RFID Sewn In
We’ve started to see the introduction of RFID to track things like store inventory, travelers in airports and passport holders - and next, ... a trackable RFID tag that can be sewn into garments and withstand washing machines and ironing. We’re ... you wonder how connected our clothes will be in the future. RFID Journal reports: Another of RFID Lab’ [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 15:02:36
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RFID goes beyond inventory tracking
By: Grant Buckler - Network World Canada Click here to view original article ... to affix radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to merchandise has been the poster boy for RFID for so long that anyone could be forgiven for thinking RFID is simply an inventory control technology – [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 20:54:11
Past Competitors: RFind (First Prize, 2006)
RFind, the 2006 BC Hydro first-prize winner, continues to innovate in the field of real time inventory tracking ... to manually record inventory, an RFID reader can wirelessly scan all nearby tags instantly ... for reader infrastructure. RFID has been quickly adopted by many industries; Walmart [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 22:53:35
RFID in Retail
RFID solutions enable retailers to explore new avenues to increase revenue and improve operational efficiency ... movements tracking across the retail process, phases or floors, RFID provides real-time inventory tracking, with minimal human intervention, allowing you to: Improve security against shoplifting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 15:01:45
Sept. Scientific American: Dude, Where's My Privacy?
keyfob Gizmodo.com A new generation of RFID-enabled credit cards, like this Mastercard Paypass keyfob from Citibank, ... of privacy, to RFID chips that can track more than inventory. Here's an RFID chip reader used ... stranger than fiction in How RFID Tags Could Be Used [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 17:18:58
Keeping tabs on schoolkids
Keeping tabs on schoolkids by Roger Sinasohn Jun 25th 2008 4:03PM Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, EducationRadio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been used for years to track inventory; now, one school district in Rhode Island is planning to use the technology to track students. RFID chips will be put into the kids' schoolbags [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 20:15:35
New RFID SD Card for Mobile Market Unveiled
"RFID usage has been widely deployed in inventory tracking and supply chain management as well as some health care and security checking in consumer market. In view of the high demand, DAILY RFID, a China based leading supplier for RFID devices ... hardware change. The SD format based RFID reader is compatible with 13.56MHz RFID tag in various formats [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 03:22:02
Convergence of Technologies Is the Dominant Trend at the National Retail Federation’s 98th Annual Convention and EXPO
At this week’s National Retail Federation (NRF) convention and EXPO held at New York’s Jacob K ... . RFID is everywhere. RFID-enabled systems can now help retailers track inventory as well as develop shopper profiles to study the buying habits of consumers. RFID is also being used for contactless [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:35:05
GAO launches beaconing tag
Canadian firm GAO RFID Inc. has released a new 2.4GHz active beaconing RFID tag ... in asset locating and tracking and warehouse inventory management applications. The new tag ... receives a specific signal from a nearby RFID reader, a built-in LED flashes to assist the user [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 19:12:00
Secured Digital wins $1.76 million contract from New Alliance China - Computer Business Review
The contract is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009. According to Secured Digital, its EyStar Warehouse Management System (EWMS) integrates bar code, radio frequency identification (RFID) and WiFi data collection to track inventory ... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 05:33:42
RFID Works For Big Brother
RFID Works For Big Brother British reality program Celebrity Big Brother is using Wavetrend active RFID tags to track the movements of the show's participants. By Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage Inventory Management Helps Build A Bridge: Glidewell... Case Study: Whiteman Airforce Base Keeps The B-2 Bomber [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:45
Wavemark-Lumedx RFID technology helps Florida Hospital reduce costs
HealthCare Management was recently informed of a product launch that could potentially, help hospitals lower their inventory costs, improve tracking of medical devices, and positively impact patient care. The new RFID technology enabled system is being launched jointly by Wavemark: a market leader in real-time inventory [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 07:12:05
GAO Offers 433MHz Active Handheld RFID Reader
This light weight and palm-sized handheld reader is an ideal solution for localization and tracking merchandise, inventory, or other assets. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:03:22
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Joins Movement To Ban Forced RFID Implants
State Rep. Babette Josephs, D-Phila., has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to implant any identification device on or under a ... RFID chart sourced from CNETJust Get There | The thought of any government or corporation forcing humans to take implantable RFID chips, sounds like an Orwellian sci-fi movie. In reality, it is in [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:51:46
Microchip Additions to Clothing Possible
Link to Video Microchip Additions to Clothing Possible CHAN: Ever feel like big brother is watching you sometimes? ... a conference on Wednesday to confer upon the usage of Radio Frequency Identification in garments. This technology otherwise known as RFID employs tiny devices which can respond with identifying information [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 14:00:17
4 Scary Toys in Big Brother’s Toolbox
BY MEGHAN HOLOHAN. It seems like government agencies are ready to party like it’s 1984. In its zeal to prevent another terrorism attack, the U.S. has relaxed laws that protect our privacy, making it easier for the government to keep an eye on you. The following four products could help Big Brother keep watch. 1. Wristy Business: Monitors [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 18:39:21
Two New California Privacy Protection Laws Go Into Effect
Every year the Consumer Federation of Californiamonitors, supports, and opposes numerous bills related to privacy protection ... Reading of RFID without an Individual’s Knowledge and Prior ConsentRadio Frequency Identification ... for tracking and identification purposes. When a RFID reader emits a radio signal, the devices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:00
The Big Hog Daddy Tri-Glide Hauler
2009 Ford F-450 Released just in time to haul your new Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide Classic to motorcycle events, ... features embedded in the truck. Most notable is the “Tool Link”, a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking system developed with DEWALT, the power tool dudes, and ThingMagic, experts [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 18:23:47
"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks
This week the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, proposed legislation that could lead to the creation of an "enhanced drivers licence" ... (RFID) within the card, is the outcome of that work. While the enhanced card will be optional ... as a photo card for non-drivers - has received little public attention despite the urgent concerns [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 09:25:14
InvoTech Selects Atlanta’s M2SYS Technology for Leading-Edge Fingerprint Software
ATLANTA, Ga. — M2SYS Technology, an award-winning fingerprint biometrics research and development firm, announced today that InvoTech Systems Inc ... System) application, an inventory management solution for a wide variety of clients spanning ... ., the leading provider of “back-of the-house” inventory tracking systems for the hospitality [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 21:17:45
InvoTech Systems Adds M2SYS Technology for Leading-Edge Fingerprint Software
ATLANTA, Ga. — M2SYS Technology, an award-winning fingerprint biometrics research and development firm, announced today that InvoTech Systems Inc ... System) application, an inventory management solution for a wide variety of clients spanning ... ., the leading provider of “back-of the-house” inventory tracking systems for the hospitality [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 18:09:40
Arphid Watch: In Your Underwear
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2008 Protest Today Against RFID in Clothing and Shoes RFID WHERE? ... Frequency Identification or RFID technology. Past attendees include New Balance Athletic Shoes, Reebok ... Carrie know?))) Protesters will gather today in Manhattan to greet attendees of the third annual "RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 17:03:18
ROB BALGLEY: Sales chain RFID manages inventory in the field
Dec. 18, 2008 – CEO Rob Balgley discusses how Skyetek is helping companies extend their management of inventory from their own premises to " ... that active RFID often runs on; but you are not talking about using active RFID per ... outside of a premises-based distribution center or warehouse – basically the idea of being able [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 15:57:34
Visa Partners With Nokia to Offer RFID-enabled Services
Visa Partners With Nokia to Offer RFID-enabled Services The credit card company will leverage Nokia's newest Near Field Communications (NFC) ... Printing's Holographic RFID Labels › RFID News Roundup › Google India Uses RFID to Locate Shared Equipment › Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Skimming RFID Measure But Vetoes Bill [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 23:57:09
Types of Label Printers
by Mary Bush Label printers use a wide range of label materials, including paper and synthetic polymer materials ... variety of materials. Thermal label printers are mostly used for bar code printing because ... has the ability to produce exact bar widths that successful bar code printing and scanning require. Each [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 14:00:06
2008 Terrorism
As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... , gaping holes in our security. Dave Gaubatz* comments on the recent Department of Homeland Security's ... the report itself to be a national security threat for America ??? more importantly for the children [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07
Tracking objects
Keeping Tabs on Tools “Tool Link’s core technology is an RFID reader built into the truck bed that reads microchips on the tools to sense which ones the bed contains. Each microchip, or RFID tag, is fitted with an antenna so that data can be sent ... from each tag contained in the truck bed. The RFID reader provides all the power in the transaction [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 09:10:55
RFID, Privacy and the Surveillance Society
If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... of everyday life. RFID tags are small computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be fixed ... and civil liberties: * Hidden placement of tags. RFID tags can be embedded into/onto objects [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 13:40:25
The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society
Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50
Real Time Location Systems
Posted by: Paul DeBeasi Introduction Real-time location systems (RTLS) have been around for years ... of technology as described below: § RFID: Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems consist of low-cost electronic tags that can be interrogated by electronic readers. In most RFID environments [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 18:37:02
What’s nobody’s business is everybody’s
by Lady Liberty It seems that some people - in fact, most people - will give up all sorts of things if they think they’re getting something desirable in return. Lately, the thing we all seem to be giving up the most of is privacy. We think we’re exchanging it for cost savings or security, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 05:00:23
Types of Label Printers
by Mary Bush Label printers use a wide range of label materials, including paper and synthetic polymer materials ... Printers, Industrial Portable Label Printers, RFID readers, Label printer applicators, Label software ... for many common bar code printing applications like shipping labels, patient and visitor identification [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 08:56:20
GAO Offers 134.2 kHz LF Animal Bio-Glass Tube RFID Tag with Injector
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Asset Tracking Inc. (www.GAORFIDAssetTracking.com) recommends its 134.2 kHz low frequency (LF) RFID Tag (GAO 112004) ... readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags ... identification of animals that are registered in a database. Injection shape and size are based [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 09:20:17
Motorola announces product enhancements, wider offerings
In an effort to strengthen its position in the worldwide RFID market, ... that will offer an low-level reader protocol interface for its XR family of fixed RFID readers. By integrating ... Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility division has announced enhancements to its RFID product line along [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 20:41:00
What to do about RFID chips in your wallet
Have you wondered about the security implications of RFID chips in your driver’s license, credit cards, and passport? ... RFID policies that can affect you right now. Between the RFID chips in new US passports and similar ... The growing prevalence of RFID transponders in these items, and others, can raise security [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 18:19:17
Video: RFID Inventory Tracking For Food Manufacturing
Video: RFID Inventory Tracking For Food Manufacturing See how Nancy's Specialty Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of quiche, ... is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID application, including: portal near field, handheld, forklift [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 02:55:41
Cosmetics and Liquor Companies Assess Toppan Printing's Holographic RFID Labels
Cosmetics and Liquor Companies Assess Toppan Printing's Holographic RFID Labels If the tags meet performance and cost criteria, ... distribution of their products. RFID News Roundup TransCore unveils tag designed for most toll-collection systems; Mines near the Arctic Circle will use RFID; Charleston Inn using Capton's liquor [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:45:04
Embedded RFID and Power SoCs
Blue and Purple RFID tag.jpg Don't miss two useful In-Depth articles that now feature on the site, regarding RFID tags in embedded designs, ... to the traditional role of the technology in inventory management, recent advances in RFID tags ... and Power SoCs. RFID in embedded designs: Your move "Radio Frequency Identification technology [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 11:50:35
Spanish Postal Service Expands Its RFID Deployment
Spanish Postal Service Expands Its RFID Deployment Correos is now using a total of 65,000 EPC Gen 2 RFID tags, ... RFID Deployment Expected to Yield Quick ROI According to the implementation's system integrator ... › To Future-Proof its Future Store, Metro Opted for EPCglobal Standards › RFID Motivates [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 11:05:21
Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster ModuLock
Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster ModuLock CribMaster ModuLock Electronic Lockers by WinWare "Product Demonstration Video: ... is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID application, including: portal near field, handheld, forklift [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 16:01:21
A truck-based RFID system could help workers find the right tools.
RFID to find tools Tracking tools: ThingMagic’s Mercury5e, above, is the embedded radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology that powers Tool Link, a product that helps users keep track of tools. An RFID reader ... Solutions E-series and F-series vehicles, can take inventory of the tools packed in a truck using [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 05:19:35
Reva RFID Network Infrastructure For Manufacturing
Reva RFID Network Infrastructure For Manufacturing An RFID Infrastructure for Manufacturing facilities - The use of RFID within the four walls and surrounding campuses of manufacturing plants create many requirements for an expandable, ... Motorola Fixed RFID Reader Antennas SkyeTek MetaFi Inventory And Asset Tracking Venture Research [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:38:15
The Loss Prevention Foundation Announces New Board Members
The Loss Prevention Foundation Announces New Board Members New Board Members Announced, On September 23, 2008, ... Network Cameras To... Staples Business Depot Completes RFID Inventory Tracking Pilot... Oracle Buys Advanced Visual Technology EDS, An HP Company, Expands Retail Industry Consulting Practice [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 06:13:29
InvoTech Selects M2SYS Technology for Leading-Edge Fingerprint Software Solution
Provider of Inventory Management Solutions for the Hospitality Industry to Offer Fingerprint Biometrics ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 24 ( ... activities within its SAMS(TM) (Security Automated Management System) application, an inventory ... " inventory tracking systems for the hospitality industry, has chosen M2SYS Technology to provide [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 13:56:26
Vue Technology Acquired by Tyco
Lake Forest-based Vue Technology, a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, has been acquired by Tyco International Ltd., Tyco said Tuesday. Tyco said it will pay approximately $43M for Vue Technology, which develops RFID technology used for tracking inventory and the supply chain. Vue Technology will become part [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 13:33:00
Microsoft Continues Innovation
Microsoft Continues Innovation in BizTalk Server Product Family Customers benefit from increased efficiency in extending and connecting enterprise ... of ownership. Customers are already seeing benefits from deploying mobile radio frequency identification [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 06:09:36
Video: MIKOH SecureContainer
Video: MIKOH SecureContainer The MIKOH SecureContainer is a reusable container design that is sealed using a pressure-sensitive security seal — such as a Smart&Secure seal. The SecureContainer incorporates a... Video: MIKOH Smart&Secure Product ... more... Top 10 Most Viewed 1 The RFID Experts Group (REG) Completes Work [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 02:27:22
Study: RFID Tags May Scramble Hospital Equipment
A new study is raising questions over how radio frequency identification chips could be interacting with hospital equipment ... . They also power many cities' transit payment systems and are used for animal identification and store theft [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 18:49:31
Finding New Markets by Tracking Channel Partner’s Customer Satisfaction Scores
It’s time to question the assumption that the largest channel partners and resellers deliver the highest levels of service ... for example in bar coding and now RFID is attributed to this strategy. Concentrating on the value [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 22:40:37
A Note on the TATA NEN Hottest Startup Contest
I stumbled upon the TATA NEN Hottest Startup contest yesterday. The site can be accessed at http://hotteststartups.in. The site features a slide show on the 30 finalists, 5 of whom get declared as the hottest startups in India. I spent some time going through the websites of the finalists and I found the array of ideas and business models [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 04:23:00
