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DAILY releases RFID wristbands for people tracking

Thursday, March 11, 2010

DAILY RFID released its RFID wristband series offered in either a disposable or reusable version - making them ideal for both health care industries and recreational markets.

Made of waterproof silicon, the smart wristbands operate in either low-frequency or high-frequency ranges and can be read and written to more than 100,000 times, allowing easy integration into various applications.

Read/write distances vary based on body type, ranging from a maximum of 5 m to a minimum of 1 cm.

The wristbands are durable, waterproof and ideal for access control in the fields of amusement parks, correctional facilities, swimming pools and hospitals, etc. It can provide automated data capture that boost efficiency and accuracy while reducing cost and dangerous errors. [end] 

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