Case Study – Marriott International 150,000-tag RAIN RFID linen deployment
Counting linen is one of those hotel jobs nobody enjoys and everybody has to do. At three Marriott International luxury properties in China, it now takes roughly ten minutes instead…
RFID in Retail Inventory Management: The Accuracy Revolution
For decades, retailers have lived with a dirty secret: their inventory records are wrong. Traditional barcode-based systems typically deliver inventory accuracy of just 65-75%, meaning that for every ten items…
Puebla “Ley Casco” RFID Mandate SUSPENDED After Mass Motorcycle Protests
The Puebla state government has suspended distribution of the RFID helmet tags required under its Ley Casco, a day after the motorcyclist protests we reported on 5 August. Governor Alejandro…
Chainway MC80 an Android 16 handheld with processor-integrated UHF RFID
Chainway has announced the MC80, a 5G enterprise handheld that the company bills as one of the first Android 16 terminals to run on Qualcomm’s Dragonwing Q-6690 processor. The Shenzhen…
Impinj R700 Firmware 10.4 Adds Wi-Fi Dongle Support, REST API CORS Control and Four New R700v2 Regions
Impinj has issued firmware version 10.4 for its R700 series RAIN RFID readers. On paper it is a modest point release, but it clears two of the more tedious obstacles…
STAR Systems International announces India MLFF deployments
STAR Systems International is powering a string of Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling deployments across India, bringing barrier-free electronic toll collection to some of the country’s busiest highway corridors. The…
Motorcyclists in Puebla Protest Against the RFID Tag Helmet Law
When RFID technology meets public policy without public buy-in, the result is predictable. Over 100 motorcyclists took to the streets of Puebla, Mexico on Tuesday to protest against the “Ley…
NHAI completes barrier-free RFID tolling across the full Delhi-Jaipur NH-48 corridor
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has completed the rollout of its Multi Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling system across the entire 270-kilometer Gurugram-Jaipur corridor on National Highway 48.…
California’s First DCC-Approved RFID Self-Checkout Goes Live at Cannabis Dispensary
Perfect Union Northside in Sacramento has made history as the first cannabis dispensary in California to receive approval from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) for RFID-powered self-checkout technology. The…
How to Calculate RFID Tag Cost Per Unit at Scale
When budgeting for an RFID deployment, the sticker price on a single tag tells you very little. True cost per unit only becomes clear once you factor in volume tiers,…
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