The RFID Probe

What is the RFID Probe?
The RFID Probe is a simple straw-poll research tool that Using RFID uses to help you quickly and easily find out what's really going on in the marketplace. Each probe we launch polls our subscribers on an important issue, and the results of the probe are then made available free of charge to everyone who participates.

Better still, when you view the results of an RFID Probe, you'll be given a choice of the voters' job roles, so you can instantly graph, chart and identify different response rates for different types of voter - in any combination.

What probes have already been done?
Below is a list of probes we've already launched. Registered members can click on the questions to see the results of each probe they've participated in.

Has the market for RFID been misrepresented? (ended on 26 Oct 2007)
The short-term impact of anti-RFID activism (ended on 26 Sep 2007)
When retail item-level RFID will become common (ended on 29 Aug 2007)
Main benefit of RFID supply chain management in 2007 (ended on 29 Jul 2007)
Financial comfort level for contactless payments (ended on 28 Jun 2007)
Personal usage of contactless technologies (ended on 30 May 2007)
What factors will help develop the RFID market most? (ended on 13 Apr 2007)
Is RFID still a threat to personal privacy or safety? (ended on 9 Mar 2007)
Expected popularity of potential NFC applications 2007 (ended on 12 Feb 2007)
Time to reach 100% ROI on an SCM RFID installation 2007 (ended on 19 Jan 2007)
How would RFID education be best conducted? (ended on 29 Dec 2006)
How should RFID IP & patents be handled, ideally? (ended on 8 Nov 2006)
Fastest growing RFID application from 2006-2010 (ended on 11 Oct 2006)
Familiarity with everyday retail prices (ended on 15 Sep 2006)
Applications that help consumers accept RFID in 2006 (ended on 30 Aug 2006)
How easy is it to find the right RFID supplier? (ended on 14 Jul 2006)
What features of RFID conferences are most helpful? (ended on 16 Jun 2006)
What developments will help grow the RFID market? (ended on 19 May 2006)
Is RFID a real threat to people's privacy and/or safety? (ended on 16 Apr 2006)
How many Non-Chip Cards do people carry with them? (ended on 17 Mar 2006)
How many Chip Cards do people carry with them? (ended on 17 Feb 2006)
Expected popularity of potential NFC applications (ended on 20 Jan 2006)
Time to reach 100% ROI on an SCM RFID installation (ended on 14 Dec 2005)
When will mobile RFID payments be commonplace? (ended on 18 Nov 2005)
When retail item-level RFID will become common (ended on 21 Oct 2005)
Applications that help consumers accept RFID in 2005 (ended on 21 Sep 2005)
The ten-year impact of anti-RFID groups (ended on 21 Aug 2005)
The main benefit of RFID supply chain management (ended on 20 Jul 2005)

If you're not registered yet, and would like to participate, click here to apply for your free membership (which also gives you full access to our news, briefs, feature articles, book reviews, industry events diary, research tools and other online resources).

Can I get the results if I didn't participate?
Yes. Because the results of each probe are only available to those who participated in it, you may find that there are probes from the past that you can't access online because you didn't participate in them. But that's no problem - from time to time we publish the latest RFID Probe results in electronic (downloadable) format. Keep watch in our weekly newsletters for details.

Do you accept ideas for probe questions?
Yes, certainly! If you have a burning question that you think would be helpful to have answered by the top minds in the field (that's you, and our other subscribers!) then please do let us know your question. Although we can't always use every question submitted, many will be used for future probes. Click here to tell us your idea (but please, check the list of previous questions first!)