Citigroup is planning to pilot the use of contactless payment systems in the New York subway. Selected customers of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be able to pay for a train ride ...

The RFID chip in the pass tells the lift systems who you are and opens the gates that allow entry to chairlifts. It also tracks your movements on the mountain.

Most train and transit systems these days accept refillable, RFID travel cards that you buy once and refill electronically anytime they run low. If you're more likely to lose a card than a keyfob ...

If the Dept. of Homeland Security's proposed Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative legislation becomes law, a new form of border-crossing identity would come into the existence: the RFID-equipped ...

The pros and cons of RFID for retail. As with any new technology, you need to know how you’ll use it before you adopt it. “RFID is meaningless if it’s not used as an enabler,” said Holden Bale, a ...

Fixed RFID readers and reader antennas can only scan tags that pass through set thresholds, and hand-held readers require people on the floor to go out and manually scan items.

RFID payments are contactless, making them safer for both the consumer and employee. Check your card for the RFID symbol, similar to a Wi-Fi logo, and if you’ve got one, you should be ready to ...

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The RFID Consortium today debuted a new logo that identifies UHF RFID products manufactured and sold under a license for essential patents ...

Despite the “coin” in the name of this wallet, I would absolutely not recommend it as a coin pouch. What makes it nominally coin-friendly is the zipper, which i find useful for a different reason.

Secretary Michael Chertoff says the use of Pass cards, as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, will be ready to go by next summer. But at least one industry expert tells Government ...

The readers display a logo so people know which turnstiles accept their cards, embedded with radio frequency identification, or RFID, chips instead of a magnetic stripe.