Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has been identified as a core area for improving security on major airlines and air travel generally. At the same time, the increasing use of biometrics, especially in connection with electronic passports has received an unexpected boost from a recent international incident involving Israel. Image via Wikipedia Any air traveler understands [...]

Image via Wikipedia RFID tags (Radio Frequency Identification) are used to track assets using a radio signal which can be received and used to determine the exact location of the asset to which they are attached.  Modern developments have now made it possible for RFID tags to be much smaller and even more effective in [...]

Identifying and tracking assets in a business is a tough job but by using a system of asset tracking and creating an asset register, businesses can manage their assets and prevent loss and inappropriate misuse.  Fortunately, sourcing asset tags and identification markers is not difficult – so popular are these asset labels and the ease [...]

Holograms are composed of photographic images which are given a 3-dimensional appearance by how the hologram sticker is constructed and by using how light behaves.  The image is not a true 3-dimensional image but is in fact two 2-dimensional images which use how light enters the label and is reflected back to give the impression [...]

Provided by Mark Trumper, MaverickLabel.com, providing label products such as Hologram Stickers A hologram is created by capturing the light reflected from an object and reconstructing it so the subject appears to move relative to the position of the viewer of the hologram.  This is what makes a hologram appear 3-dimensional but in fact it [...]

Labels are cheap and easy to use as well as keeping our work and personal life organized and user friendly for everyone.  Many label manufacturers have been enjoying the high price mark-up because they have effectively cornered the label market but with the advent of the internet there are now very few barriers to entry [...]

Tagging your possessions is something many of us do but we fail to consider the full scale benefit to be derived from making sure our goods and chattels are identifiably ours. Take look at some of the law enforcement statistics regarding lost and stolen property: a tagged item is 37 times more likely to be [...]

Radio frequency identification or RFID is the technology that uses radio signals to trak an items location; if you read about a convict being released but compelled to wear an ankle bracelet to track them, the you are looking at a practical example of RFID. RFID has far more constructive uses than just making sure [...]

With so many gadgets and small electronic devices our pockets an purses can become a holding area for a lot more than our ID and money. Using labels to have lost property returned should be a priority for all of your hand-held (pocket-stored) electronics. I read an article about living in a pocketsize world which [...]

We all travel at least once in our lives if not much more and keeping track of our stuff is a full time job when we are away from home. What happens if we walk away and leave our suitcase sitting in the middle of the airport lobby? Will it be returned? Will it be [...]