RFID Technologies
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Archived Viewpoints
2017
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Employee Tracking through Implanted RFID
NFC-Standardization Developments -
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods, Impinj Shares Surge
Honda's Tracking Inventory with RFID -
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Tracking Safety Equipment
Real-Time Location Tracking with Bluetooth -
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RFID for Currency Security
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Is Amazon Go the End of Traditional Point-of-Sale Systems?
Barclaycard's NFC Beer Pump
2016
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2016: The Year in Review
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RFID and the Authenticity of 3D-Printed Collectables
RFID Advances in the NFL -
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New Developments in Wearable RFID Tags
New Signs of Life for RFID in Airline Baggage -
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Digital Twins and Industry 4.0
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Tags and Biocompatible "Transient Electronics"
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2015
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Real-Time Tracking of Hospital Patients
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Visual QR Codes in China
Bitcoin, Blockchains, and the Internet of Things -
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The Internet of Things and the Future of Ownership
Digital Tags in Internet 4.0 -
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RFID and the Marijuana Industry
RFID and Police-Evidence Management
2014
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2014: The Year in Review
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RFID in Emergency-Location Systems
Shellshock, Security, and the Internet of Things -
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The Marginalization of RFID Critiques
RFID and Insect Research -
July:
Tags in 3D-Printed Objects
RFID, Bar Codes, and Airline Baggage -
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RFID in Small-Scale Agriculture
RFID, Drones, and African Rhinoceros Conservation -
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2012
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RFID in Sustainable Enterprises: Transparency, Reverse Supply Chains, and Consumer Carbon Trading
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October:
Printable and Chipless RFID: Alternative Pathways to Inexpensive Tags
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2010
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2010: The Year in Review
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RFID: Accelerating Consumer Transactions via Mobile Payments
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RFID Problem Areas: A Look into Locational Privacy and Hacking Risks
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2009
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Drivers for the Internet of Things: Pilots, Prototypes, and Well-Defined Environments
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2008
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RFID Technologies and the Environment: Recycling, Reuse, and Disposal
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Strategic Considerations for the Different Opportunities of RFID Technologies
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2007
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Near-Field Communication as a Payment Platform: Too Many Promises, Too Many Hurdles
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Near-Field Communication: Illustrating Problems in Mobile Applications
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Apple and Wal-Mart in the News; Both Moving Closer to Consumers
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RFID Technology and Sensors: Extending the Reach of RFID-Enabled Applications
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Supercharging RFID Technology: Active Tags and Combinations with Other Wireless Technologies
2006
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2006: The Year in Review
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Examples of End-Consumer Applications: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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RFID-Enabled Retail: Consumer-Facing Applications (Examples and Potential)
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RFID-Enabled Retail: Consumer-Facing Applications (Benefits and Issues)
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RFID-Enabled Manufacturing: Improved Productivity Is Only Part of the Story
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RFID Technology in the Health-Care and Pharmaceutical Industry: Drivers and Players
2005
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2005: The Year in Review
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2004
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2004: The Year in Review
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November:
Tagging People—Panacea for a Wide Variety of Problems or a Foretaste of George Orwell's 1984?
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October:
Contactless-Cards Initiatives: Some Success Stories, Many Experiments
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September:
RFID-Enabled Payment Solutions: Promises and Hurdles of Contactless Cards
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August:
The Road to Inexpensive Tags: Making Item-Level Tagging Affordable
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