RFID tags broadcast unique identifier signals over a radio frequency, which means their movement can be tracked over long ranges. Yesterday Microsoft announced a partnership with RFID company Alien Technology and said it will provide plug-and-play...
Impinj has also unveiled an RFID reader and tag system that conforms to the next generation standard, and Gartner said these hardware announcements will soon be followed by many more. Companies should start preparing now for the next-generation...
Nokia has begun selling a product that turns one of its mobile phone models into a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag reader. Once the shell has been fitted, the 5140 can interact with objects that contain an RFID tag, for example a meter or...
Now though it would seem US criminals have more to fear from 'chips' than 'CHiPs', with plans afoot to tag them all with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. After all, if you're six weeks into a 10-year stretch for grand theft auto your...
The architecture of this RFID system - demonstrated at the Tokyo International Book Fair 2003 -- is based on specifications laid down by Auto-ID Center, an RFID research organisation led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
They listen for a radio query and respond by transmitting a unique ID code, typically a 64-bit identifier yielding about 18 thousand trillion possible values. Applied Digital Solutions is hoping that Americans can be persuaded to undergo a surgical...