The revamped Oceanarium exhibit at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium just completed a $50 million renovation and includes an exhibit that includes an interactive kiosk where children can maneuver a mechanical claw to pick up items such as shells and stones that are embedded with RFID tags. A sensor in the claw reads the tag as the […]

PervCom, an India-based RFID technologies developer, has announced the launch of their new wireless security and surveillance system. Further, they are touting the system as being capable of closing any security holes that systems involving check points, CCTV and physical barriers such as fences leave open. The system, called Wireless Infrared Intrusion Detection, utilizes infrared […]

Posie Packer Corp., a processing and packaging machinery developer, has announced that they have been chosen by ScoringAg, a provider of product tracing solutions, to utilize the Posie Packer Bag Labeling machine for their ScoringAg’s customer’s needs. The labeling machine is capable of applying regular printed or RFID labels accurately and up to four times […]

Visonic Technologies has released the Elpas2 High-Definition IR Reader, a supervised, fixed infrared locating device. The Elpas2 High-Definition IR Reader is a supervised, fixed infrared locating device. The reader is designed to detect and relay sub-room data in real time from Elpas Active RFID IR-Enabled Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection Tags to host applications. The […]

Radio frequency identification technology has made tracking marathon race results a much easier and more accurate operation, according to a Technology review article. Specifically, at the annual Rock ‘N’ Roll Seattle Marathon, all runners now are armed with a ChronoTrack D-tag containing an RFID chip made by RFID technology developer Impinj. In the past, runners […]

DAILY RFID, a China-based developer of RFID technology, has released its new long range RFID gate reader. The reader, called DL8220, is designed for human applications such as physical access control systems and time and attendance trackers. Other features of the new device include customizable interface and identification rate of 30 to 50 pieces per […]

The Rand Report has released its requirements and options for Radio Frequency Identification applications in health care, a report requested by the European Commission detailing the positives and negatives surrounding deployment of auto-tracking hardware in the health care industry in Europe, according to an EHealth Europe article. Specifically, the report focuses on RFID applications and […]