RFID intermediary at The Techwear Weblog

Between the barcode and the RFID: A company called InkSure got patents on a technology to print low-cost chipless RFID's on products. The relation is $0.001 per barcode tag and from 25c to 10$ for RFID. The company hopes to drive the cost of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags down to less than one cent by using a special ink, said the company's chief executive for US operations, James Assaf. chipless (MR) [...] Read More


RFID Kids pajama at The Techwear Weblog

Some days ago I wrote about 'Hugs' RFID infant protection system has prevented the abduction of a baby at Presbyterian Hospital. Now Information week let us know that soon this kind of RFID tagging is available for home use. Lauren Scott of California will launch a line of kid's pajamas using technology from SmartWear and maybe sells it at Targets. SmartWear tries to establish a database where parents can save information [...] Read More


Anti-RFID at The Techwear Weblog

You probably already heard about this easy idea to stop RFID from sending information. It reminds me to a print advertising, showing that the US spent millions to produce a ball-pen that works in space, while the USSR simple bought a pencil.However, it's just that easy to avoid privacy issues with RFID. I found the best blog-entry in my neighborhood. Anita wrotes everything about it and even emailed the inventer [...] Read More


Cheaper printing of RFID Tags seeks inspiration from ink jet printer process at The RFID Weblog

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 2929618 One hindrance towards the adoption of RFID technology has been the high costs associated with it which has not made it as popular as barcodes but I feel that within the next few years we should expect the technology within the reach of a lot many people and enterprises than before. Now Fraunhofer Institute of Integrated Systems and Device Technology Germany researchers have developed a [...] Read More


RFID shows no significant negative impacts on privacy, says European Parliament report at The RFID Weblog

This particular report would surely help the cause of RFID which seems to be always under fire and that without being backed by any genuine facts all because of lack of knowledge among the people. I am talking about the report on RFID released by the Scientific Technology Options Assessment committee of European parliament. The report titled 'RFID and Identity Management in Everyday Life' explores the benefits, perceptions and concerns [...] Read More