Understand RFID http://www.understandrfid.com Get your RFID update here Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 RFID: The issues and the rumors http://www.understandrfid.com/535/rfid-the-issues-and-the-rumors/ http://www.understandrfid.com/535/rfid-the-issues-and-the-rumors/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:30:48 +0000 admin http://www.understandrfid.com/?p=535 It is difficult to read a newspaper, watch the TV or listen to a conversation without RFID being mentioned. But not everything you see or hear about RFID is based in fact and the are many misconceptions out there.

 

What is RFID?

Radio Frequency IDentification is a technology that is in many ways very . . . → Read More: RFID: The issues and the rumors]]> http://www.understandrfid.com/535/rfid-the-issues-and-the-rumors/feed/ 0 Why the Healthcare bill does NOT require RFID and RFID is NOT the Mark of the Beast http://www.understandrfid.com/529/why-the-healthcare-bill-does-not-require-rfid-and-rfid-is-not-the-mark-of-the-beast/ http://www.understandrfid.com/529/why-the-healthcare-bill-does-not-require-rfid-and-rfid-is-not-the-mark-of-the-beast/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:27:13 +0000 admin http://www.understandrfid.com/?p=529 Have you been bombarded my messages warning you that the new “Obamacare – Healthcare Bill” contains a requirement to have an RFID tag implanted in you?  You are not alone, there have been many messages propagated by email and by Twitter saying the same thing and NONE of them are true.

The messages that are . . . → Read More: Why the Healthcare bill does NOT require RFID and RFID is NOT the Mark of the Beast]]> http://www.understandrfid.com/529/why-the-healthcare-bill-does-not-require-rfid-and-rfid-is-not-the-mark-of-the-beast/feed/ 1 RFID Tags – Smart Idea or Invasion of Privacy? http://www.understandrfid.com/521/rfid-tags-smart-idea-or-invasion-of-privacy/ http://www.understandrfid.com/521/rfid-tags-smart-idea-or-invasion-of-privacy/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 18:23:07 +0000 admin http://www.understandrfid.com/?p=521  

Imagine living in a world where you could be track by the pair of shoes that you just purchased at Wal-Mart or by a sweater that you just purchased at the Gap. Without your knowledge, the product you purchased just might be carrying a chip the size of a flake of pepper. These chips . . . → Read More: RFID Tags – Smart Idea or Invasion of Privacy?]]> http://www.understandrfid.com/521/rfid-tags-smart-idea-or-invasion-of-privacy/feed/ 0 High Frequency RFID Reader Module Kit with Three LEDs http://www.understandrfid.com/82/high-frequency-rfid-reader-module-kit-with-three-leds/ http://www.understandrfid.com/82/high-frequency-rfid-reader-module-kit-with-three-leds/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:31:20 +0000 admin http://www.understandrfid.com/82/high-frequency-rfid-reader-module-kit-with-three-leds/

Toronto, Canada -GAO Embedded (www.GAOEmbedded.com) has rolled out its HF RFID reader module kit designed for integrators requiring an RFID reader solution to be embedded within another device such as any printer, terminal or handheld device using a DIP28 pin package.It is suitable for integration into smart labels and ticketing systems.The RFID reader module . . . → Read More: High Frequency RFID Reader Module Kit with Three LEDs]]> http://www.understandrfid.com/82/high-frequency-rfid-reader-module-kit-with-three-leds/feed/ 0 13.56MHz RFID Reader Module with Great Tag Compatibility http://www.understandrfid.com/77/13-56mhz-rfid-reader-module-with-great-tag-compatibility/ http://www.understandrfid.com/77/13-56mhz-rfid-reader-module-with-great-tag-compatibility/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:57:49 +0000 admin http://www.understandrfid.com/77/13-56mhz-rfid-reader-module-with-great-tag-compatibility/ Toronto, Canada – GAO Embedded (www.GAOEmbedded.com) has rolled out an embedded RFID reader module operating at 13.56MHz for high frequency requirements. It is intended for contactless financial transactions and encrypted authentication across a range of vertical markets.This RFID reader module is suitable for various applications from anti-counterfeiting to patient safety that share common requirements for . . . → Read More: 13.56MHz RFID Reader Module with Great Tag Compatibility]]> http://www.understandrfid.com/77/13-56mhz-rfid-reader-module-with-great-tag-compatibility/feed/ 0