The new EPCglobal Inc UHF RFID Generation 2 air interface protocol specification, commonly referred to as “Gen2,” is continuing to spur adoption of RFID. Intermec, which holds more than 140 UHF RFID patents, has applauded the new consensus standard, but maintains that RFID manufacturers who want to offer fully-functional Gen2 RFID systems will need to […]

“But what’s new seems to be the method of encasing and protecting the chip against damage and tampering. The chip and antenna are embedded in a Polyester based elastomer core which is sealed (under heat and pressure) to two outside layers, without adhesive.”

The Project Group’s RFID subsidiary, Pro Squared, announced today that it is developing a handheld enabled, RFID based evidence tracking system for use by Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement officials. This system is only available for demonstration to the law enforcement community on a highly restricted basis for confidentiality purposes. The solution is network-based […]

Davison Schopmeyer is the Senior Director of the RFID Professional Services Organization at Manhattan Associates. RFID data gathering is a two way street. Companies pass shipment information to RFID equipped retailers who in turn send data back. What information is being sent back to manufacturers and distributors by Wal-Mart? How timely is it? Is this […]

The latest RFID technology presented at the Chan Mendez Ranch in Panama uses RFID bolus and buttons from AVID to track cattle from “field – to – fork” and provide precise data to ScoringSystem”s worldwide, Web-based cattle traceback system. On January 23rd ScoringSystem was invited to the Chan Mendez Ranch in Panama for the first […]

Matt Trossen is President of Phidgets USA Would you call your RFID customers hobbyists, academics, professionals – perhaps all of the above? The correct answer is “all of the above” since we do indeed see orders from all walks of life and industry levels. However, there is a slant towards the hobby and academic crowd. […]

Phidgets USA makes RFID technology available to everyone… from students to hobbyists to basement scientists. Phidgets USA is excited to announce the release of their RFID reader version 2.0, the latest innovative addition to the Phidgets USA product line. Priced at $51.25 the RFID reader is the only of it’s kind delivering RFID technology to […]

“Bar codes have been around for decades, and have become the ubiquitous standard for identifying and tracking products. So although RFID is a more comprehensive data collection technology, moving most suppliers past the bar code status quo – even at the behest of a retail behemoth – will take some convincing. But as the benefits […]

Digital Angel Corporation announced today that it has delivered 50,000 Bio- Thermo (temperature-sensing) implantable RFID Microchips to its distributor in the United Kingdom. The company also announced that it plans to offer Bio- Thermo for U.S. distribution this summer. Bio-Thermo is the first temperature sensing implantable RFID Microchip for the companion pet (dog and cat) […]

“China’s supply chains are inefficient. Logistics accounts for an estimated 20 percent of gross domestic product compared with about 8 percent of GDP in the U.S.” “In China, 21 percent of large corporations (including multinational corporations) outsource logistics to third-party logistics providers; in the European Union and the United States, approximately 45 percent of corporations […]