http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/RFID_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about RFID Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:03 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/RFID_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about RFID Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/02/digitalbiz.rfid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/02/digitalbiz.rfid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's called "The Internet of Things" -- at least for now. It refers to an imminent world where physical objects and beings, as well as virtual data and environments, all live and interact with each other in the same space and time. In short, everything is interconnected.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672865,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsStudies show that RFID tags, implanted in pets and humans, can cause cancer in mice. But one maker defends his chipsThu, 18 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/news/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/news/rfid/index.htmAs the nation grapples with difficulties getting new passports, a technology researcher has found another problem with the radio frequency ID technology the new documents carry.Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/13/rfid.jewelry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/13/rfid.jewelry/index.htmlThe diamond ring of the future will radiate its unique beauty -- quite literally -- thanks to a minuscule radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip embedded in it.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmCivil rights and privacy rights groups have opposed radio frequency identification, or RFID, for years. But now, researchers in the field and some lawmakers are beginning to voice concerns about the security of the technology.Mon, 21 May 2007 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/business2/rfid_future.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/business2/rfid_future.biz2/index.htmAs a business, you want to keep track of your inventory. But as an individual, you don't want anyone keeping track of you.Thu, 10 May 2007 10:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394994/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/12/01/8394994/index.htmWhile U.S. retailers like Wal-Mart are still struggling to put radio-frequency ID tags on boxes and pallets so they can track merchandise in bulk, Dutch bookseller Selexyz may be the first merchant... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/21/bt.RFIDbaggage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/12/21/bt.RFIDbaggage/index.htmlFirst published December 21, 2006Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmImagine this: a worldwide network of radio-tagged pharmaceuticals, weeding out the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market with a universal security system.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/pf/rfid_passports/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/pf/rfid_passports/index.htmImagine being overseas and your identity being available for the taking - your nationality, your name, your passport number. Everything.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/10/rfid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/10/rfid/index.htmlRadio frequency identification has been heralded as a breakthrough in tracking technology, and denounced as the next Big Brother surveillance tool.Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/06/01/8378487/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/06/01/8378487/index.htmTRENDSPOTTING IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. SO MUCH so that the Institute for the Future, a Palo Alto-based think tank, produces an annual 96-page 10-year forecast--an exhaustive compendium of societal and ... Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/17/rfid.luggage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/17/rfid.luggage/index.htmlLost luggage could become a thing of the past if RFID technology being tested at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) takes off.Wed, 17 May 2006 12:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373075/index.htmIt's easy to feel a bit sorry for any company's chief information officer these days. The pace of technology is accelerating, and costs seem to be going up just as fast. But for Rob Carter, the CIO... Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/03/01/8370332/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/03/01/8370332/index.htmSomeday soon, radio-frequency identification (RFID) will allow workers at Ballantine Produce to monitor the temperature of a box of peaches wherever it stops along the supply chain, from a sun-dren... Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/magazines/fortune/csuite_fedex_fortune_040306/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/magazines/fortune/csuite_fedex_fortune_040306/index.htmIt's easy to feel a bit sorry for any company's chief information officer these days. The pace of technology is accelerating, and costs seem to be going up just as fast.Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/07/RFID/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/07/RFID/index.htmlIt is every regular flyer's nightmare -- you arrive at your destination only to discover your luggage is somewhere else entirely.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370666/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370666/index.htmSomeday soon workers at Ballantine Produce will be able to to monitor the temperature of a box of peaches wherever it stops along the supply chain, from a sun-drenched loading dock in central Calif... Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmBig Brother is watching your Viagra. And your OxyContin. And, within five years, maybe the rest of your medicine cabinet, too.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/12/ramasastry.ids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/12/ramasastry.ids/index.htmlIn May 2005, Congress passed the "Real ID" Act, which requires states - starting in May 2008 -- to issue federally approved driver's licenses or identification (ID) cards to those who live and work in the United States.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/19/technology/cellphones/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/19/technology/cellphones/index.htmLONDON (Reuters) - The global mobile phone market is set to grow to 2 billion subscribers by the end of 2005, fueled by strong demand from developing economies in Asia and Latin America, Deloitte & Touche said on Tuesday.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/14/spark.rfid.vatican/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/14/spark.rfid.vatican/index.htmlIt is home to 1.6 million books, centuries-old manuscripts and the oldest known complete Bible.Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/27/spark.rfid.germany/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/27/spark.rfid.germany/index.htmlMetro Group's Future Store looks like any ordinary supermarket when you first enter it.Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/07/news/fortune500/retail_rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/07/news/fortune500/retail_rfid/index.htmCan a microchip the size of a pinhead revolutionize the retail industry?Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374410/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/06/28/374410/index.htmIn the last week of April, Kimberly-Clark wrapped, sealed, and tagged several pallets of Scott paper towels and shipped them to a Wal-Mart distribution center in Sanger, Texas. Small electronic tag...Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370719/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370719/index.htmAs revolutions go, this one ignited with something less than a boom. But that doesn't mean the events of June 26, 1974, didn't usher in a transformation. On that day a checkout clerk slid a ten-p...Mon, 31 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/24/animalidentification/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/24/animalidentification/index.htmlEvery cow in the United States may someday have a unique ID number.Mon, 24 May 2004 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/21/rfid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/21/rfid/index.htmlPrivacy advocates are alarmed by a new technology that might be able to monitor even the tiniest aspects of our lives. It comes in the form of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips.Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366199/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366199/index.htmPredicting the future of business is never easy, but it doesn't have to be a blind gamble. Savvy managers constantly engage in clear-eyed futurism to anticipate changes that may lurk over the horiz...Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/03/01/363889/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/03/01/363889/index.htmIf you heard screams of anguish on the afternoon that Wal-Mart announced it was adopting new inventory technology, relax. That was just the sound of small-business owners realizing that they would ...Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/02/news/companies/contactless_cards/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/02/news/companies/contactless_cards/index.htmMasterCard and American Express say they have a solution for those frustrating lines at the checkout counter: "contactless" credit cards.Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/13/news/companies/future_store/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/13/news/companies/future_store/index.htmA computerized shopping cart that greets you by name, gives you your shopping history and helps you look for products quickly so that you don't have to search all the aisles.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352843/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352843/index.htmImagine strolling into Wal-Mart to buy the new DVD of The Matrix. As you take it off the shelf, a radio signal alerts an employee to restock, telling him where in the backroom to find The Matrix an...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/283053/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/06/26/283053/index.htmSMART TAGS FOR TRACKING PARTS AND PRODUCTS Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:01:00 EDT