RFID Journal – Self-Checkout Gets RFID Upgrade “To demonstrate how RFID tags on individual products can speed customers through checkouts, retailing technology provider NCR has installed an RFID-enabled self-checkout register at Metro Group’s RFID Innovation Center in Neuss-Norf, Germany. To create what NCR says is the world’s first self-checkout solution with an integrated RFID reader, […]

“The first biometric passports will be phased in progressively from 2005. Biometric passports and visas are intended to improve authentication of the documents themselves and not, at least in the short term, to identify potential terrorists by means of automatic comparison between the individual and a blacklist of people stored on a distant server. That […]

“[Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs’] Radio Frequency Identity and Geometry (RFIG) system consists of a hand-held projector that shines dynamic images onto physical objects of the user’s preference, and radio frequency identification tags augmented with photosensors, which identify objects for the projector. Radio frequency identification tags contain tiny, inexpensive chips that are read using radio waves. […]

Research and Markets, Dublin, Ireland, has issued a new report covering the contactless payment market. It highlights some of the advantages and speculates that millions more consumers are expected to reap the benefits this year of this technology. The report was developed to discuss merchant benefits and the business case for implementing contactless payment in […]

Cubic Defense Applications, San Diego, has enhanced its Tri-Reader to comply with the contactless technology of the passport standard issued by the United States. Improvements include a 2.0 USB version of the Tri-Reader, plus updates to its firmware allowing it to read and write to ICAO specifications. Cubic Announces Major Enhancements to its Tri-Reader Technology […]

“The SkinPlex technology, developed and marketed by Ident Technology AG, allows a wearable identity or access control device to transmit information to data readers that the user touches by using their skin as the transmission medium, either capacitively or through direct skin contact.. The company points out that, using such a technology, car doors can […]

“The company redesigned the tag so it could be attached to the inside of a vehicle’s windshield and developed readers for roadside placement. Using RFID in electronic vehicle identification promises to support a range of applications both for government and local authorities and for businesses. The technology is being considered for electronic vehicle licensing, traffic, […]

The Office of Greek EU Presidency used Zebra P520 printers to print ID badges to help secure high-profile meetings throughout the country. The cards had a unique bar code holding personal information on individual delegates. The barcode was read via Portable Data Terminals. The cards also incorporated a customized hologram for added security. Greece Strengthened […]