(RFIDWorld.ca) Cost savings are being generated after radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled tags are being used to turn trash into cash in Cincinnati, OH and Grand Rapids, MI. UPM RFID and Cascade Engineering have come together to make this possible. Pay-as-you-throw pricing programs as well as other incentive-based recycling methods are being used to promote [...]

(RFID World Canada) IDBLUE, a privately-based Canadian company based in Newfoundland & Labrador today unveiled the  first mobile, Bluetooth(R) UHF RFID (radio frequency identification) reader for smartphones and tablets. IDBLUE.UHF is a handheld, pen-shaped RFID reader that is ideal for use with smartphones and tablets, including iPhones and iPads. It is designed for precision asset [...]

A large number of libraries in Queens, NY are converting to RFID tracking systems, which support RFID check-in and check-out. Fourteen libraries have converted their collection of books, journals, newspapers and other media to RFID enabled coding systems.   Two libraries, the Fresh Meadows and Far Rockaway will be the first to receive the RFID [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) A Canadian RFID company, GAO RFID  Asset Tracking is now offering a flexible handheld computer terminal, which is an RFID reader suitable for many applications including livestock tracking, asset tracking, manufacturing and warehousing. The RFID reader comes with both short keypad and full keyboard varieties with the option of Microsoft Embedded CE 5.0, Windows Mobile [...]

For the 2011 Gitex Shopper in Dubai, AVI Infosys is preparing to launch and RFID-based integrated Facebook system. RFID key fobs will be given to each shopper at the GItex expo, and the RFID fobs will sync up with their Facebook profile once they register. The RFID readers will be specially designed to be able [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) At the German high-speed racetracks, the noise levels of race cars are being monitored by RFID cards to determine whether any intervention is needed for safety precautions. This is taking place at the Nurburgring Motorsport Complex in Nurburg. The web-based SensorSMART system from Identec Solutions effectively measures the noise emissions from race-cars in real [...]

(RFID World Canada) The launch of a new passive integrated transponder tag, the FISHID SST2 as well as two RFID readers–the FishTRACKER IS001, and FishTRACKER FS2020 were announced by Destron Fearing.   Low power consuption that supports remote locations and small stream applications is the attractive feature of the new FishTRACKER IS001.  The FishTRACKER is also able to store up to [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) On this Superbowl XLV Sunday, the Budlight Hotel in Dallas will feature an RFID Application on Facebook which will allow Superbowl viewers to share their experiences simply by swiping their RFID-enabled wristbands at kiosks.   The new temporary service will allow Facebook users with the wristbands who are guest to sync their accounts with RFID-enabled tokens.  The whole process will be very simple and [...]

(RFIDWorld.ca) — NASA’s Johnson Space Center has announced that it is purchasing RFID readers from A.C.C. Systems Inc. for its space flight inventory system on the International Space Station.  After deep research and trials from top RFID companies, the Space center has chosen RFID readers from A.C.C. Systems Inc. The type they chose are the [...]