RFID Gets Sporty With IPICO

Filed in archive Sports on June 20, 2006

RFID has taken the world by surprise. It is being used in various fields, ranging from pharmaceuticals to even sports goods now. IPICO Inc. has come up with its sports timekeeping solutions that is based on IP-X Dual Frequency and UHF RFID technology. The company has a range of products which includes sports timekeeping bikes, shoe and other products.

These solutions are used in sports events like cycling, cross country running, marathons and other events as a time keeping measure. The mountain biking event by adidas held in South Africa featured the use of RFID by IPICO. It was an eight day affair that 1000 riders from around 37 countries.

It looks like the use of RFID in sports is going to bring precision. Already we are seeing the use of RFID at the football world cup being held in Germany.