Introduction While it’s highly doubtful that RFID could have saved the lives of the 301 miners who, sadly, perished after an underground explosion in Turkey, the technology is being used to better
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Introduction Apple just put an end to speculation regarding its relationship with NFC technology by announcing that the iPhone 6 will indeed include the technology. At this point, it is safe to tu
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Introduction While everything from dating to shopping has moved online these days, there are still individuals in the world who believe society needs to come together in-person. In that
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Introduction Consider all the times you’ve been reminded to bring your x-rays with you to the doctor’s? What if you didn’t need to remember and it was as simple as leaving the house? Those d
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Introduction In 2001, the database the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used to check visa and passport applicants held about 7 million visa records and over 2 million passport records, accor
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RFID is helping sports management make informed decisions Back when this reporter was young, she used to watch family members play soccer in Pleasanton, California. In those halcyon days of t
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Introduction We recently attended RFID Journal LIVE! 2014 in Orlando, Florida. While at the show, we interviewed leaders, systems manufacturers, and solutions providers in the RFID industry. In th
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With an RFID reader onboard, NASA astronauts maximize use of space in space. NASA has deployed its “Project RFID” for use on the International Space Station (ISS), which includes using an RFID rea
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RFID Moves Into The Big Leagues With sports personalities’ signatures drawing a considerable penny, it’s obvious that signed baseball and football trading cards, as well as the balls themse
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RFID is controlling traffic and easing the burden at the toll booth and at the turnstile. That RFID would be used for paying tolls at a toll booth or the subway turnstile shouldn’t be news. Letting
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How RFID is transforming not only how races are timed, but how we race. Back in the dark ages—the eighties—this reporter enjoyed running a little race called the Bay to Breakers in San F
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Will RFID become the new UPC in hospitals? Although patients being forced to wear RFID tags is probably a long way off, hospitals are increasingly employing the technology in myriad ways — from pu
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