It’s been more than 10 years since the Auto-ID Center was founded at MIT. The Center served as a launch pad for RFID innovation, and was the birthplace of companies like ThingMagic, OAT Systems and others. With co-founders Sanjay Sarma and David Brock set to take the stage at Wednesday’s Auto-ID & Sensing Solutions Expo [...]
It’s been more than 10 years since the Auto-ID Center was founded at MIT. The Center served as a launch pad for RFID innovation, and was the birthplace of companies like ThingMagic, OAT Systems and others. With co-founders Sanjay Sarma and David Brock set to take the stage at Wednesday’s Auto-ID & Sensing Solutions Expo [...]
With all the emphasis on RFID in retail, it’s easy to forget that the retail RFID movement began as a supply chain initiative. That famous “Walmart mandate” from 2003 was an indication that the giant retailer saw big gains to be had in its supply chain and distribution center operations. It took a few years [...]
RFID continues to show its potential for moving well beyond business applications and into everyday lifestyles. Recently we’ve blogged about RFID-enabled washing machines and wardrobes. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Dubai have invented the iPurse, an RFID-enabled device capable of tracking personal belongings like keys and laptops, even lipstick and glasses. [...]
Smartrac N.V., the Amsterdam-based developer, manufacturer and supplier of RFID transponders and inlays, has embarked on a new branding campaign to incorporate its recent transaction of KSW Microtec AG. As part of the initiative, Smartrac announced today that KSW has changed its name to Smartrac Technology Dresen GmbH. Smartrac acquired KSW in December, and the [...]
Omni-ID has unveiled a new family of UltraThin low profile, flexible on-metal RFID tags and inlays. The product announcement follows wide market adoption of Omni-ID’s first two products in the category — the Flex(R)LP and Flex(R)AI. Omni-ID has deployed tens of thousands of the tags at a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer since the end of [...]
It’s great to read about the strong ROI that industry gains from deploying RFID. Sometimes, however, the consumer benefits from deploying the technology are overlooked. And while home laundry monitoring isn’t exactly a commercialized use case, just imagine the benefits. As Sini Syrjala points out in her blog post in RFID Arena, imagine how cool [...]
Many founders of the MIT Auto-ID Center, the birth place of established RFID firms like ThingMagic, OAT Systems and more, have faded into the background as the industry has matured. Three of founding members — Kevin Ashton, Dr. David Brock and Dr. Sanjay Sarma — will be reunited during a panel discussion at the 3rd [...]
This application note describes how one might design a robust race timing system using ThingMagic UHF RFID technology. The application note assumes the reader to be generally familiar with RFID technology and the ThingMagic MercuryAPI.
This application note describes how engineers might design a robust bulk encoding system using ThingMagic UHF RFID technology. The paper assumes that the reader of this application note is generally familiar with both RFID technology and the ThingMagic MercuryAPI.