NEC has announced plans to launch a multi-format RFID card reader next April. A prototype of the new device, which is compatible with all three major wireless card formats along with a few others, was on display at the company’s iExpo event in Tokyo this week, according to a PC World article. The reader was […]

A new clothing store opened by Finnish apparel company NP Collection utilizes RFID technology throughout the store. The “intelligent” store, located in Hollola, Finland, uses RFID both to improve efficiency in behind-the-scenes applications like inventory management, and to offer customers fast, interactive customer service. In an application similar to the Magic Mirror system now being […]

Azcar Technologies, a technology integration company with offices throughout North America and the United Kingdom, has acquired the Canadian RFID consulting firm NJE Consulting Inc. A spokesperson for Azcar, which specializes in high definition digital media technology solutions for clients in a variety of industries, including broadcast companies, educational institutions, and sports and entertainment venues, […]

Chinese RFID tag maker Daily RFID has introduced a versatile new UHF RFID tag which the company plans to offer at a cost of less than 55 cents. The tag, which Daily RFID engineer David Chen refers to as the One-Off Using tag, was originally designed as part of a apparel management solution, but can […]

Dates: May 4 – 7, 2009 Venue: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Location: New Orleans, Louisiana URL: http://www.ctst.com/CTST09 Description: The CTST 2009 Conference and Exhibition is the premier advanced payments and security conference in the Americas. For seventeen years CTST has been the definitive forum for networking and information sharing among major innovators, system integrators, […]

GAO RFID has launched a low frequency glass RFID tag. The Glass RFID Tag, also referred to as the GAO 111001, is intended for uses from laundry management to animal tracking, and is safely injectable when serving its tracking function. The tag’s housing is waterproof and dustproof, and is resistant to immersion in salt water, […]

AVISIAN Executive Editor Chris Corum reports from CARTES and talks to executives at Verifone and HID Global about their latest product announcements.