iDTRONIC has introduced a new multi-tag UHF RFID reader, the UHF Long Range Reader SDK. It is designed to offer a range of configurations enabling a variety of applications, from baggage handling and item-level inventory management to large scale warehouse logistics. iDTronic’s new reader allows reading distances of up to 10 meters and is capable […]

As proof that the future of RFID usage is not all about inventory counts, logistics and secure identification, a London festival features a workshop for artists interested in using RFID technology in their multimedia projects. The TakeAway Festival, dedicated to “do-it-yourself” media, is offering two sessions of a workshop exploring how RFID technology can be […]

OMRON Corporation has announced its V750 series UHF RFID reader/writer is now compatible with the Secure RFID Protocol developed through Japan’s Secure Electronic Tag Project. The protocol provides enhanced security functions including communication distance control, which restricts the communication range of tags, and reading prohibition, which limits access to tags through password authentication while maintaining […]

Working closely with local merchants and students, Off-Campus Advantage and Millersville University in Pennsylvania have launched the school’s first off-campus payment program, Marauder Gold. Students even got to design signs to be placed in participating merchants’ establishments. “Opening the on-campus discretionary account to off-campus merchants is a win for the students, the local merchants and […]

Health care systems provider GHX Mobile Solutions has released a new version of its SalesAccelerator hand held inventory management tool. The updated tool can read RFID tags as well as traditional bar codes, acknowledging the expanded usage of RFID technology in the health care industry. With the new version of SalesAccelerator users can immediately detect […]

A gun’s lifespan is greatly affected by how often it is fired. It is impractical, however, to expect soldiers to document their weapon use in the field, especially in the heat of battle. A new RFID-enabled system being tested by the Army automates the process. The system, designed by the Army’s Benét Laboratories research center, […]

Covidien, provider of a range of health care products and technology, has won FDA approval for their contrast delivery system with RFID technology. The system uses RFID applications to enhance patient safety by reducing the risk of medical errors in radiology departments. Covidien’s design combines its Optivantage DH power injectors with its unit-dose Ultraject prefilled […]

KSW Microtec AG will be launching its new UHF polycarbonate inlay for security-critical applications in the government and enterprise ID sectors at CTST 2008 in Orlando, Florida, from May 12 to 15. KSW Microtec’s UHF inlay polycarbonate tag is ideally suited for the production of border crossing cards, drivers’ licenses, police ID and national ID […]

Car logistics company Assistor expects to import around 370,000 vehicles into Finland, the Baltic countries and Russia this year. The company will use an RFID system developed by Digia to keep track of the vehicles. As the cars are unloaded from container ships, each one will be equipped with UPM Raflatac’s UHF Gen2 DogBone RFID […]

German-based RFID developer Sokymat Automotive GmbH has announced it will display an expanded line of industrial RFID transponders at two trade shows in Germany this month. The expanded product line offers rugged transponders intended for a variety of uses, including the Waste Bin Tag and Slim Tag-intended for multiple industry applications-as well as an improved […]