RFID will broadcast information. The biggest application is for inventory where a roomful of "things" will broadcast their information without physically touching the items.
Barcodes must come in (near) contact with a barcode reader before in the information is read.
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RFID does not rely on the line-of-sight reading that bar code scanning requires to work.
RFID will broadcast information. The biggest application is for inventory where a roomful of "things" will broadcast their information without physically touching the items.
Barcodes must come in (near) contact with a barcode reader before in the information is read.
Mike Honeycutt