As I was doing my year-in-review posts here at the RFID Weblog, noting what commentators felt were the achievements of RFID during 2006, one thing seemed missing to me. No one made a bid deal out of...

RFID users, system techs, and manufactureres will be gathering together in Grapevine, Texas, this March for the 5th Annual RFID World show. Exhibitor, educaitonal programs, and strategy sessions will...

You appreciated WiBree and ZigBee and now it's the turn to move on to RuBee which is being hailed as a cheaper alternative to RFID. Technically its termed as IEEE 1902.1 but the name RuBee is...

Hey ladies!! RFID has found a place in your makeup stuff too. Mitsukoshi store in Ginza district of Tokyo is conducting a pilot under which RFID tags are being attached to cosmetics such as eye...

I think you will enjoy this. Wearable RFID was never enjoyable before. Everything Is Toy or ET is a wearable computing system meant to convert our lives into play. When the user will touch an object,...

All the way round I had been telling you regarding the identification and tracking implementation of this technology but this is something really interesting where RFID is being put to creative use...

It seems the days of your credit and debit cards are numbered. In the future instead of a wallet loaded with cards you will be just carrying your cell phone along for making payments for your...

Over at RFID Update they have an excellent 3-part article listing the top trends in RFID from 2006. It's really a "year in review" series of articles. Some of the key developments...

First it was the turn of VoIP phones to make an impact and now RFID phones will rule the roost. Nokia and Cingular have partnered to offer Nokia 6131 NFC which is an RFID phone and is expected to......

This ink is expected to counter losses caused due to mad cow disease and it is not any ordinary ink but RFID ink which has been successfully tested by Somark Innovations. The RFID ink can be read...

Advertising is all about creative brains churning out creative ideas but this advertising campaign also has a dash of RFID to it besides creativity. This is the advertising campaign of MINI USA...

ABI Research is another group that faced up to the disappointing year that 2006 was for retail mandates and supply chain uses of RFID. ABI Research makes the observation that some consumer goods...

You must be aware of stretch wrap or stretch films? These are clear polyethylene film which stick to itself and are used for binding a number of cases together for creation of a large unified load....

The life of a firefighter is never easy. Everyday is a challenge for them and fighting the blazing fire is really tough. These brave men fight with fire everyday and risk their lives just to ensure...

Up till now you thought that rich soil, water and fertilizers were one of the most important ingredients for producing a good crop but now you need to add one more thing if you would like a better...

Taking yet another look back on 2006 is Phil Lazo, VP and General Manager of Symbol Technologies, RFID Global Products group. In what is perhaps the understatement of the year, he says 2006 was...

Depending on where you live, the approach to RFID can vary greatly. IDTechEx took a look at four continents and compared and contrasted their adoption of RFID: RFID is being adopted worldwide but...

Heard about user targeted ads? You probably must have and even seen them too while using internet. Can't recall? Let me refresh your memories, Google is known for user targeted ads and probably...

Analyst firm RW Baird has issued its December 2006 Supply Chain Technology - RFID Monthly, containing its take on the RFID market in 2006. In one sense, RW Baird's reaction was similar to the...