the tech flash: As many as 25,000 runners are expected to hit the streets of Seattle this Saturday in the first ever Rock n Roll Seattle marathon -- a festive road race where local bands play music at every milepost. But there's also a unique technological twist -- and runners will find it on their shoes. Seattle-based Impinj -- along with partner ChronoTrack Systems -- are providing each participant with a radio frequency identification tag that will track start, split and finish times. The companies claim that their weather-resistant tag -- a plastic device known as a D tag that includes a miniature RFID antenna and chip -- is more reliable than other race tracking technologies.

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GAORFIDAssetTracking in Business Services, French Polynesia: Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Asset Tracking Inc. (www.GAORFIDAssetTracking.com) introduces its smart High Frequency (HF) RFID Reader/Writer (GAO 233003). The HF Fixed Reader/Writer provides easy installation and is an ideal hardware solution that can be integrated into Point of Sale (POS) Systems where reading multiple tags are required, such as for jewelry, laundry management, or documents tracing. This advanced RFID Reader/Writer is versatile and easy to use and adheres to ISO 15693.

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