In the previous article, “The principles of RFID: Active Tags,” we discussed a classification of RFID tag called the active tag. Even though the active tag has many applications, it does not get as ...

A German department store, the Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, part of the Metro retailing group, is using RFID technology in a new way. Of course, it is using the tags to track the clothing items from its ...

Want to know the temperature of machine parts before they overheat and cause damage? Monitor water-intolerant assets without opening the container to check each one? Detect strain in concrete? Save ...

Omni-ID, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) tag maker, has extended its range of sensing devices to include five new tags built to monitor temperatures, detect the presence of liquids and ...

RFID (radio-frequency-identification) technology has the potential to become a common and important element in embedded-system design. In addition to the traditional role of the technology in ...

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Applications of radio-frequency identification (RFID) are widespread in today's well-connected society. Found in nearly every market including government, transportation, food, health care, retail, ...

RFID is shaping up to be an important building block for the Internet of Things (IoT). Those attending the recent IEEE RFID 2014 conference in Orlando got a chance to see where the technology is ...