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Germany's Fraunhofer Institute has developed an RFID tag that is attached to a vehicle’s front window that pays for parking as the car drives through the main entrance of parking sites. Read Original Content
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has required all employees to wear RFID tags to further increase safety after a recent security breach. Read Original Content
A New Jersey city has provided residents with RFID-enabled recycle bins that keep track of how many loads of recyclables each resident provides. The city keeps track of these numbers and rewards residents with coupons to local businesses based on the number of bin-loads. Read Original Content
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A new survey by cTrack shows that companies using GPS tracking systems for their vehicle fleets find many benefits which include fuel-cost savings, reduced overtime, and lowered communication costs. Read Original Content
Waitrose and John Lewis transport vehicles are being equipped with Daimler’s FleetBoard telematics hardware in order to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption. Read Original Content
An experiment by Queralt Inc. has found that factories can use GPS sensors and RFID tracking to monitor workers' movements within a manufacturing plant in real time so that plant supervisors can better manage employees. Read Original Content
The U.S. Army is nearing the end of a six-week trial period of 300 off the shelf smartphones that include iPhone, Android and Window’s devices to be used in battlefield environments. Read Original Content
Handheld US, a supplier of rugged PDAs and devices throughout North America, is currently experiencing record breaking growth due to shipments to customers within forestry, military, and public transportation. Read Original Content
A mini-RFID device imbedded on a person’s smartphone allows paramedics and emergency room doctors to “tap” the patient’s phone and view relevant medical information such as blood type and date of birth. Read Original Content
According to a study by Manhattan Research, there is significant physician demand for access to prescription drug information and online promotion programs on smartphones and iPads. Read Original Content
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