Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

RFID-Cancer Link Called 'Flimsy' By NY Times Writer

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

In his article, “A Debate We Don’t Need: Do RFID Chips in Humans Cause Cancer?”, New York Times tech reporter/blogger Barnaby Feder weighs in – in favor of VeriChip.:

It was flimsy science but brilliant advocacy work by CASPIAN, the anti-RFID group that convinced an AP reporter to pursue the story (CASPIAN is the legacy of the group’s original name — Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering — and the battle of its founder, Katherine Albrecht, against grocery loyalty cards).  [end] 

Casio Computer Co. has announced the development of a new NFC-enabled IT-9000 handheld terminal with printer module.

Slated to launch this year, the IT-9000E-MC25E is built for a range of operations that require mobile printing, such as mobile point of sale, receipts for public transportation, ticket and traffic violation issuance and field force automation.

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Murata and Beta LAYOUT announced a joint venture to launch an RFID starter kit aimed at printed circuit board (PCB) engineers and developers aspiring to incorporate RFID into their electronics design.

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To support the fight against breast cancer, Datacard Group, a secure ID and card personalization solution provider, is introducing a limited edition pink Datacard SD260 Card Printer.

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The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) announced a pilot project to track ‘halal’ food products through the use of RFID technology, according to The Brunei Times.

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VeriTeQ announced it has acquired the VeriChip implantable microchip and related technologies and Health Link Web-based personal health record (PHR) from Positive ID. VeriChip is the FDA-cleared RFID implantable microchip for humans and patient identification.

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Proclaiming its entrance into the RFID space, Honeywell introduced part of a new product portfolio designed to bring efficiency to the retail industry, the Optimus 5900 RFID mobile computer.

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