UMD Q-Dots QR-coded asset labels
21 February, 2024The labels are printed at a high resolution, allowing them to easily be read by standard 2D barcode readers and smartphones. Each label has a unique number within the series.
Telstra Cat-M1 network-enabled locator tag
19 November, 2019The Telstra Cat-M1 Tag is designed to track items via Telstra's LTE-M network, Bluetooth and GPS, and is suitable for tracking electrical equipment, toolboxes, trailers and vehicles.
Tags help kiwi recovery
08 August, 2012 by Kylie RhodesA Little Spotted Kiwi population is being monitored using radio tags fitted with chick timer software.
Hospital staff benefit from wireless technology
07 August, 2012UK hospital uses RFID tagging to track expensive clinical equipment.
Radio tagging captures behaviour of largest fish on earth
03 August, 2012Radio tagging has been used for the first time on whale sharks. It has helped researchers capture footage of them feeding from fishers’ nets.
Canadian Bluesfest adopts RFID
04 June, 2012A Canadian music festival is providing RFID wristbands to provide access control and cashless payment systems.
NZ animal ID scheme inches closer
05 April, 2012The NAIT bill is in New Zealand Parliament’s Committee Stage.
Bidirectional communication for thin-film RFIDs
27 March, 2012Imec, the Holst Centre and partners have created what is said to be the world’s first RFID circuit made in low-temperature thin-film technology that allows reader-talks-first communication.
Antennaless RFID tags track metal and liquids
17 March, 2012RFID tags, developed by a CNSE research team, may solve the problem of tracking metal and liquids.
Thin RFID tag attaches to paper
24 February, 2012A thin aluminium RFID tag can be deposited onto a single sheet of paper.
Keeping track of surgical sponges
25 January, 2011Using the same technology found in clothing tags used in retail shop tracking systems, a study from the University of North Carolina shows that surgical sponges with implanted RF tags may be an effective adjunct to manual counting and X-ray detection in preventing sponges from being left behind in patients following surgery.
Luggage handling at Hong Kong airport
28 August, 2009A multi-year contract to supply Hong Kong international airport with up to 70 million RFID labels will see speedier and more reliable luggage handling for many of the 48 million passengers that use the airport each year.
RFID tags
17 August, 2009 byThe UPM Raflatac optimised Dog Bone, Short Dipole and Frog RFID tags are now available. The updated UHF EPC, Class 1 Gen 2 products have been enhanced with Impinj’s Monza 3 ICs.
RFID tags go underground
29 May, 2009Confidex, a company with expertise in RFID design, manufacturing and engineering, has supplied more than 10,000 of its Ironside UHF Gen2 hard tags to the London Underground.
iCE RFID system
08 April, 2009Syscan International has developed the iCE RFID device, based on IEEE 802.15.4.
