Omni-ID, a provider of RFID devices and services, has announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. Under the terms of the deal, the electronics company will act as a reseller of Omni-ID’s products in Japan. Mitsubishi entered the partnership in response to the growing RFID market throughout Asia. Mitsubishi will offer its customers […]

The presence of RFID technology on the ski slopes continues to grow, and not just in access-control solutions, as reported last week. An Austrian company is developing a RFID-based solution which lets slalom skiers know when they should have zigged rather than zagged, and other, far more detailed analysis. The system, developed by Abatec and […]

Hothead Technologies, an Atlanta-based company, has released through its Hothead Sports division a wireless heat monitoring system embedded in a football helmet. The helmet is designed to prevent athletes from falling victim to potentially life-threatening heatstroke. The helmets use an RFID-enabled solution designed by Identec Solutions. A lightweight, impact-resistant transponder with temperature-measuring capabilities is placed […]

With their tall, multi-armed profile, saguaro cacti are a classic symbol of the American West, appearing everywhere from Arizona license plates to Peanuts comics. Given that they are also covered with inch-long, needle-like spikes, they are surprisingly vulnerable to theft. To combat cactus poachers, managers of the Saguaro National Park outside of Tuscon, Arizona, have […]

Sony has ushered in a brave new world of pay-per-view television payments options, at least for customers in Japan. The electronics giant has introduced an RFID-enabled television that enables the purchase of movies and other entertainment using electronic money. The new LCD HDTVs, part of Sony’s Bravia line, come in a variety of screen sizes. […]

Two major European airports have made the switch to RFID-enabled baggage tracking solutions. The systems, installed in high-traffic airports in Portugal and Italy, are the result of a partnership between Danish logistics systems integrator Lyngsoe Systems and Times-7, an RFID developer headquartered in New Zealand. In December, Lisbon’s international airport became the world’s first to […]

Finnish RFID solutions provider UPM Raflatac brought RFID-enabled access control to February’s “Piemonte Mondiale 2009” skiing event. The ski competition, part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, was held in Sestriere, Italy. For the event, UPM Raflatac inlays were used to create RFID-enabled plastic ID cards for all attendees, including press, athletes and invited […]