RFID’S SLOW HISTORIC GROWTH COULD BE POISED TO ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY
October 1st, 2010
BY LEE ADENDOORF
NETWORKED clothing that can show you where it is at all times, talking to mirrors and shelves on the shop floor, is no longer the stuff of science fiction, but a reality developing rapidly in stores around the globe. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging is taking apparel retailing to a whole new level, with an uptake that shows no signs of slowing.
RFID - as the name suggests - is based on radio technology as a means of identifying objects. RFID in its simplest terms uses a reader or transceiver that can determine and identify radio ...
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