Metalcraft introduced its latest RFID windshield tag, a new KSW Microtec WindSpeed RFID inlay coupled with the Impinj Monza 4 RFID tag chip family for improved vehicle applications. This latest RFID windshield tag has been engineered to deliver extended read range, memory and privacy. The passive RFID label provides a read ranger over 30 feet […]

UPM RFID made its race-timing debut at the Long Distance Triathlon European Championships 2011. Competitors from more than 20 European countries were caught sporting tailor-made, water-resistant ankle bands embedded with UPM DogBone RFID tags. The RFID tags were read by ThingMagic readers installed at designated checkpoints in the transition area gates. This enabled competitors to […]

In order to manage visitor access at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Belgium, organizers are using RFID technology provided by Belgian company RFIDea, now part of the ZETES Group. Spa-Grand Prix, the organizer for the event, anticipates selling at least 150,000 admission tickets. Each ticket will feature an embedded RFID chip. Admission officers will […]

The Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario has selected the GIMS uniform system with ultra-high frequency RFID technology to automate uniform tracking and distribution to the property’s 3,500 team members. Together with a White Conveyors U-Pick-It System, the GIMS inventory control system will provide Fallsview 24×7 automated uniform distribution. Staff members simply present their […]

Intermec Inc. is helping Charleston County, S.C. boost recycling participation and recycling levels with the use of RFID technology. In an initial pilot effort, some 5,000 homes have been issue recycling carts with RFID tags which enable the county to accurately measure and identify recycling participating and increase collection operations productivity. Since installing the Intermec […]

Due to an increase in the number of kidnappings, thousands of Mexicans are considering the option of under-the-skin tracking products such as satellite and RFID chip implants, reports The Washington Post. Xega is a Mexican company in the business of manufacturing these subdermal chips on the promise that they can help rescuers track down kidnapping […]

Tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are underway to ensure that alarm beacons for firefighters and other emergency first responders will operate reliably while in the presence of other wireless devices. This latest NIST test focuses on interference between Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) with wireless alarm capability, and RFID systems. […]

GAO RFID has introduced the passive ultra-high frequency Prox RFID tag for IT inventory management or location monitoring of small high-value assets such as servers, routers, disk drives, tools and manufacturing equipment. The RFID tag, model 116029, has a maximum reading range of up to three-meters in either metallic or non-metallic environments. It is also […]