It looks like the New Zealand government is finally moving forward with its plan to deploy an electronic national livestock identification system, according to Beef Central. The proposed National Animal Identification and Tracking project states cattle producers will be required to tag cattle with NAIT-approved RFID tags starting in July 2012. The program will officially […]

Volkswagen is using RFID technology at its German factories to monitor the inventory on large steel pressings used in manufacture of vehicles, including the popular Volkswagen Passat, according to Materials Handling World. The factory shop supplies 20,000 parts each day, starting with large steel coils that are cut into sheets and then placed on pallets […]

Avis Rent A Car and I.D. Systems have inked a $14 million deal to deploy wireless vehicle rental technology on Avis’ vehicle rental fleet. The system, Avis On Location, is based on RFID technology to enable virtual rental transactions, and will enable the company to automatically rent vehicles and accept returns at airport locations and […]

Dutch firm Prazza Group has launched the Prazza Golf Ball Finder system, designed to free the sport of one of its most annoying and time-consuming problems: the lost ball. The Prazza Golf Ball comes with an RFID chip embedded in the inner core and is activated when the golfer hits a shot. The handheld Prazza […]

The Gateway International Bridge has officially opened an RFID-equipped Ready Lane, according to The Brownsville Herald. Located in Downtown Brownsville, Texas, the bridge is one of the three international bridges that cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Travelers with RFID-enabled travel documents approved by the Department of Home Land Security, such as a passport card, enhanced driver […]

The 2011 Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour is using this new concept of social networking with RFID to provide thousands of college football fans with an exciting environment that unites sports and technology. At each stop on the 2011 tour fans can register a RFID bracelet, the “Heisman Bracelet”, to automatically send updates and photos to […]

The Agricultural Bank of China is using an RFID-based bank asset monitoring system to track the movement and amounts of money circulating through their facilities. With headquarters in Beijing, the Agricultural Bank has branches throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. An RFID tag based on the Impinj Monza tag chip is attached to each […]

Vicinity RFID’s event ticketing management solution recently made its debut at the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) 2011. The medical conference was held in New Delhi and attracted more than 1,900 attendees. The solution utilized ThingMagic Astra Readers, Agile Middlewares, and UPM ShortDipole ultra high frequency RFID inlays. Guests were […]

Vail Ski Resorts has installed a new RFID-enabled social networking application that helps skiers and snowboards track and share their progress on the Colorado slopes, according to San Francisco Chronicle. The program, called EpicMix, allows anyone on the mountain to use a RFID-equipped lift ticket and automatically track what runs they did, how many vertical […]

DAILY RFID has announced a new 13.56 MHz HF Smart Label-11 tag tailored specifically for tracking luggage or other valuables at the airport. The contacltess paper tag supports ISO/IEC 14443A or ISO/IEC 14443B or ISO/IEC 15693 protocols and functions within a temperature range of -10 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, making it ideal for […]