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Alien Technology Introduces Miniature, Long-Range Inlay for Jewelry and Cosmetics Tagging

Highly compact Glint tag provides long-range reading for small objects

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Alien Technology introduced Glint ALN-9715, a small footprint 27 millimeters (mm) x 10mm (1.06” x 0.38”) Higgs 4 IC-based tag for jewelry, cosmetics and other small or metallic-coated products. Despite its diminutive size, the Glint tag includes a long-range UHF antenna enabling tag interrogation up to 3 feet (1 meter) away. This highly compact antenna is unusually narrow and dense, enabling long-range access when affixed above metallic coated plastic surfaces. The Higgs 4 IC provides optiona...

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