As far as wireless technologies go, radio-frequency identification (RFID) is one of the oldest. Patented in 1983 by the late British inventor Charles Walton, RFID made it possible for new, cutting ...

What the industry needs are RAIN RFID labels that meet the requirements of retailers for inventory taking while offering a higher level of waterproofing.

Avery Dennison, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag manufacturer, has introduced an RFID label that is the first to ...

Passive tags can be recycled if they are encased in protective plastic or some other material that will allow them to survive the removal process. If you try to tear a passive RFID label off an object ...

That technology was RFID, and since last month RFID tags have been implanted into the care labels of every single one of Gerry Weber's garments. Each tag costs around 9 cents, and the company ...

The RFID blocker tag was pasted to the back of a pharmacy bag with a message from RSA Security explaining how the blocker tag they developed works to protect consumers' privacy. View Slideshow RSA ...

The tags also can be embedded into garments or accessories themselves, and have seen increasing use from such brands as Salvatore Ferragamo and Lululemon, which have recently started putting RFID ...

The Minneapolis-based retailer says it is working with key vendors to begin outfitting price tags with RFID smart labels, which Target hopes will improve inventory accuracy and out-of-stock issues.

Tagging school children with RFID chips is uncommon, but not new. A federally funded preschool in Richmond, California, began embedding RFID chips in students' clothing in 2010.