Sony unveiled an NFC-enabled portable speaker that can pair with your mobile phone to play songs directly from your mobile music library. NFC phone users can simply tap their handsets against the SRS-BTM8 speaker to establish a Bluetooth connection over which music can be streamed. Another tap closes the connection and stops the music instantly. […]

McKesson Corp. announced the launch of its latest RFID-based cabinets, designed to enable hospitals the ability to better manage expensive physician preference items (PPIs). The cabinets use low-touch technology to automate control of high-dollar medical inventory, including stents, pacemakers, implants and orthopedic supplies. The cabinets enable hospital staff to manage inventories automatically and give nursing […]

Apple has been awarded a patent for payment acceptance technology that appears to be designed for an NFC mobile wallet solution, according to Apple Insider. U.S. Patent No. 8,255,323, titled “Motion based payment confirmation,” describes a method in which mobile phone users can confirm or decline a payment transaction either by physically moving the device […]

Advocates for people with disabilities are questioning the accessibility of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) and its proposed plan to make SmarTrip cards more easily obtainable to all riders, according to The Washington Post. The Metro’s SmarTrip card is a permanent, rechargeable smart transit card. Riders simply touch the SmarTrip card to the […]

After months of delay, mobile commerce joint venture Isis is set to debut its NFC payments service next month, reports Bloomberg. Doug Bergeron, CEO of payment terminal maker VeriFone, told Bloomberg that the partners are prepared for a September launch in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas. Isis declined to add any more specific information […]

Secure chip-based consulting and integration test services firm FIME has announced that it will join the OSCar Consortium. The OSCar Consortium (Open Standards for Cards) is an industry-led group dedicated to achieving interoperability of terminal-to-acquirer payment protocols across the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). FIME’s contribution to OSCar will be the implementation of test specifications […]

GAO RFID announced a flexible and durable ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID laundry tag to enable inventory management in applications including textiles, clothing, garments and accessories. This UHF RFID laundry tag, model 116407, features heat-seal capability and withstands repeated washing, drying, dry cleaning and ironing. The small soft laundry tag allows simultaneous reading with a read […]

The Susan G. Komen 3-Day is using a cloud-based software solution by Qnectus, which integrates RFID technologies with social networking sites to connect walkers and their supports while simultaneously raising awareness. Frequently referred to as the 3-Day, the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure is a 60-mile walk to raise funds and awareness to […]

MasterCard has formed a five-year partnership with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to provide mobile payments solutions for 27 million mobile subscribers in the UK. According to MasterCard, one of the first products out the partnership will be a co-branded, pre-paid solution for mobile devices that will enable customers to make NFC payments at more than […]

Identive Group announced that use of its cashless payment system for concessions is expanding this summer to music festivals in Europe and the Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda, The Netherlands. Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda is home to the Dutch first league soccer club, NAC Breda, and implemented Identive’s cashless payment solution in order to […]