Infinite Power Solutions has announced availability of the THINERGY MEC102, its new solid-state, thin-film, single cell battery designed for use in micro-electronic applications, such as semi-active RFID tags. The tiny MEC102 provides a nominal 4V output and features a flexible package design that maximizes the active area of the cell while minimizing the device’s footprint. […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking has released its new 865MHz RFID reader intended for applications such as warehousing, product distribution, shop floors, container tracking and baggage handling. The new reader is able to handle 1 to 4 read antennae and reads 400 or more tags at a time, making it ideal for placement above portals or […]

Malaysia is issuing RFID tags to track Muslim pilgrims performing the Haj or Umrah in the Holy Land, according to bernama.com. So far tag manufacturer Senstek Sdn Bhd and Tabung Haji (TH) Travel & Services have issued 10,000 RFID tags for 5,000 Haj pilgrims this year. The pilgrims are issued tags upon registering at the […]

RTLS provider RFID Global Solution has been awarded a subcontract with SRA International on a $4.4 million RFID contract with the U.S. Marines Corps (USMC) Systems Command . The USMC is planning to use RFID to improve the management and execution of operational logistics processes within the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs) at Camp Lejeune, Camp […]

Visonic Technologies, an RFID solutions provider for the health care industry, has released its enhanced Elpas Active RFID/RTLS Reusable Tag for tracking newborns in maternity wards and neonatal care departments. The tag’s dual technology transmitter emits both UHF RF and infra-red (IR) messages that can be used to determine the location of the infant to […]

DAILY RFID has released a new “user-friendly” 125KHz RFID Disc tag for asset tracking, library management, logistics and anti-counterfeiting. This 125KHz Low Frequency RFID Disc tags offer a read up to 10cm and are self-adhesive, waterproof, dust-proof and resistant to immersion in salt water, alcohol and oil. The readable/writable tags are available with standard chips […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a global organization of 230 airlines, has chosen three RFID tag providers that meet the operational requirements of an airline baggage tagging proposal. The three tag providers are UPM Raflatac, Alien Technology and Avery Dennison. IATA put each tag through processes typical to the airline industry including baggage sorting, […]

Motorola has announced that it will embed RFID tags in all future handheld computer models. The passive UHF RFID tags, which will be implanted in the computers’ handles, will enable a company to track each device’s location in storage rooms and distribution centers, ensuring that none go missing. The first hand held computers under the […]

RFID manufacturer SMARTRAC N.V. has won a one-year contract to supply 30 million RFID labels to a large system integrator. Due to an arrangement of confidentiality, the name of the contractor and the specific details of the contract are undisclosed. Based in Amsterdam, SMARTRAC produces RFID products for library and media management, public transportation, access […]

Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri has recently vetoed a bill that would have banned tracking public school students by tagging their backpacks with RFID chips. In defense of his veto Governor Carcieri offered that the tags could help save lives in events such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks. They could even be useful for […]