Spain’s NextPoint Solutions has just released EPC Hotspot, its new software that shows the best location to affix RFID tags on a given product, as well as defines the highest performance configuration for RFID readers. EPC Hotspot works by creating color-coded 3D virtual representations of pallets to determine the optimum tagging area on the pallet […]

Dress for Success South Central PA, a charity organization that provides professional attire and career development tools for disadvantaged women, has announced its plan to implement an RFID inventory management system in its three stores, mobile unit and warehouse. Using retail RFID projects as a model, Dress For Success has selected a solution that combines […]

Sara Johansson, a researcher for the Touch RFID project at the Oslo School for Architecture and Design, has developed a new plush dog toy designed especially for visually impaired children. Sniff looks like your average stuffed animal, but it comes with an RFID sensor in its muzzle that can interact with various RFID enabled accessories, […]

The Philippines’ Land Transportation Office (LTO) has mandated that beginning in October of this year all motorists will be required to install RFID tags in their vehicles, according to a report on BusinessWorld.com. The project marks an attempt by the government to crack down on cart theft, unregistered vehicles, and other violations. The tags, which […]

Poken has just released its new Poken Pulse, a 2G battery operated USB drive that uses RFID technology to wirelessly exchange contact information with other Poken Pulse owners by simply holding the two devices close together. The Pulse user can then hook the gadget up to their computers via a USB port to upload their […]

In an effort to lower logistics costs, Thailand’s National Innovation Agency (NIA) has released a report advocating nation-wide adoption of RFID logistics tracking systems for managing transportation and the shrimp industry. For monitoring metropolitan transportation, the NIA has singled out B-Move, an RFID system co-developed by Southeast Asia Technology and Burapha University’s Logistics Department. Under […]

AeroScout announced that York Hospital in Pennsylvania has implemented AeroScout’s Wi-Fi-based RFID asset tracking solution in emergency, biomedical engineering and transportation departments. The solution deployed at York Hospital, a 580-bed WellSpan community teaching hospital, consists of AeroScout’s MobileView software and Wi-Fi tags. These tags are attached to mobile hospital assets, including gurneys, infusion pumps, feeding […]

The Southern Sydney Regional Organization of Councils (SSROC) is working to outfit eight libraries in New South Wales, Australia with RFID tracking systems, a move that would require the purchase of 1.5 million tags. The SSROC believes that implementing an RFID system complete with security gates at entrances and exits will significantly reduce incidences of […]

VIP’s at Microsoft’s Advertising Week in New York City are being issued special RFID bracelets that allow Microsoft to trace their steps and see what’s generating the most interest at the conference. Throughout the event area Microsoft has set up RFID sensitive kiosks that record who is visiting what station and how frequently. Microsoft uses […]

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has selected TransCore to implement an electronic RFID-based payment system for use in Interstate 15 Express Lanes. TransCore’s system will use Encompass 6 multiprotocol RFID readers and new RFID-based eZGo Anywhere HOT/HOV transponders. The contract is valued at approximately $16 million, which includes a 9-year maintenance option. Installation is […]