Rfid News

Orlando - Walt Disney World is unrolling a new initiative this spring when it begins handing out MagicBands, an RFID enabled bracelet for guests to wear during their visit to the park.

San Antonio - Parents and students in a Texas city are protesting an initiative concerning the school's ID badges. Two schools are currently in a pilot program that involves new student IDs that contain tracking chips.

In a recent post, I featured M2M as one of the hottest trends in telecom, but it's only a trend in the wide scope of The Internet of Things.

Reading - A young British scientist stakes a claim to being the first human infected with a computer virus after he contaminated an electronic RFID chip implanted in his hand.

To prevent bike thefts and reclaim stolen bikes, many cities are using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology on bikes. The bikes will now be able to identify the owner of the bike and also communicate with the authorities when it is stolen.

One of the biggest disadvantages of RFID tags thus far is the need to run them off batteries. Now, solution has been developed.

The tiny RFID microchip will soon be invading public privacy as a tracking device used by retailers and law enforcement with the sale of almost anything consumers purchase. The future is already here.

Hitachi has developed a newer form of Radio Frequency Identification Chips (RFID) Tags. Their RFID powder has become the world’s smallest and thinnest RFID tags in the market. The size of this tag measures a measly 0.05 x 0.05 millimeters (0.002 inches)

A system that can track staff in an office, children in a theme park or medial equipment in a hospital is being tested in Hong Kong, a media report said Monday. A pilot system is under way at the Hong Kong Productivity Council.

From fake drugs to phoney purses, counterfeit products are spreading across the world. But wily businesses are fighting back with science and technology promising to protect their goods from criminal fakery.