The RFID Weblog

RFID Tag Production On the Rise - January 24, 2006

Although there are lingering concerns by privacy advocates over the use of RFID, there's no doubt that the use of RFID tags continues to increase. According to a new report from In-Stat, over 1 billion tags were produced last year, and by 2010, that total will rise to 33 billion. Wal-Mart's requiring of their suppliers to use RFID tags are certainly one reason for the projected growth, as well as potential applications in both the industrial and retail sectors, such as the tracking of...
http://rfid.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/24/rfid-tag-production-on-the-rise/

CIOs Urged to Inform Customers on How RFID Tags Will Be Used - January 10, 2006

Although there have been issues raised by privacy groups over the use of RFID tags to track consumers and their buying habits, many more CIOs are urging their companies to adopt the technology to keep track of their inventories and their supply chains. However, there is the thought that some companies are being forced to use RFID, especially some vendors who have been "directed" by Wal-Mart to use tags on all of their shipments. In addition, some analysts are saying that CIOs, especially...
http://rfid.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/10/cios-urged-to-inform-customers-on-how-rfid-tags-will...

Is RFID Hot or Not - January 9, 2006

A new study from ABI Research indicates that RFID is definitely one of the hotter technologies and momentum continues to grow for its adoption by a number of companies in all sorts of applications. In addition, ABI notes that vendors who manufacture label converters will continue to postion themselves in the marketplace as they determine which applications to focus on, including retail inventory tracking, supply chain environments, or any other situation where the movement of goods or people is.
http://rfid.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/09/is-rfid-hot-or-not/

I've Got You (RFID Chip) Under My Skin... - January 9, 2006

Forget about tattoos. It seems like the new thing to get planted (or implanted) into your skin are RFID chips that can be programmed to allow you to login to your computer with just a wave of your hand in front of an enabled reader. The chips can be implanted by a surgeon or anyone else "qualified" to do it. There seem to be other uses for them, and if you're so interested, you can check out this website and get more information. I'd rather just write my username and password on a post-it note..
http://rfid.weblogsinc.com/2006/01/09/ive-got-you-rfid-chip-under-my-skin/