Semiconductor and RFID tech company Impinj today unveiled its new Gen 2 RFID chips – for those who want the kind of chips that can store detailed product information for specialized applications. The new chips with enhanced functionality are the Monza/ID chips with secure, factory-programmed product identification numbers, as well as Monaco/64, the first in […]

It’s a tool so cool it might not even feel like work. Avery Dennison’s new mutimedia training tool, RFID 101, combines live narration with animation, photos and video. All to walk viewers through the history of RFID (take that, George Washington!), technology applications, and markets. Oh yeah – it also takes viewers into the world […]

SmartCode Corp, which develops low-cost RFID products, will establish new manufacturing center in Chicago as part of its strategic expansion plan. Thus, the Chicago center’s opening will broaden the market for its low cost, high-performance EPC RFID products, enhance product availability in the US, Europe and Asia, and extend SmartCode’s distribution network. The center will […]

The industry group leading the way for Near Field Communications has released initial specifications to help make interoperable NFC applications and devices a reality. The specs cover data formats for communications between devices and/or tags for plain text messages and Internet-referencing messages. Interested parties can download the specs at no cost via the forum. NFC […]

You ask, where’s the beef? The new answer: Tagged by technology, so it can be tracked. RFID is the technology of choice for tagging livestock, at least in South America. St. Paul, Minn.-based Digital Angel Corp., which makes advanced location tracking equipment for high-value assets, just announced a distribution agreement with a Brazilian company to […]

Counterfeiters, run for cover: IBM today unveiled a new RFID system for tracking and tracing of pharmaceuticals. The system makes it more difficult for counterfeit drugs to get to market, protecting consumers by helping ensure the drugs they receive match the prescription from their physician. With RFID already getting kudos from the FDA, we bet […]

With mass adoption on the mind, ThingMagic (RFID developer) joined forces with SATO America (labeling and printing guru) to expand its international footprint. The partnership will better enable ThingMagic to market its Mercury4e embedded RFID readers. And it will strengthen SATO America’s ability to meet an increasingly diverse customer base. SATO America has certified the […]

Attention North American RFID shoppers. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. on Monday announced the first network-ready HSS-MUR-300 u-chip (Greek letter mu) reader tailored to the North American market. The reader is designed to work specifically with the Hitachi u-chip RFID (radio frequency identification) 2.45 GHz authentication tag. Features include Ethernet 10/100 BaseT […]

How do you recycle an RFID tag? With ecological concerns becoming hip, questions like these are being raised. Generally, concerns over RFID involve recycling the tags, according to an article posted by news outlet Govexec.com. Joe Dugan, president and CEO of the RFID company RF Code, said there needs to be a U.S. recycling program […]

RFID stalwart Alien Technology withdrew its IPO registration today, citing “market conditions” as a key reason for the action. “Alien has decided not to proceed with an IPO at this time due to market conditions,” said Stav Prodromou, CEO, Alien Technology, in a brief press statement. “While we are evaluating the options for our future […]