Until recently, tool-tracking systems, such as identifying tools with human-readable markings or bar codes, relied on the diligence of the worker, so they were prone to breakdowns. Radio frequency ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is well equipped for tracking tools on a worksite, whether that involves wrenches on a manufacturing site or generators in a large utility yard.

Despite the hype, the truth is that RFID deployments made little headway in 2005. New standards, prohibitive costs, and the lack of upper-level business context left most companies tuned out to this ...

United Rentals has introduced ProBox OnDemand, a Bluetooth-enabled automated tool tracking system. ProBox OnDemand tracks tools in real time to reduce worksite tool loss. ProBox OnDemand leverages ...

Just when it seemed as if the near-term promise of benefits for restaurateurs from radio frequency identification chips, or RFID tags, was beginning to smell like spoiling fish, Seattle-based Blue C ...

Ever find yourself scouring rows of data center racks for a particular device that was retired from its initial function but might be suitable for a new project? There’s an easier way to zero in on ...

Transense Technologies plc, has launched new, lower-cost versions of its Translogik TLGX3 and TLGX4 tyre inspection tools, ...

Microsoft is marketing an RFID (radio frequency identification device) package for postal services at a stamp exhibition in Taiwan, hoping to woo the government’s post office and potentially forge a ...

Lowe's is combining RFID and blockchain technologies to ensure stolen products are rendered inoperable. The move comes as theft has ballooned into a nearly $100 billion problem for the retail industry ...

Amazon today introduced a new version of its Just Walk Out retail technology that allows customers to skip the cashier lines when they make a purchase by having their payment card automatically ...