A Datastrip handheld fingerprint smart card reader has received FIPS 201 approval for use in federal HSPD-12 employee ID programs. Each DSVII device includes a built-in fingerprint sensor for matching a live fingerprint to a biometric template, plus a contact/contactless smart card reader that can read documents such as the Common Access Card, Transportation Worker […]

AeroScout’s new Wi-Fi tags are all spruced up for the market – the company’s latest, the T3 Tag, boasts “Seamless indoor and outdoor reliability,” “choke point” detection capabilities, and tamper proofing mechanisms for theft prevention. Looks wise, the active RFID asset tracker is flat, consumes little power, and is much more streamlined. Or so we […]

RFID access control system manufacturer epcSolutions today announced new additions to its “Any Asset, One Network™” application – suiteFixedAssetManager. The latest features include the capability for maintaining fixed asset inventories, integrated barcode asset tag printing/encoding, generating reports and has easy to use wizard based software. FixedAssetManager is “easily integrated with existing asset management systems such […]

The European Commission today adopted a proposal outlining the mandatory conditions for the use of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology across the 27 member states of the European Union. UWB, a radio technology which sends low energy pulses across a wide spread of frequencies, enables high data rate communications, imaging of objects through walls and high precision […]

It’s tiny, energetic, and can be packaged in various configurations, with shelf life lasting decades, yet still able to be activated almost instantaneously on demand. We’re talking about the smart “NanoBattery” for active RFID applications, in the works by mPhase Tecnologies. “Active RFID tags require a small footprint with reliable portable power,” said Ronald A. […]

The Zoological Society of London is tagging tiny stingers – wasps – with equally miniature RFID tags. The purpose of fitting the buzzers with tags – as well as placing sensors at the entrance of each nest to record their movements – is to gather information on the insects’ behavior. Scientists fitted the insects with […]

Blue Vector Systems, which manufactures sensor-networking appliances, says its entry into new markets with new technologies (like RFID) helped spur growth in 2006. During the year, Blue Vector deployed “cost-effective RFID tracking solutions to industry leaders such as McKesson and Rite Aid.” Timing couldn’t have been better, as the pharmaceutical industry was an especially strong […]

Seven companies are now licensing Savi Technology’s active RFID technology for supply chains in what the company calls a “sign of a maturing market” and “confirmation that standardization will continue to turbo charge this marketplace.” Savi, a wholly owned subsidiary of bigwig contractor Lockheed Martin, launched its ISO I8000-7 program in late August. Broad Participation […]

Want to see a quick ROI with your RFID investment? Think again. According to The Worldwide Manufacturing Top 10 Predictions report, most companies continue to resist moving beyond RFID pilots for the lack of business justification, although tag prices have decreased and new technology generations have improved effectiveness. According to the report, the long term […]

RFID cell phones are on the way. Today’s clue: Gentag, Inc. was issued a patent that will allow it to create RFID-based sensor networks for consumer, industrial, and government applications. The emergence of near-field communications (NFC) is expected to accelerate the availability of RFID cell phones. Gentag to Piggyback on NFC Technology to Read RFID […]