Using a Phidget RFID Kit, a Kwikset Powerbolt 1000, relays, a PC board, wire, and some basic software, a couple of guys managed to piece together a unique new wireless door locking system. Gizmodo’s got the link to the YouTube video here. As they say, “RFID locks are nothing new, but this lock can be […]

Telecom giant AT&T Inc. today announced the availability of interoperable RFID and GPS-based mobile resource management (MRM) solutions for the K-12 education segment. The company says these “solutions” will increase staff productivity, reducing costs and improving student safety. And tracking school bus locations might come sooner than we think. “Our RFID and MRM services help […]

VeriChip, which makes implantable RFID chips and systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xmark, recently completed a sale of an infant protection system in the state of Ohio. Xmark’s infant protection systems are now installed in more than half of all birthing facilities. This install base features systems […]

Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility branch (formerly Symbol Technologies) today announced a strategic relationship with Intelleflex, an intelligent RFID platform company, to deliver best-in-class Extended Capability RFID solutions. And Motorola Ventures will be giving Intelleflex a bit of Series C financial help along the way. “Many of the most important emerging applications of RFID technology depend upon […]

In-building wireless solution provider InnerWireless, Inc., today announced that it will deploy its PanGo location-management platform in the University of Michigan Health System’s medical campus. This platform will enable the pharmacy department to track and monitor hundreds of boxes containing emergency drug supplies throughout its 913-bed medical campus. The Department of Pharmacy Services selected InnerWireless’ […]

German department store chain Karstadt is now piloting item-level RFID in stock system, according to news reports. Karstadt avoided the higher cost and complexity of conventional item-level RFID configurations by using ADT Security Services’ new Sensormatic iREAD RFID platform instead. In a pilot at its 30,000-square-meter Düsseldorf store, Karstadt seeks to improve its overall store […]

Tech supplier Vision POS today announced that has upped its commitment to RFID and biometrics, promoting point-of-sale soultions with a “higher data capacity” in lieu of barcodes. The company, which support the retailer through direct and outsourced maintenance programs, stated in a press release that it will continue to focus on its traditional POS systems, […]

The Malaysian Immigration Department is planning to introduce RFID chips in visas issued to foreign nationals, according to news reports. An official said in the parliament earlier today that new visa would enable the authorities to locate and monitor the movement of foreigners who had overstayed, Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Affairs Ministry Paduka Abdul […]

RFID Journal and EPCglobal Canada’s big-deal conference (the second annual RFID Journal LIVE! Canada 2007) in Ontario brought 400 attendees. Read this excerpt from a press release that offers a look back: “This year’s event brought together some of the leading early adopters, leading technology providers and those eager to learn how Electronic Product Code™/Radio […]

SkyeTek, Inc., a provider of embedded RFID reader technology, and Atmel, developer of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of the CryptoRF(R) Demonstration Kit, a complete RFID security demonstration featuring SkyeTek’s M2 SkyeModule and Atmel’s cryptographic RF tag assortment based on the CryptoRF(R) product family. “With this level of security and privacy protection, SkyeTek […]