Ten years ago, who would have imagined contactless and RFID technology having a big impact on ski resorts. The two latest developments–one tracking skis, the other people–show just how innovative the technology can be. In the first announcment, EM Microelectronic, a Marin, Switzerland company, has developed a transponder chip that helps identify rented skis or […]

< ? $key="9876"; ?> While retail distribution continues to claim the attention of industry watchers, new channels for RFID technology have opened. As the size, complexity and cost of hardware continues to drop, another entry point has revealed itself &mdash the mobile phone. From distributed sensor networks to tiny embedded readers, applications linking RFID to […]

A Calgary, Alberta, Canada company has offered up new technology that will allow smartphones and personal digital assistants to serve as RFID readers/writers. The new card will also offer Near Field Communication (NFC) compatibility. It is, the company claims, the first RFID reader/writer SD (secure digital) card in the industry According to Wireless Dynamics‘ March […]

Looking to stem failure rates &emdash; sometimes as high as 50% &emdash; due to mismatched or out of synch RFID tags and readers, a Reston, VA company has developed a benchmark report that can assist end users in determining the right kind of tag and reader for their particular environment. “One of the things we […]

Mike Marsh is the Managing Director of Trolley Scan, developers of the EcoTag® UHF RFID system. He is cited in patents embedded in numerous RFID products, mining detonators, mine communication, and free space communication. In a recent newsletter, Trolley Scan suggested that hardware manufacturers are not preparing to meet the demands of retail RFID applications. […]

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Wireless Dynamics Inc. is introducing the SDiD Card, the first RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Reader/Writer SD (Secure Digital) Card in the industry. Users can now utilise their Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and Smartphones as portable RFID terminals. Applications include reading and writing RFID tags for the health-care, pharmaceutical, retail logistics, and other industries. RFID tag […]

[Ed – The Department of Homeland Security issued this release on the the use of RFID in the US VISIT program] What is Radio Frequency Identification Technology? Radio frequency (RFID) identification technology refers to wireless systems that allow a device to read information contained in a wireless device or “tag” – from a distance without […]

Card printer Zebra Technologies has added several new weapons to its anti-counterfeit arsenal, including cards with embedded holograms, color shifting ink, and protective laminates. Genuine Zebra Supplies Offer Advanced Security Features Designed to Foil Identification Fraud CAMARILLO, Calif., March 8, 2005 – Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in card printing and bar code […]

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