Logic Instrument introduced its latest product, the ruggedized, configurable, full-windows handheld computer with integrated RFID and bar code capabilities – the FieldBook. It withstands 4-foot drops and operates in temperatures ranging from -20 to 50 degree Celsius in rain or dust-storms. Additional installed capabilities include: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, camera, USB and RS232. The FieldBook sports […]

Imagine a time when you never have stand in a grocery store checkout line again. You simply place items into your cart and your transaction is processed as you walk out the door. Researchers from Sunchon National University in Suncheon, South Korea and Rice University in Houston, Texas have constructed an RFID tag that can […]

UPM Raflatac and Technology Solution Partners LLC have jointly developed a curved ultra-high frequency RFID tag, as part of a gas cylinder tracking and production solution called TrakaID CYTrack. The solution interfaces UPM Raflatac Belt RFID tags equipped with NXP’s U-Code G2XM chips with a four part application: tracking, interface, mobile and synchronization systems. TrakaID […]

RecycleBank has selected DecisionPoint Systems to design, implement and support its asset management platform in the field. RecycleBank provides incentives through its recycling rewards program across 26 states and in the UK using RFID-enabled recycling carts to track household participation. Using specially-equipped recycling trucks, the RFID carts are weighed – the weight is converted to […]

Patrons at Madison Public Library in Huntsville, Alabama now spend less time waiting to checkout books and other items, thanks to an RFID-enabled self checkout system, according to The Huntsville Times. Four self-checkout stations are located at the front counter, where a touch screen monitor displays check out instructions. Users need only to scan their […]

I.T.’S International Co., a consortium of Japanese apparel and textile companies, has implemented RFID technology into its daily operations. The solution, which utilizes UPM Raflatac ShortDiple RFID tags, has been implemented in all phases of the supply chain, including production, distribution and retail stores, for all parties of the consortium. At the store level, RFID […]

Crisplant, a global provider of sorting solutions for airports, postal facilities, and distribution centers, has announced that it will supply RFID tunnels for installation in the New Doha International Airport, slated to become Qatar’s only international airport when it opens in July 2011. As part of the contract awarded to Crisplant, the company will be […]