Digant Technologies has announced an updated version of its HF RFID reader/writer modules. The new modules’ capabilities have been expanded to enable use with Scosta CL cards and tags in addition to MiFare devices. The OEM modules, which come in a small format with an external antenna, or a slightly larger format which includes an […]

Jon Oxer, who has been labeled “Australia’s geekiest geek” by a Sydney newspaper, has made some adjustments to his car. Most are not that surprising for a man who clearly takes his technology seriously: 24-hour internet access in Mazda RX-8 might be unusual, but not that extreme. The remote ignition controlled via his iPod Touch […]

PowerID Ltd., an Israeli provider of battery-assisted passive (BAP) RFID technology, has released new versions of two of its popular BAP labels. The PowerG and PowerM labels are 56% and 62% smaller, respectively, than their previous incarnations, but have not suffered any performance loss in it the shrinking process. The two BAP labels were originally […]

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago have developed an RFID-based tracking system which allows them to monitor the condition of containers of nuclear waste with the click of a mouse. The system could augment the DOE’s current management system, which is charged with monitoring tens of thousands of […]

TOP Food and Drug, a Washington State grocery chain operated by Haggen Inc., has deployed an RFID-enabled customer relationship program in its stores. The program, TOP Connection, uses RFID-enabled key tags (or adhesive tags for cellphones) to target customers with tailored marketing promotions and value-added services. The TOP Connection system uses a software platform from […]

Seattle-based RFID provid Impinj laid off 23 employees last Thursday as a result of the general worldwide economic downturn. The company has also begun making cuts in the number of contract workers it employs, as well as other unspecified cuts in expenses. According to an Impinj spokesperson, the layoffs are not the result of specific […]

Despite the worsening global economic picture, revenue from RFID technology sales will still hit $5.6 billion by the end of 2009, according to ABI Research’s latest market survey. The firm’s data indicates that while some project deployments have been delayed or canceled, the market does continue to grow in a fragmented fashion. ABI’s report says […]