I almost missed the news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has decided that RFID being used in its U.S. VISIT program has been a bust. RFID had been used in a trial over the past 14...
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by gautam on February 27, 2007
You have a bit of technical bent of mind along with tinkering abilities then you would surely like the RFID Experimentation Kit. People who feel that they do not have the qualities stated above need...
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Britain has installed closed circuit cameras and people are under the scanner of these equipments which can be found almost everywhere and on an average there is a chance that a person may be...
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In an article at RFID Journal this morning, an analyst with Frost & Sullivan notes that disappointment with respect to low volumes in retail supply chain RFID applications has caused some RFID...
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Filed in archive Supply Chain
by ehsan on February 25, 2007
Yesterday I read a recent article in Financial Times on Wal-mart's RFID policy in 2007 and it seems to me that the giant retailer doesn't want to step back from its original objectives....
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The Chinese are going to get you! That's according to Peter Harrop, the chairman of IDTechEx. While you weren't looking, China jumped to the number one spot for RFID volumes. And it's all...
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Mobile banking is all set to get a new dimension as Discover Financial Services and Motorola are collaborating to trial technology for testing mobile banking and RFID enabled payment platform. This...
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by gautam on February 20, 2007
Just watch this video below, it's a really cool IBM commercial on RFID. A pretty lady sitting at a help desk in the middle of a deserted road forces a cargo vehicle to stop. The driver jumps out...
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by gautam on February 19, 2007
Have you ever encountered a python or reptile in your closet or saucepan? These wild creatures might have sent shiver down your spine but you may not have realized that these may be some of the...
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Can u believe this? Hitachi has taken the initiative for developing one of the smallest RFID chips tags and has crossed boundaries to create RFID tag in powder form. This is what the company says and...
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Find out the latest news and technology in the world of RFID at the First Investment Summit at RFID World 2007, hosted by RFID Tribes. This conference will include panel sessions, case studies, and...
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I had never thought that one day we would have edible RFID tags but Kodak has made this a reality. Kodak has developed digestible tags which when swallowed don't cause any harm to the human body....
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by gautam on February 12, 2007
This time kids will taste RFID with this wonderful game. Dubbed as the Wild Planet's Intruder Trap System it consists of three wireless motion sensors connected through RFID. You must be...
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Intermec RFID tags are going to be tested in outer space by NASA. Roland Piquepaille writes in an article entitled "Will RFID Tags Work on Mars?":According to Computerworld, NASA will start...
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by gautam on February 08, 2007
RFID certainly has a future in the advertising world and while most of the modes of advertising are getting crowded, RFID ensures that you reach out to your customers in your own special way. A...
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Bert Moore, the Editor of RFID Insights newsletter at the AIMglobal website, writes a weekly column that I have come to enjoy considerably. Some of his more recent columns have been especially...
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by gautam on February 07, 2007
One of the most difficult jobs for any army around the world is to keep track of its soldiers during any insurgency operation or wartime. As a result lot of precious time is wasted and many lives are...
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IDTechEx has a new report out about what's happening in the RFID industry. The report looks in the review mirror at 2006 and also looks up ahead at what to expect in 2007 and beyond. It considers...
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by gautam on February 01, 2007
This shopping cart is for people like me who tend to get lost in the shopping stores. Realizing this Media Cart Holdings has come up with a RFID shopping cart which informs users about the products...
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