journal, we don’t believe it is ethical to monitor the movements of individuals. That said, if you are interested in, say, tracking company-owned...
RFID-Enabled Journal Helps Track Pain
Meridian Health is piloting a system it helped develop that has an active RFID tag that logs a patient’s reported pain at home, as well as the effectiveness of any medication he or she takes to reduce discomfort.
Do You Track People With Their Passport ID Number?
—Name withheld ——— Do I? No. First of all, I run a media and events company, and I have two kids, so I don’t have much time to track anything, including my 401(K). Second, I don’t own a reader infrastructure that covers the entire United States, and since...Can Lumber Be Tracked With RFID?
A friend of mine owns a wood warehouse. How can he check the pallets or logs that leave his premises automatically? He wants a device on his trucks that can read all goods leaving his facility. —Name withheld ——— It is certainly possible to tag pallets and lumber, and...
MIT Media Lab Launches Virtual RFID-Powered Blackboard
To offer visitors a means by which to learn about the 130 or so projects being pursued at the Media Lab at any given time, RFID-enabled Samsung plasma touch-screen displays were installed throughout the building.
RFID Not at Fault in Passport Test
The Washington Times seems to blame RFID for not solving a problem that it was never intended to solve.