By combining fingerprint recognition from Precise Biometrics on SIM cards and automated boarding gates from IER, the companies aim to solve the challenge of offering passengers efficient travel while demands on aviation security is increasing. The new IER SpeedBoarding Gates with fingerprint technology from Precise Biometrics are currently being launched at the Passenger Terminal Expo […]

Zebra Technologies has introduced its Zebra RZ400 and RZ600 UHF RFID Gen 2 midrange printer/encoders. The RZ series is intended to offer broad functionality at relatively low costs, making the products well-suited to lower duty cycle EPC Gen 2 RFID compliance and closed-loop RFID applications. Zebra developed its RZ Series to enable smaller suppliers to […]

The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it has begun providing tens of thousands of RFID ear tags for use in state bovine tuberculosis control programs. The tags are part of the 1.5 million RF animal identification tags the USDA has purchased to support various animal disease control programs, all part of its […]

Boston-based Strategy Analytics reports that Near Field Communication in mobile handsets is likely to remain limited to the trial phase in 2008, despite support from all quarters of the industry. The shortfall is attributed to the slow build-out. Details may be found in, “Enabling Technologies: NFC Penetrates 1 in 5 Handset Shipments by 2012.” David […]

Mobile operator Orange is postponing its commercial NFC launch by several months, according to CardLine Global. Orange was going to begin commercial rollout of the service during the first quarter of 2008, but technical problems with the infrastructure among retailers, transit operators and other service providers have set it back. Last June, Orange France was […]

Avery Dennison RFID has launched four new RFID inlays, each designed with a specific industry application in mind. The new UHF inlays are EPC Class 1 Gen 2 and ISO-180006-C-compliant and are manufactured using the company’s proprietary high speed strap attach technology. The new designs include: The AD-224, with extra memory to allow storage of […]

American Apparel’s business model is usually innovative, from its fair-labor factories in Los Angeles to the organic cotton tube socks it offers the hipster masses. Now the clothing retailer is applying that cutting-edge attitude to its inventory system, as one of the first retailers to roll out RFID tracking at the item-level. With a system […]

A recent study by researchers at UC-Berkley shows that public perceptions of RFID vary widely, to say the least. While some users of everyday RFID applications like work-access cards or transit passes can offer explanations of their inner-workings, some novices were willing to dismiss it as “magic” or “witchcraft.” Researcher Andrew McDiarmid offered this insight […]

Today Nokia introduced the Nokia 6212 classic featuring integrated Near Field Communication. The 3G handset allows consumers to share content, access services and information as well as conduct payments and ticketing with one tap of the device. The Nokia 6212 classic is expected to ship in the third quarter of 2008 in select markets in […]

JCB has chosen Collis to develop a personalization validation tool for JCB J/Smart and J/Speedy payment platforms. Senior Vice President of JCB, Takahiro Horikoshi says, “We are happy to announce that Collis will be developing JCB’s personalization validation test tool supporting both J/Smart contact and J/Speedy Contactless cards. With this tool, JCB card issuers and […]