Auto ID distributor BlueStar is adding Fluensee’s entry-level RFID starter kit to its stash. Now, Fluensee’s AssetTrack Express software will be part of a card line that targets those interested in using RFID to track goods. “AssetTrack Express is a phenomenal foundation for comprehensive RFID starter kits that we can simply configure to meet our […]

MasterCard Worldwide in collaboration with Taiwan Mobile and Taipei Fubon Bank have released initial results of a survey conducted in line with a trial of MasterCard® Mobile with PayPass™. The survey results revealed that over 75% of the trial program participants preferred using MasterCard PayPass on mobile phones than traditional contact-based cards. Participants found it […]

NXP Semiconductors has established a Reference Design Center (RDC) with hopes of increasing demand for RFID technology. The center is located near Graz, Austria, and is used as a testing center for RFID systems under real-life conditions for various industries such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing and retail. Working in collaboration with key industry bodies such as […]

AeroScout, Inc., which makes Wi-Fi-based Active RFID products, and Deutsche Industrie Video System GmbH (DIVIS), a provider of video surveillance technology for logistics, announced an integrated Active RFID deployment for customer Pfefferkorn Spedition GmbH this week. AeroScout and DIVIS Deploy Wi-Fi Active RFID Tracking Solution for Leading German Shipping Company AeroScout, Inc., the leading provider […]

AeroScout, Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi-based Active RFID solutions, and Deutsche Industrie Video System GmbH (DIVIS), a maker of video-surveillance technology for logistics, recently announced its one-of-a-kind integrated Active RFID deployment for customer Pfefferkorn Spedition GmbH. Pfefferkorn management can now easily identify and locate packages, reducing the financial impact of shipment loss, damage or theft […]

By Jerry Banks and Les G. Thompson, co-authors of RFID Applied In the previous article, “The principles of RFID: Active Tags,” we discussed a classification of RFID tag called the active tag. Even though the active tag has many applications, it does not get as much press as its sister, the passive tag. It isn’t […]

TAGSYS and NXP Semiconductors announced a new RFID tag to be used with NXP’s new ICODE SLI-L IC that is designed specifically for use in the library market, the Folio 370L Tag Family. The increase in performance and additional features result in improved read rates and security for library patrons as well as enhanced privacy […]

austriamicrosystems introduces the AS5046, a new 12-bit resolution magnetic rotary encoder offering rotation, tilt and vertical distance detection of a magnet placed above the IC. The device can detect vertical distances over several millimeters, offering an ideal solution for contactless, multi-axis human interface devices, such as navigational knobs. The AS5046 is a complete system-on-a-chip, combining […]

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Blue Vector Systems unveiled a new Pharmaceutical Edition of its flagship RFID platform this morning. For those who aren’t madly following the evolution of electronic pedigree, track-and-trace systems, this platform will allow drug manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to track the shipment of potent medications (especially black market targets) from creation to distribution. […]

On Thursday May 31, 2007 at 10:00 p.m. the pulse of invited guests and celebrities, generated the first beams of light from Pulse Front and illuminated Toronto’s Harbourfront. Pulse Front: Relational Architecture 12 is the new searchlight piece by acclaimed Mexican-Canadian electronic artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. The groundbreaking installation uses 20 robotic searchlights, 200,000 watts of […]