Nordic ID introduced its Morphic mobile computer with a RFID reader. The Gen2 UHF reader offers output power of 100mW, enabling a read distance up to 70cm. The computer runs on Windows CE 6.0 with 256 MB RAM and 128 MB Flash memory. The device communicates via wireless LAN/WAN connections and offers a GSM phone [...]
CEITEC introduced its De Boi chip, intended for cattle identification. The company plans to market De Boi chips globally and expand the technology to other markets. The chip was designed to meet health regulations such as those in the EU. CEITEC plans to manufacture the chip at its fabrication facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
RFIDspan Technology [...]
Terso introduced a new RFID cabinet for healthcare suppliers and providers. This cabinet enables real-time automated inventory control and has a larger capacity than the company’s previous units. The cabinet has 25 cubic feet of storage space and has dimensions of 36” x 26” x 80”. The cabinet was designed to track and protect high-value [...]
Digital Identification Solutions announced the integration of its ThingMagic USB RFID reader/encoder with the EDIsecure XID Retransfer Printer. The solution is primarily intended for ID badge printing. Early system implementations have included RFID-enabled employee tracking solutions and initiatives to track students getting on and off school buses. The system is also intended to fit applications [...]
Motorola introduced its MC3090-Z, a handheld reader that provides a dual-axis antenna for orientation-insensitive data capture. The dual-axis technology is intended for applications in areas such as retail cycle-counting, inventory and asset tracking. The reader has passed impact tests withstanding a four-foot drop to concrete, and is IP54 sealed to withstand dusty environments, spills and [...]
Alien introduced the ALR-9900-EMA reader for the European market. The reader operates at 865.7MHz-867.5MHz and is compliant with ETSI EN 302-208-2. The product supports near-field and far field operation and is backwards compatible with the ALR-8800 reader. In addition, the product also includes a feature to activate when tags are detected in the field to [...]
We have heard several positives recently regarding the use of RFID equipment, notably that several projects are resuming or beginning; annual tag volumes for many of these are 10M-20M at this point. We have also seen several indications of increased reader quoting activity and note that some additional equipment appears to have been deployed at [...]
XPresSystems has announced several improvements to its carwash industry technologies which utilize windshield mounted RFID tags to identify customers and corresponding wash packages. The system improvements include the ability to manage customer wash types & billing options and the ability to assign multiple tags to a single user for fleet accounts. The company has also [...]
Omni-ID introduced three new products targeted towards manufacturing, transportation and defense. The new products offer a new technology that features a new antenna design and a plasmonic structure that provides not only ruggedization, but also enhances read capability, both in terms of read range and frequency range, which can enable reads across all geographic regions. [...]
Linen Technology Tracking announced the launch of linentracker, a system for tracking and monitoring linen supplies throughout a hotel. The system’s technology uses passive Gen 2 UHF RFID tags that withstand commercial washing, drying and pressing. Real time display of item location and history are enabled via customized software and can be accessed through a [...]