GAO RFID announced the release of its new water-resistant, high frequency handheld RFID reader/writer intended for information management, data collection and data transfer of RFID transponders. The portable HF RFID reader/writer is compliant with the IP54 standards and meets all endurance criteria in terms of resistance to water, shock and dust allowing it to perform […]

Linen Technology Tracking has announced an addition to their line of linen products complete with RFID Linentracker smart tags. The tags would enable hotels and businesses alike to monitor things such as wash counts, inventory management, and a potential for enhancing guest experience. Linen Technology Tracking is currently working with mills to produce linens that […]

UHF Gen 2 RFID technology provider Impinj Inc. announced that Rush Tracking Systems has selected the Speedway Revolution reader for the VisiblEdge RFID lift truck solution. VisiblEdge is a solution for industrial manufacturing and warehousing operations supporting business processes such as WIP tracking, automated shipping and receiving, returnable container tracking, waste management and other hands-off […]

By Robert C. Huber, Campus Card Industry Business Consultant Prediction #1–Contactless Becomes Preferred Campus Card Technology After magnetic stripes have dominated campus card systems for 40 years, contactless smart chip technology–high frequency 13.56 MHz–rapidly ascends as the preferred identity and reader technology due to its high-data security, read/write storage capability, non-mechanical reader design, expansion scalability, […]

SMARTRAC announced its new addition to its SmartTopTag line, a series of transponders designed for industrial applications. The new Tough Operation Performance (T.O.P.) disc transponder is now available in High Frequency, 13.56 MHz, and compliant with the ISO 15693 standards. With a diameter of 34 mm and a thickness of 6 mm, the SmartTopTag is […]

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) each piece of lost luggage costs between $90 and $100 in direct costs to airlines and airports. In an effort to eliminate these costs, ODIN technologies has developed a scientific RFID study for airline baggage tracking, named the RFID Baggage Tag Benchmark. The test results incorporated tag […]

SATO announced a deal between Smart Guard LLC, which grants SATO rights to all of the Smart Guard patents. Smart Guard is a patented manufacturing process incorporating RFID technology into item level tagging for the book publishing/media and entertainment industries. Smart Guard, developed by BindTech Inc., developed an in-line manufacturing process to apply and fully […]

Revere Security has developed the Hummingbird algorithm to provide a higher level of security, and encourage the adoption of RFID solutions. The encryption includes secure identification and mutual authentication, with a minimal impact on tag performance. Revere Security’s Hummingbird algorithm was engineered with RFID technology in mind, addressing concerns in security, performance, power and size […]

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), provider of pallet rental service with embedded RFID tags, announced that Carlos Gutierrez, former Chairman and CEO of the Kellogg Company and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has joined the company’s board of directors. The embedded RFID tags enable shippers and receivers to track and trace their shipments throughout the […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking released an Ultra High Frequency Gen 2 RFID reader/writer, integrated with a Unitech RH767 mobile computer. This RFID reader/writer, model 246003, is equipped with a handle for easy carrying, a high resolution TFT color LCD screen with touch panel, a full alphanumeric software keyboard and a bar code scanner. The product […]