Omni-ID, a supplier of passive UHF RFID tags, has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary, Omni-ID High Science & Technology Co. Ltd. in Qingdao, a major Chinese seaport south of Shanghai. According to a press release by Omni-ID, the new facility will allow the company greater control over its global supply chain, thereby increasing […]

DAILY, a Chinese RFID manufacturing company, has revealed its new PDA-based DL710 RFID reader. The new reader comes with Bluetooth and camera applications and can also function as a bar code scanner. It is available in both high frequency (13.56MHz) and low frequency (125 KHz) and supports GPRS Voice and Data transfer. DAILY has priced […]

The American National Standards Institute has approved the Health Industry Business Communications Council’s (HIBCC) proposed set of new standards concerning the use of RFID tags in tracking medical products. The new standard, called ANSI/HIBCC 4.0, calls for products to be labeled with 13.56 megahertz high-frequency tags instead of ultra-high frequency tags, which were found by […]

An increasing number of airlines are looking to RFID tracking systems to eliminate the problem of lost luggage and save revenue in the process. According to a report from SITA, a company specializing in air transport communication and IT solutions, 32% or airlines are expected to implement RFID tracking solutions within the next two years, […]

3M Track and Trace Solutions has announced the release of RFID Tracking System version 3.0, its newest installment in a line of RFID software introduced in 2003. 3M states that V3.0 will feature a number of improvements over its previous RFID software, including compatibility with the Vista operating system and a new Web-based locating and […]

A study from the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has found that RFID tags built for single use in tracking shipping goods are in fact able to weather multiple journeys. The study began in the Michigan State University School of Packaging lab where researchers tested nine different EPC-compliant Gen 2 RFID tags placed on 230 reusable […]

Lexmark has just introduced an RFID UHF Option as an add-on accessory for its T654 monochrome laser printer used to program RFID labels as they are printed. The RFID UHF Option is installed above the paper tray at the base of the printer. The blank RFID labels are loaded into the tray, and as they […]

MIT’s Media Lab has announced the creation of the Bokode, a new optical data storage tag with the capacity to store a million times more data than a bar code in only 3mm of space. The Bokode is comprised of a lens and an LED light source. Information is encoded in the angle and brightness […]

German retailer Metro Group is working with Checkpoint Systems, a N.J.-based solutions provider, to enable real-time tracking visibility across its global supply chain through its RFID “Tag it easy” program. Metro has already implemented the the program among 100 manufacturers in Hong Kong, China, and Vietnam but is looking to expand the program to involve […]

Australian councils have begun mandating that all recycling bins be outfitted with RFID tags so that each bin can be recorded as it is emptied. Currently Australian councils have to pay for each recycling bin’s collection whether it is actually picked or not, wasting a significant amount of money for each bin that is left […]