RFID: AT90RF135602- Smallest RFID Reader by Sally Bacchetta
The AT90RF135602 definitely needs a nickname. Even in 8-point type it's too big a title for the world's smallest RFID reader! AT90RF135602 (see what I mean?) is the latest RFID collaboration of California-based Atmel and UK-based Innovision Research & Technology. ... RFID tags continue to shrink, and in some cases have disappeared altogether, replaced by smart labels and smart inks. ... The AT90RF135602 reads and writes to 13.56 MHz RFID tags and smart labels, is optimised for a 2.8V battery operation, and is compliant to ISO/IEC 14443-A parts 2 & 3, making it especially suited for small,...

RFID Readers Guide by Mansi Aggarwal
RFID or Radio Frequency Identification is a constantly evolving technology that has made its foray into our lives from the inner circles of science very rapidly. It is basically one of the automatic identification systems like bar codes, smart cards, etc. ... The basic function of RFID reader is to communicate with the RFID tag by emitting radio waves through its antenna. ... RFID system consists of specially designed RFID tags, readers, edge servers, middleware, and application software. ... The system also includes an interrogator, which has a certain range in which it detects the RFID...

RFID: A Smart Tag Primer by Dennis Bacchetta
Good things come in small packages. This familiar cliché usually refers to precious stones, but today it's taken on new meaning, in that small things are now protecting items we deem valuable. Analysts estimate that the retail industry loses US $50B a year to theft and up to ten times that much... The logistics of RFID are changing rapidly, with ongoing advancements in ink, labels and methods of smart tag attachment. ... In 2004 Wal-Mart issued a mandate that their Top 100 suppliers become RFID compliant by 2005, and the FDA plans to convert to item-level RFID distribution tracking by 2007.

Integrating RFID Into Your Packaging by Dennis Bacchetta
Market forces such as the RFID mandates from Target, Wal-Mart, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) have many manufacturers and suppliers focused on RFID simply as a compliance tool, overlooking the significant additional benefits of automatic... RFID transponders are available in a variety of mediums, including: Smart tags Chipless tags Smart labels Conductive ink Traceless taggants A smart tag is a microchip RFID transponder, which includes an integrated circuit (IC) and an antenna, encased in a protective coating.

RFID in Libraries Guide by Mansi Aggarwal
A technology that was originally developed for the military during World War II, and has now encompassed all walks of life by making its foray into retail, medical, education, automotives, fast food, travel industry, and so on, is RFID or Radio Frequency Identification. ... Like most of the new technologies, RFID equipment such as RFID readers and tags are very expensive. ... The antenna allows the tag to receive and respond to radio frequency queries from an RFID transceiver. ... RFID is basically one of the automatic identification systems like bar codes, smart cards, etc.

Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID by Sally Bacchetta
He who mounts a wild elephant goes where the wild elephant goes. Randolph Bourne Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has incubated in relative obscurity for over 60 years, quietly changing our lives with scant attention outside the technology community. ... Every RFID transponder, or “smart tag”, is encrypted with a unique electronic product code (EPC) that distinguishes the tagged item from any other in the world. ... “Smart tags” are provocatively designed with both read and write capabilities, which means that each time a reader retrieves an EPC from a tag, that retrieval becomes...

Use of RFID Technology in Libraries: An Automated Metheod of Circulation, Security, Tracking and... by Syed Mohammad Shahid
1. Introduction RFID is an acronym for Radio Frequency Identification. It is a technology that allows an item, for example a library book to be tracked and communicated with by radio waves. This technology is similar in concept to a Cell Phone. Radio frequency identification, or RFID, is a... A few libraries use "smart" card, which is an RFID card with additional encryption, is an alternative to merely adding an RFID tag on staff and user identification cards. ... There are several methods of identification, but the most common is to store a serial number that identifies a person or...

Pros and Cons of RFID Technology by Brian F.
I. RFID Advantages Radio Frequency Identification provides a valuable service that is capable of revolutionizing the way companies track products. There are many benefactors of this technology: the military, retailers, suppliers, consulting firms, producers of the technology, and consumers. ... However, when RFID tag prices fall, companies like Wal-Mart and Target plan on using RFID tags on individual products which they can trace consumer’s buying habits and other information consumer’s wish to keep private.

Information in the Next Five Years by Ena Mwangama
Impact of Radio Frequency Identification Technology The Environment consist of the all elements that are outside the system under consideration, and which it must take as given .The environment also include all the external impositions and constraints other than those imposed by the ownership. ... The scary part of the use of RFID tag is that products bought with an RFID tag on it could all be traced specifically to the buyer just with the help of the tiny chip inside. ... RFID will have a massive impact on the technical side, as the company will need to change the whole infrastructure...