Zebra Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of tracking and visibility products, has unveiled the RFD8500, the company’s first multi-operating system RFID sled designed to add high-performance RFID and 1D/2D bar code scanning to Android and iOS mobile devices. The RFD8500 UHF RFID reader:
- Offers a lightweight, ergonomic design with a high performance battery for full-shift operation.
- Provides communication with a variety of host devices to read and write to EPC Class 1 Gen2 UHF tags and capture 1D and 2D barcodes via Bluetooth. The RFD8500 also supports select features of the EPC Gen 2v2 standard providing users with additional protection of consumer privacy and against counterfeit products.
- Includes patent-pending antenna technology that offers maximum omni-directional range, read/write performance, and coverage.
- Can convert Zebra mobile devices – such as the TC55 and MC40 – into handheld RFID readers.
The RFD8500 sled is available with a comprehensive accessory ecosystem including multiple adaptors that enable devices to mount onto the sled for single-handed operation. †
“Zebra’s new RFD8500 sled provides investment protection to businesses that want to leverage their existing mobile device strategy and augment it with our RFID and barcode data collection capabilities. The RFD8500 offers numerous innovative design and technology features that will help organizations improve worker productivity and simplify inventory processes with the mobile device and operating system that best meet their needs,” says Bob Sanders, senior vice president, Data Capture Solutions and Engineering Shared Services, Zebra Technologies.
