According to Network Computing, countries struggling to contain Swine Flu outbreaks, such as India, which has now reported 200 deaths from the illness, should consider issuing RFID-enabled hospital bracelets to infected patients and hospital visitors to determine who has come in contact with whom, and use the data to develop quarantine strategies. The proposed bracelets […]

Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Glendale, Ariz., home to the Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing, has recently implemented a successful RFID inventory tracking system in its 25,000 square foot storage warehouse, according to Integrated Solutions Magazine. Unsatisfied with the limits of the bar code system installed in 2003, the 56th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) […]

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) will use RFID tags to sniff out counterfeit liquor bottles in 1,045 bars and 150 liquor wholesalers Seoul’s Gangnam district, according to The Chosun Ilbo. Some popular targets for counterfeiters include Diageo Korea’s 12- and 17-year-old Windsor whiskey, Pernod Ricard Korea’s 12- and 17-year-old Imperial whiskey, and Lotte Chilsung […]

CAEN RFID, Italian UHF RFID provider, has announced the development of QUARK, a UHF multiregional ultra compact reader module designed for easy integration into small form factor industrial handhelds, smartphone accessories and USB ports. Though small, the QUARK boasts a power output range 10 to 200 mW and a read range of more than two […]

Zipcar, a Boston based online car rental service, has just released a new iPhone application that enables users to locate and reserve nearby rental vehicles on the go, as well as unlock the vehicle using their phone. Zipcar works basically like a car share program, granting registered users access to cars parked in various central […]

VeriChip and its partner RECEPTORS LLC announced that they will launch Phase II development of an implantable glucose-sensing RFID microchip. The goal of the project is to create an alternative way for diabetes patients to monitor blood sugar without the need to draw blood. In Phase II of the program, which is expected to be […]

Dates: November 17 – 19, 2009 Location: Paris, France Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center URL: http://www.cartes.com Description: This is the event where decisions are taken on the future directions and on major trends in smartcard and contactless technologies (transactions, telecoms, services, transport). CARTES: The world leading show for banking technologies and e-transactions, with mobile payment […]