Gentag successfully tests RFID

Gentag, a dealer in the disposable sensors that are compatible with cellphones, has successfully tested a cellphone RFID reader chip from NXP that was blended with Gentag's disposable RFID sensor platform, says Fixed Mobile Convergence.

The compatibility with the new NXP chip has supposedly put Gentag at the centre of next-generation cellphones and opened global consumer markets for disposable, wireless sensors using near field communication (NFC) -enabled cellphones.

Officials with Gentag have commented that cellphones that integrate NFC technology with the newest RFID reader chip from NXP will also be able to read their disposable RFID sensors.

India will soon see a uniform electronic toll collection system on its national highways, increasing revenue, curbing leakages, and ensuring smooth travel across the country, reports Sify.com.

The system, which will use passive RFID technology, is likely to be in place by May 2012.

“Passive RFID will ensure that a person can travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari without stopping anywhere. The revenue leakage at present is at least 15% of the toll collection, which comes to about Rs.300 crore,' said road and transport minister Kamal Nath.

Effective 1 July, all Canadian cattle must be tagged with an approved RFID tag before moving from their current location or their farm of origin, writes Meat Trade News Daily.

From now on, cattle producers must not remove existing bar-coded tags; they must leave the bar-coded tag on the ear and apply an RFID tag to the same animal.

In addition, they need to cross-reference the identification number on the RFID tag with the number on the bar-coded tag in the Canadian Livestock Tracking System.