RFID tags

Hate Standing in Checkout Lines? 5 Ways to Speed Things Up

Posted by Carmella Giancursio | Date:

The main reason that I hate running errands, especially during “busy times” at the store, is not bustling aisles, nor is it congested parking lots, but instead: Slow. Checkout. Lines. I realize that nobody likes waiting in lines, but I particularly dislike waiting in long checkout lines, especially with tired, hungry or just plain cranky…

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Zebra Technologies WhereNet RTLS Solutions Deliver Efficiency & Savings to U.S. Air Force & Army Installations

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date:

I’ve written previously about deployment of Zebra Technologies real-time locating systems (RTLS) solutions in the critical flight-line operations of the aerospace and defense industries, but aerospace and defense applications go well beyond the flight-line. For example, Zebra’s RTLS solutions were incorporated by Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to provide real-time asset visibility in a…

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RFID Tags: Replacing Barcodes?

Posted by RAD DeRose | Date:

RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags are commonly found in things like the EZPass and other forms of public transit technology. However, these tags can be expensive to make and could never compete with the cost-effectiveness of barcodes until now. According to a recent story run in MIT’s Technology Review, researchers in South Korea have printed…

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