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 ...

Unlike traditional barcodes that require line-of-sight scanning and manual intervention, RFID utilizes electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The ...

Deploying a radio frequency identification system involves a lot more than purchasing the right tags and installing the right readers (see Basics of RFID Technology). To get business value from the ...

Uncertainty in the Middle East, along with economic and currency pressures, are conspiring to drive the price of fuel higher this construction season. This is a great time to consider implementing an ...

Already common in security systems and tollbooths, radio-frequency identification tags and readers stand poised to take over many processes now accomplished by human toil Editor's Note: This story was ...

In order to simplify their installation and operation, modern home security systems must be able to monitor their environments wirelessly. This includes monitoring perimeter security, intrusion ...

Facing retailers' RFID (radio frequency identification) mandates, LEGO Systems, Inc. met its Wal-Mart and Target compliance deadlines months early. When LEGO Systems, Inc. began moving forward with ...

RFID implementations are becoming very numerous as they offer an expected benefit over the present way of doing things. Used in the proper situation, RFID can provide a better way of doing business or ...

While JD Sports executives offered a lukewarm assessment of RFID technology as recently as mid-2023, the retailer has since signed a multiyear global software agreement with Checkpoint Systems, a ...

Rather than reinvent the wheel, you might want to check out the extremely impressive ESP-RFID project. It’s still based on the ESP8266 we all know and love, but it combines the diminutive WiFi-enabled ...