RegardingID Archive | Fridge Filled With RFID Talks Back

Friday, December 29, 2006

Wouldn’t it be awesome if your appliances told you what you needed to pick up at the grocery store?

That time may come sooner than you think.

Word has it Samsung’s new refrigerator is equipped with RFID technology, which informs its owner when food is low.

According to the Korea Times’s Wednesday edition, in addition to automatically sensing inventory needs such as when milk or juices run low, Samsung’s refrigerator could even send a shopping list to its owner’s cell phone or to the supermarket.

Korea’s second-largest producer of home appliances is scheduled to launch the device in 2008 or 2009, at the earliest.

Samsung spokesman Chae Hee-kook said, “We are working on refrigerators wired for RFID. Technologically speaking, there is no barrier to come up with the new items.”

HID Global expands its portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions

HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

U.S. keeps Iraqi biometric data

The U.S. military is holding on to the biometric data of 3 million Iraqi citizens, according to a report on Wired.com. U.S. Central Command says the data will be valuable for counter terrorism.

Leo InnoTech, UPM large-scale item-level implementation at China apparel co.

Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

North Dakota State Univ. research team develops antennaless RFID tag

A research team at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at North Dakota State University (NDSU) has developed an antennaless RFID tag designed to offer enhanced tracking of metal and liquids.

Murata collabs with Beta LAYOUT on RFID starter kit

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.

Honeywell enters the RFID space with new retail solution

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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