Retail RFID: MaxID Banishes Checkout Queues

From Emediawire (press release) ... The company has developed a fully operational, unmanned checkout that uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies to instantly identify a basket ...

MaxID Ltd, based in the United Kingdom, is the exclusive license holder and sole distributor of Sygade products and services in all markets outside Africa. Sygade is a developer and supplier of a broad range of innovative products, with the primary focus on the Auto Identification, Government, Electronic Payments and Retail sectors. The company develops products for end users and on an OEM basis. Using its in-house research and development facilities and track record for delivering innovative new products to market, Sygade has become a leading player in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) development.

SyGade is a leading developer and supplier of a broad range of innovative products, with the main focus on products for the Auto Identification, Government, Electronic Payments and Retail sectors. SyGade has considerable experience with regards to the conception of new products, the development of these products, and their subsequent production and supply. Production is mainly undertaken in Asia. RFID allows the ability to read, track and interrogate data on a non-contact basis over a range of near-touch to many meters. It is the most practical and intelligent means of collecting and managing identification data read over a distance. RFID technology consists of two main components: an RFID transponder tag and a Reader. SyGade specialises in the design and supply of RFID readers to be used by Systems Integrators, Value Added Resellers, OEM’s and other similar entities, as well as the supply of RFID development kits, and specially packaged transponder tags. General use transponder tags are available from various sources...