Lexmark has just introduced an RFID UHF Option as an add-on accessory for its T654 monochrome laser printer used to program RFID labels as they are printed. The RFID UHF Option is installed above the paper tray at the base of the printer. The blank RFID labels are loaded into the tray, and as they […]

MIT’s Media Lab has announced the creation of the Bokode, a new optical data storage tag with the capacity to store a million times more data than a bar code in only 3mm of space. The Bokode is comprised of a lens and an LED light source. Information is encoded in the angle and brightness […]

A new RFID security system was deployed at this year’s July 4 Boston Pops Firework Spectacular to grant VIPs access to the Unified Command Center. The new system was developed by a coalition comprised of RFID Global Solutions, Fenwick Technologies and Middlesex Community College in order to avoid the crowding and confusion that occurred at […]

German retailer Metro Group is working with Checkpoint Systems, a N.J.-based solutions provider, to enable real-time tracking visibility across its global supply chain through its RFID “Tag it easy” program. Metro has already implemented the the program among 100 manufacturers in Hong Kong, China, and Vietnam but is looking to expand the program to involve […]

Australian councils have begun mandating that all recycling bins be outfitted with RFID tags so that each bin can be recorded as it is emptied. Currently Australian councils have to pay for each recycling bin’s collection whether it is actually picked or not, wasting a significant amount of money for each bin that is left […]

According to eTrucker.com, The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) executive committee will meet August 18th to determine its position on requiring electronic ID tags on all commercial interstate vehicles. In January, the alliance’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee drafted a petition asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to adopt an amendment requiring every interstate […]

SMARTERFARMING and Ubisense have announced the installation of “CowDetect,” a system for visually tracking the movement of cows in real-time. The goal of CowDetect is to monitor changes in the cows’ behavior in order to better assess “their health and welfare.” By monitoring a cow’s behavior a farmer could tell precisely when that cow is […]

According to a new report by RNOCS, an industry research firm based in New Delhi, India, the global RFID market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 28% from 2010 to 2013. The report found that the economic crisis will not stall the global RFID market, but growth in 2009 […]

According to Menafm.com, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has been deliberating on the utilization of an RFID system that will track and identify files as they move throughout the department. The ADJD expects the new system will provide a key push towards a paperless office, as well as increase the security of files and […]

The Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Ill., has enlisted AssetPulse, a supplier of RFID-enabled real-time asset tracking solutions, to implement its web-based AssetGather solution at the base’s Medical Center. The 375th Medical Group will be outfitted with EPC Gen2 Passive Handheld RFID readers and Confidex tags to inventory thousands of IT Assets spread […]