NFC applications involving social networking sites were two of the finishers in the NFC Forum Global Competition for 2009. The winners were announced at the annual Global NFC Business & Technical Developers Summit at WIMA in Monaco and were selected from 20 finalists culled from 52 entries from 21 countries and four continents. The first-place […]

Avery Dennison’s RFID division has announced its entry into the HF RFID inlay market. The firm makes its first foray into the HF scene with three new platform products. Much of the market for HF RFID devices in the media management, health care and asset tracking sectors of the industry. The new Avery Dennison platforms, […]

Alliance, a provider of retail marketing solutions, has unveiled a new, RFID-enabled version of its MAXRPM retail display system. The new version deploys RFID technology to create an inventory management solution for retail promotional items, providing retailers and manufacturers with real-time tracking capabilities of retail promotion performance at the item level. The new system offers […]

Gentag Inc., a developer of cell phone-based sensor technology, has teamed with specialty medical device provider Sicel Technologies Inc. to develop a passive, disposable RFID sensor which can detect radiation threats in shipping containers. The new detection device combines Sicel’s medical radiation sensor technology with Gentag wireless sensor platform, which uses modified cell phone technology. […]

Motorola Inc. has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) with RFID-enabled baggage tracking tags. The contract, good for three years with the possibility of a one-year extension, will result in Motorola supplying as many as 70 million of the tags for the airport’s baggage tracking system. Studies have […]

The latest report from the industry analysis organization IdTechEx forecasts a growth in the overall RFID market for 2009. The report, “RFID Forecasts, Players & Opportunities 2009-2019”, predicts that the global RFID market for this year will be worth $5.56 billion, up from $5.25 billion in 2008. Much of the growth in the industry can […]

Evolis announced new features for Tattoo2, its entry-level printer for personalizing badges and plastic cards with text, pictures, logos and bar codes, singly or in small runs. Tattoo2 is now available with new printing and encoding features: direct transfer onto thermosensitive cards, printing on paper tickets and ISO-compliant magnetic encoding. These new features position Tattoo2 […]