Representatives of the European R&D institute Holst Centre say their 64 bit, inductively coupled, passive RFID tag has achieved a record 78 bit per seconds data readout. This represents a five-fold increase in bit-rate performance over plastic RFIDs, and could help pave the way for low-cost, high-volume RFID tags to replace bar codes in retail […]

Precision Dynamics Corporation’s new RFID wristband, announced today, offers its users the chance to make fun shapes. And that’s not all. The Smart SuperBand with Custom Shapes RFID wristband helps amusement parks, casinos and other similar operations greater security against counterfeits and exclusive branding options for venue management and identification. www.pdcorp.com/smartband Precision Dynamics Corporation Introduces […]

Sirit Inc., a provider of RFID technology, today announced that its industry leading INfinity 510 UHF reader (“IN510”) has been certified to operate under China’s latest radio regulations. “Receiving Chinese certification opens up many opportunities for Sirit to fully engage with partners and customers to expand our presence in this important region,” stated Tony Sabetti, […]

Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, today announced an agreement with ClearCount Medical Solutions to distribute the first system cleared by the Food and Drug Administration that integrates both counting and detection for sponge management during surgeries. “Technologically advanced hospitals have been seeking […]

Austroads, the Australian transit and traffic authority, has formed a multi-state licencing and registration task force to explore the use of RFID tags on vehicles to improve identification and reduce crime. Some proponents of the technology hope it could be used to increase revenue by using fixed and portable scanners that could detect whether cars […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State announced the final rule for the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The WHTI final rule requires travelers to present a passport or other approved secure document denoting citizenship and identity for all land and sea travel into the […]

iDTRONIC today introduced two new AXR200 RFID Desktop Readers for reading and writing of both LF and HF transponders. The new Desktop Reader/Writer “combines a very modern design with high functionality,” according to the company, which develops and sells RFID hardware components. Its product portfolio includes ISO cards, keyfobs, tags, RFID readers, mobile and handheld […]