G2 Microsystems Inc. has launched its RFID chip for tags that can be read by Wifi access points. These RFID chips eliminate the need for a network of readers. Users will be able monitor the condition of their tagged products as well as their location throughout the supply chain.
According to G2, these chips have […]
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Switzerland’s EuroPlex Cinemas never realized that implementing RFID based system in its theaters in late 2004 would go so far. From that time, around 70,000 RFID enabled cards have been issued to subscribing customers who can use them for buying tickets and other goods at each of its theatres.
So far, 23 readers have been deployed […]
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Brandt Beef is using an RFID and bar-code tracking system in order to keep track of its cattle from birth to beef. The GlobalTrack system enables one to automatically trace beef directly back from a retail site such as a restaurant or supermarket to the specific animals and its origin. This system can also track […]
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BT has found RFID to be beneficial in its trial project which utilized the technology for asset tracking. BT is one of the largest international construction companies in the UK. The trial has proven the great potential in adding real value in the construction industry through the use of RFID.
The project took […]
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According to Chen Wen, Ministry of Information Industry, China is pushing to make an RFID national standard in order to serve the forecasted RMB 5.07 billion market for 2006. The primary reason why China’s RFID has not come out yet is because of the conflict among concerned parties in China.
The chaos which has been created […]
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Pasco, bitcorn and KDDI Network & Solutions have together developed the Intelligent Manhole System. The tags would be embedded in manhole covers in order to support critical tasks in a disaster situation.
These tagged manholes can provide information about things buried underground like sewer pipes. As the system is linked to a local government’s GIS […]
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Japan has started issuing its first electronic passports. Now every five year, ten year and diplomatic passport issued by the Japanese government would be including an RFID tag. Japan is expected to dole out more than 3.5 million e-passports within the next twelve months. The next ten years would see all the Japanese passports embedded […]
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An RFID solution released by G2 Microsystems is expected to reduce the total cost of ownership by 75%. It is an ultra low-power active RFID system on a chip which leverages the widely deployed Wi-Fi™ network infrastructure. By making use of the existing infrastructure, the system on chip enables businesses to install asset tracking systems […]
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If put to correct use, RFID can be productive and beneficial but if misused it can wreck havoc. This statement applies not only to RFID but to any other technology in the world. A society can progress when it harnesses the technology in a correct manner. Imposing bans on a technology would only deteriorate the […]
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Although South Korean vendors started RFID development slowly as compared to global rivals, but they believe that they can reap tremendous opportunities in the international market, mainly in the UHF segment. This was stated by a study conducted by ABI Research. ABI also stated that a number of tag and reader vendors as well as […]
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