Companies test credit at vending machines

March 13, 2007

Statesman.com: Cadbury Schweppes PLC and MasterCard Inc. are testing 750 vending machines in the Dallas area, New York and Chicago to determine whether people…

Portwell announces Celeron-based Mini-ITX system

March 13, 2007

FREMONT, Calif. — American Portwell Technology Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Portwell Inc., announced its new Wade-1120. The introduction features a…

Livewire, KioWare announce alliance

March 13, 2007

YORK, Pa. —  Livewire International Inc., supplier of interactive self-service software solutions, and Analytical Design Solutions Inc., developers of…

RFID Asia to open first RFID kiosk in Indonesia

March 12, 2007

PR.com: RFID Centre Asia is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new RFID kiosk will be a one-stop RFID store, helping companies across…

WhereNet RFID tags selected for use at Port of Oakland

March 12, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — WhereNet Corp. announced that the Port of Oakland in California is taking a proactive step toward meeting security requirements set by…

Malaysian company develops RFID microchip

March 12, 2007

NEW DELHI, India — Malaysia Microchip Project says its has developed and built the world's smallest RFID microchip with a in-built antenna.   The Malaysian…

Biometrics on passports gets bigger

March 12, 2007

Egovmonitor.com: The Identity and Passport Service has issued British travelers with the first 48-page '"jumbo'" biometrics ePassports from seven regional…

U.K.'s Felix helps consumers order flowers in 24 hours

March 12, 2007

MANCHESTER, England — Felix Corp. has announced the launch of a new service, Flowers In 24.   According to a news release, Flowers In 24 allows customers to…

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Kiosk news: LogicaCMG launches RFID innovation warehouse

March 12, 2007

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TNR kicks off free-rental promo at kiosks

March 11, 2007

Videostoremag.com: TNR Entertainment Group is launching a sweepstakes offering free movie rentals for a year. Starting March 16, TNR will hold a drawing and…

ThingMagic's intros Mercury5e embedded RFID reader

March 11, 2007

Embeddedtechjournal.com: ThingMagic Inc. has introduced the Mercury5e embedded RFID reader, which utilizes the Intel RFID Transceiver R1000 chip. The new chip…

Label printer supports wide RFID range

March 11, 2007

Foodproductiondaily.com: Printronix claims its new SL4M printer supports the widest selection of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID tags in the industry. This…

LogicaCMG launches RFID innovation warehouse

March 11, 2007

Itwire.com: LogicaCMG has launched \its RFID Innovation Warehouse in Sydney, Australia, providing a facility to demonstrate to its clients and the community…

Accu-Sort RFID tag reader tunes itself to cut setup time

March 11, 2007

TELFORD, Pa. — Accu-Sort Systems Inc. has announced the introduction of the EZReader-HF RFID tag reader. Upon startup, the EZReader-HF sets frequency and…

IBM kiosks, services, provide employee information access in Calgary

March 11, 2007

CALGARY, Canada — Calgary Health Region's 24,000 employees will have greater access to personal human resources information via new IBM self-service kiosks…

BMW digital signage aimed at customer service

March 11, 2007

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Tesco intros euro at U.K. supermarkets

March 8, 2007

The Guardian: England's Tesco is testing ATMs that dispense euro notes in four of its stores located near airports and international rail terminals.

Baylor Plano hospital installs RFID system

March 8, 2007

dbusinessnews.com: The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano has implemented an RFID-enabled inventory-management system to store, track and manage its utilization of…

Germany's metraTec presents multiplexer product family

March 8, 2007

MAGDEBURG, Germany — metraTec has introduced a family of RFID multiplexers with four, eight and 16 antenna ports for HF and UHF applications. The devices are…