When you're talking about data collection, two technologies come to mind: bar code scanning and RFID (radio frequency identification). The former has been a staple in data collection for more than 30 ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RF Code, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class active RFID technology, today announced the addition of a new long-range mobile reader to its active RFID product ...

As more companies ramp up their RFID deployments and share data with supply-chain partners, a common problem has come to light. While many business applications need to process data from both bar ...

Front Lines is a guest viewpoint section offering perspectives on current issues and events from people working on the front lines of Canada's technology industry. Rob Douglas is president of Psion ...

It is hard to label any component of an RFID system as being more critical than any of the others. In past articles we have discussed the RFID tag, as well as, the RFID antenna hardware. Both of these ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested to know that the latest issue of the HackSpace magazine, created by the official Raspberry Pi team, ...

Siemens Industry, Inc. has added three compact, rugged and affordable RFID readers with standard IO-Link interfaces to its family of Simatic RF200 RFID products. Two of the new readers are ...

Ask someone about the history of RFID and the first thing you’ll likely hear is about is Walmart. In 2003, Walmart told its top 100 suppliers and vendors they had to tag all pallets and cases with ...

Radio Frequency identification (RFID) tags are like bar codes on steroids; they’re to traditional SKUs what Robocop was to your ordinary cop on the beat. RFID tags are already here but ubiquitous RFID ...

Here’s another audio playback hack that uses physical tokens to choose what you’re listening to. It uses Touchatag RFID hardware to control iTunes. The concept is very similar to the standalone ...

A chip that blocks a reader from identifying items tagged with unique electronic codes may allay privacy fears over radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. The silicon chip RFID blocker tag ...