Is it enough to equip anti-theft gates with one or two readers in the entrance area, about 12 meters apart, or is it necessary to put readers on every gate from both sides? Do these readers cost the same as usual readers, and what is the price for reading anti-theft...
Are they the same technology? If not, how do they differ? —Name withheld ——— Near Field Communication (NFC) is a type of radio frequency identification technology. NFC-based solutions employ passive high-frequency (HF) tags and are based on the ISO 14443 standard for...
A new report claims RFID could reduce losses by several billion dollars.
And where might we procure them? —Name withheld ——— I contacted several companies and organizations, but regrettably, I was unable to obtain a good answer for you. As far as I can tell, no Near Field Communication (NFC) products, at this stage, are EMV [Europay,...
And how is it used with ultrahigh-frequency RFID systems? —Name withheld ——— To answer your question, I reached out to the experts at Magellan Technology, an Australian firm that has been developing innovative RFID products for 15 years. Here is the response from one...
What do I need to do and know? —Name withheld ——— Many companies that sell radio frequency identification technologies have been struggling since the global financial crisis of 2008. The industry is finally beginning to hire again, but there are not many jobs out...
Do you have any predictions for what's to come? —Name withheld ——— That's a tough question to answer. Radio frequency identification is already being used in ways no one ever imagined. For instance, I recently posted a blog about a video showing an RFID reader...
I've heard that it requires people to be chipped. Is this true? If so, why? —Name withheld ——— There have been false rumors, ever since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly called "Obamacare") was passed, that it requires people to have a radio...
Can you please explain how this would be done? —Name withheld ——— Locking an individual password to prevent subsequent reads and/or writes of that password, locking and unlocking individual memory banks, and permanently locking a password or memory are all part of the...
I am a Master's student at the Lappeenranta University of Technology, in Finland. Recently, I started gathering information about RFID, as I am trying to demonstrate the effects and advantages of using the technology at some companies, such as Finish firms in the food...
Would an X-ray suffice for this purpose, or would another type of procedure be necessary? —Name withheld ——— The best way to check for an implant would be to have an X-ray performed. RFID transponders have metal antennas that would show up in an X-ray. You could also...
Please describe some of the technology's shortcomings. —Ken (Malaysia) ——— Ken, It would be difficult to explain the disadvantages of radio frequency identification, as RFID is merely a tool. Just as a hammer can be used to drive nails, RFID can be utilized to...