In an effort to strengthen its position in the worldwide RFID market, Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility division has announced enhancements to its RFID product line along with a wider availability of some of those products. The company has launched a European version of its MC9090-G RFID Handheld Reader. The new European R1 version of the handheld […]

According to officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the installation of RFID readers will begin next week in Nogales, Ariz. The readers are part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and are being installed in anticipation of new travel document requirements that take effect in June of next year. The readers will be […]

RFID component supplier KSW Microtec AG has announced an enhanced version of its VarioSens label. The new device features an integrated temperature sensor that enables it to track and record temperature fluctuations. The new label contains an RFID chip with a unique identification number and a configurable read/write memory. Users can program customer data, product […]

Recent sales figures released by a major supplier of gaming equipment illustrate the widespread adoption of RFID technology by casinos around the world. Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPI), a producer of casino chips and table game equipment, announced that 41% ($8.6 million) of its revenue for the first half of 2008 from worldwide chip sales […]

RFID hardware supplier iDTRONIC has announced it will showcase its new active RFID system, Active NOW, at the RFID World conference this month in Las Vegas. The new system is designed to support a broad range of RFID applications and solutions, while being easy to integrate into existing networks. Component of the Active NOW system […]

A new organization, the RFID Security Alliance (RFIDSA), has been created to drive market education and discussion about security and privacy issues surrounding the use of RFID. The group was founded by a number of companies involved in the industry and hopes to become an important resource to the community. Among the aims of the […]

Researchers at the University of Arkansas are using one cutting edge technology to explore the potential benefits of another. Using a detailed virtual hospital created in Second Life, the researchers are examining the ways that RFID-enabled devices can improve health care in the real world. The research project is a joint effort by the University […]

PeakWorks, a provider of personal protection gear such as safety harnesses, has announced it will use N4 System’s Field ID network to provide traceability for its line of fall protection gear. The system uses RFID tags and associated technology and software to increase traceability of safety equipment for distributors, customers, and safety inspectors “Fall protection […]

PIPS Technology, specialists in automated license plate recognition technology, has teamed with 3M to promote an electronic vehicle recognition (EVR) system in the global transportation market. The companies’ cooperative EVR solution incorporates 3M’s passive RFID expertise with PIPS’s signature plate recognition technology. The system can automatically identify vehicles and validate their status through data associated […]

Consumer electronics producer Aluratek has introduced a new line of external hard drives featuring RFID security key data encryption. The Tornado plus line of hard drives offer capacities from 160GB to 1TB, data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps, and compatibility with popular Microsoft and Macintosh operating systems. To encrypt data transferred onto the external […]