Cilico unveils RFID-enabled Android tablet

China's Cilico says it has launched a new Android tablet PC with a built-in UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) scanner.

The CM719 has a reading distance of 2m and is designed for use in industrial applications, such as where companies have deployed UHF RFID technology "to achieve anti-counterfeiting tracking, warehouse management [and] goods traceability applications".

The unit supports 3G Internet access, GPS. WiFi and Blutooth, and also has a 5.0 MP camera for scanning QR and other barcode types, as well as a high-capacity battery that supports standby time of up to 10 days.

The new product sits alongside Cilico's older CM709 RFID-enabled tablet PC, which has a 50cm read range and is targeted at store management, asset management systems and cargo tracing applications, as well as barcode scanner tablets.