Mr RFID makes a prediction:Debate all you want - I predict UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) RFID will be used at the item level in the global supply chain. I've heard the arguments; UHF RFID does not...
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Yes, we now have YouTube RFID videos available here for your viewing pleasure! Check them out -- sometimes wacky, sometimes useful. Always entertaining. OK, what about these videos? Well, they are...
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by gautam on November 30, 2006
Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all! This is not the mirror which will praise your beauty but don't be disappointed as the mirror featured out here is not an ordinary mirror...
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by gautam on November 28, 2006
Tired after a long days work and feeling hungry? You straight head towards your favorite fast food joint but certainly don't have the energy to stand in the queue or have the patience for the guy...
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If this is true then I would have to quit my wallet pretty soon. Expect your cell phone to become a digital wallet in the near future. Cell phone operators have recently come to an agreement for...
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My favorite RFID analysts, IDTechEx, have come out once again with another fascinating report. This time, they have compiled a report showing the countries that have adopted RFID the most. The United...
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by gautam on November 22, 2006
International Labor Organization or ILO feels that RFID has the power to create an impact on labor requirements mainly in the retail sector. For this purpose ILO had hosted a meeting in Geneva for...
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by gautam on November 20, 2006
Now RFID will be monitoring traffic flow. Solar powered RFID interrogators are being tested by New York State Department of Transportation and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute which read the EZPass...
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by gautam on November 16, 2006
Who can forget the famous electric guitarists in rock music history, Jimi Hendrix? He was a talented self taught musician who was known to play the right-handed Fender Stratocaster guitar turned...
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by gautam on November 14, 2006
Boom!Boom!Boom! The next time the American guns go blazing, RFID would be keeping a track of the rounds fired by them. For this purpose Benet Laboratories is working on an RFID system which will be...
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This is for all the mothers out there who remain worried about their child's safety whenever their child boards the school bus but now RFID has come to take care of all their worries. Blue...
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by gautam on November 12, 2006
Up till now you had to wait in a queue to get tickets for a movie and it was pretty irritating too but not now SK Telecom has come up with a new system which would simply take movie......
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by gautam on November 11, 2006
Fire is dangerous and no body knows this better than fire fighters who put their lives at risk to save people and property. In order to control fire it is important that it gets detected as quickly...
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Are you a company that intends to do item-level tagging on consumer goods, but want to maintain trust with your customers? Or perhaps you are a concerned citizen, worried about RFID tags on items you...
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An interesting white paper looks at UHF RFID item level tagging in the pharmaceutical industry. The paper is a collaborative effort by six companies including: ADT/Tyco, Alien, Impinj, Symbol, Intel...
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by gautam on November 07, 2006
There seems to be turmoil in the world. Post 9/11, the situation has deteriorated and we have witnessed instances of terror attacks in many parts of the world. The intelligence agencies are on their...
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Recently the people at Hong Kong-based China Elite Technology sent me a copy of their white paper about "Smart Tokens" for ticketing in mass transit. Steven Wong, Product Development...
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by gautam on November 02, 2006
First it was soccer and now its cricket. The association of RFID with sports is increasing. Earlier it made its presence felt at the World Cup Soccer and now is being put to use at the ICC Champions...
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