Murata announced a new RFID tag chip which it says enables simpler and lower cost tag production. The company’s new Gen2-standard MAGICSTRAP is available in sample quantities now and is scheduled for full production later this year.
A new article continues the newspaper’s standing practice of misinforming the public regarding RFID.
Australian telecommunications firm Telstra used RFID to track 12,800 mobile phones from a Sydney distribution center to six stores around the country, and estimates full deployment will lead to AU$4 million in annual savings.
Ambient ID has released a UHF Gen 2 solution that provides near-real-time visibility into the locations of vials containing human tissue or blood as they travel from hospitals to laboratories for diagnostic testing.
Many companies miss the opportunity to lower costs and boost sales because they confuse the expense of the data carrier with that of data acquisition.
Government and military spending are the driving forces in current worldwide RFID markets, according to IDTechEx. The market research and consulting firm predicts global RFID sales will grow five percent this year to $5.56 billion.
The Portuguese maker of protective work gloves says it has streamlined operations thanks to an RFID system based on passive EPC Gen 2 tags and readers.