A group of engineers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a system designed to enhance the track and trace of orthopedic implants with the power of RFID technology, reports PhysOrg.com. The “wow factor” is that instead of using the open air as the medium for radio waves to transmit, the system uses human tissue. [...]

Washington D.C.’s Metro is moving ahead with an open fare system that will enable riders to pay for trips with their cell phones, contactless credit cards and even Federal IDs, according to the Washington Examiner. The new system, which would call for upgraded fare gates and card readers in buses and parking garages, will cost [...]

Sony Corporation the launch of the next generation FeliCa IC chip with enhanced security adopting the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. The new IC chip will support AES as well as the existing DES encryption system for mutual authentication and data communication. The sample chip will be available for shipment from this winter, and mass [...]

At this year’s NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Expo, Checkpoint Systems debuted the RFID-based EAS solution designed for apparel retailers – RFID Overhead EAS. The RFID-based EAS solution includes overhead hardware with specialized on-board filtering software, as well as new RFID hard tags and labels developed to deliver real-time inventory visibility and enhanced loss prevention. [...]

Bar code Based Asset Tracking is for Losers! is the new and free eBook sponsored by ODIN, outlining topics which suggest bar code based inventory tracking systems to be heavily time-consuming and erroneous. These in turn cause asset managers to lose valuable time, which translates into losing money and, in the case of a failed [...]

Bling Nation has temporarily shut down its mobile payments service in order to roll out a new product later this year, reports American Banker. Since 2009, the Palo Alto-based company has been providing its NFC sticker in areas deemed “underserved” by major card companies. By affixing the NFC stickers to their mobile phones, customers could [...]

MasterCard and ANZ have launched a pilot that will introduce NFC-enabled mobile payments to retail locations across New Zealand. The trial involves a select group of ANZ staff equipped with either a contactless PayPass sticker or a microSD memory card, which can be coupled with a mobile phone to enable MasterCard PayPass payments. According to [...]