More than two years ago, Hewlett-Packard, the IT and computer products and services provider based in Palo Alto, Calif., started deploying RFID in parts of its manufacturing and distribution chain.

The industry's first scientific evaluation of passive RFID tags designed to work on metal objects has been released. It busts two well-circulated myths: that passive RFID does not work on metal, and ...

RFID tags are very much on their way to becoming cheap enough to be used extensively. Many RFID pilots are being conducted to prove the business case. As you read this, some companies are getting ...

Modern conveniences such as self-checkout and contactless payments are often taken for granted. Because of this, it’s natural to overlook the critical technology that makes such everyday efficiencies ...

Radio Frequency Identification is a technology that uses radio waves to track and identify objects. RAIN RFID is a specific type of RFID that is becoming increasingly popular in the retail industry.

A team of researchers in Scotland has unveiled a RFID tag, which they claim could make the technology cheaper as well as more sustainable. The scientists at the University of Glasgow explain that the ...

A set of best practices designed to help assuage consumers’ concerns about RFID (radio frequency identification) tags was released on Monday by a group of technology vendors, RFID users and consumer ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have been around since World War II, when the British Royal Air Force affixed tags to planes as a way to distinguish friend from foe, but it wasn't until ...

Low-cost and passive identification systems are necessary for real time IoT (internet of things) monitoring. The paper presents a novel designed chipless RFID tag towards read range enhancement of ...

RFID technology has been integrated into credit cards, passports, smart cards, locks, product tracking, cars, inventory systems, and humans. Yes, even humans have embedded RFID chips into their hands, ...