Technology sometimes travels a long way from its original purpose. RFID, Radio Frequency Identification is a good example. Its roots go back to the Second World War, when radio technology was used to ...

A tiny radio chip is arousing fear – but also great enthusiasm. Is it a threat to everything that we know as personal data protection, or the optimal way of keeping track in a chaos of products? A ...

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Raadio-frequency identification (RFID) has been on the to-do list at most chemical company information technology (IT) departments for some time now. Lately, though, it is rather high on the list.

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 ...

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You’d be forgiven if you haven’t heard of radio-frequency identification (RFID), a technology that in the mid-2000s elicited worldwide boycotts from consumer and privacy groups, got tied up in a ...

The same technology that is known for tracking packages in the mail; automobiles during the production progress; and clothes, shoes and other products to ensure efficient supply chain management also ...

Performance Analytics, Inc. (PAI), a privately-held company based in Palo Alto, CA, developed its electronic lockbox, KeyWhere™, to provide auto dealerships across the country a more streamlined and ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: RFID. Australian sheep and haute couture from Prada might not seem to have much in common, but they do. Each is a valuable asset tracked by radio frequency ...

Hach Co. unveiled its DR 3900 spectrophotometer featuring state-of-the-art radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. Hach, which describes the device as being “similar to a GPS telling you ...