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 [...]

Many of us are already familiar with the use of medical labels on tags, bracelets and necklaces to carry medical information – medical ID tags are commonly used by those with allergies for use in emergencies, but there is much more to medical identification bracelets than meets the eye. Medical ID tags, no matter what [...]

Posting a tow-away sign on your lot may be one way of trying to keep those looking for free parking at bay but what happens when the tow company employee turns up and takes the wrong vehicle? You can simply and easily control your parking slots and who uses them by making sure they have [...]

Barcode labels are very cheap and highly effective at carrying data and information – initially they were developed for use in grocery stores and the pricing of goods and inventory control; a use for which they have become almost universally adopted.  Today barcodes are still finding new applications and in Japan, cell phones are now [...]

Happy Christmas for those of you who survived Christmas turkey, ham, stuffing and all the rest of the food and drink that gets thrown at us this time of year New Year is just around the corner and we are getting ready for welcoming 2009 in and waving goodbye to 2008 as it heads for [...]

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 [...]

Every pet should be tagged or chipped; the cost is minimal and the impact upon the pet is negligible with painless injection or for those with a fear of needles, collar tags. More dogs and cats are lost in winter than at any other time of the year so it becomes doubly important that they [...]

Everyone has items that they carry with them from place to place. Some take them to business meetings, students and teachers take their belongings to class with them, and others travel the world with their possessions. Wherever you take your stuff, you should be sure everyone knows who it belongs to. By using either ID [...]

You’ve probably seen asset tags before. They aren’t something rare or unheard of if you own a computer, cell phone, machinery, or any other type of electronic. Asset tags come in various sizes, shapes, materials, and colors to fit on any merchandise you want to protect from potential theft. You can find them in nearly [...]

Wearing diabetes bracelets is advisable not only when traveling in different areas of the world but also when one is around the home area. This should identify one and the condition just in case one gets hurt or becomes unconscious. The situation does not even have to happen in remote areas for this identification tag [...]