RFID Beer Cooler Lockdown

The Revision 3 show Systm has been on and off since it was introduced many years ago ... Equipment Parallax RFID Equipment "RFID, or Radio Frequency ID, is everywhere: key cards ... . This episode talks about installing a RFID lock in your bar fridge, the locking mechanism [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 11:02:37

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Lead Me Not Into Temptation

September 24, 2008 Impulse control is becoming increasingly important on a personal and global scale for solving problems as diverse as obesity, ... : The future of RFID is dawning Find a recipe based on what's in your cupboard TMSUK sends a robot [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 10:05:22

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:51:06

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:54:51

What You Need to Know About SmartBikes

OK, so there’s more to the SmartBikes than the fact that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty knows how to ride one ... in their neighborhood in the morning to ride to work, how will there be enough parking spaces downtown ... racks; a computer in the van can track the status of each rack thanks to an RFID chip [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 19:04:57

ID Cards Don’t Work

The Guardian:Brandishing an example of the baby pink and pale blue polycarbonate document, Jacqui Smith promised it would combat identity theft, ... Security Center Partners with Davis + Henderson to Offer Card Patr…NY state inserts RFIDs into licenses [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 14:27:53

Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #235

D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems Want to ride the subway for free without having to jump the turnstiles? ... is showing the VitOL project, a technological platform for the realization of logistical information ... out of the equation When people working on a project get together [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 10:23:32

Take a Seat Chair Crazy Enough to Work Outside of the Netherlands

A lot of concepts never really make it off the ground, but the Take a Seat Chair, ... , the chair will go where you do; the magic courtesy of an RFID chip. Dutch designer Jelte van Geest ... arrangements in libraries. If you are doing a big research project, you might want to browse through [more...]

Date: 2008-06-14 03:36:03

Do-It-Yourself RFID Service Tikitag Launches In India; The Market, The Timing?

  tikitag Tikitag, a service that enables the launching of online applications by touching a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or (NFC) ... to a computer and 10 RFID tags to stick to devices. So you just need to swipe the tag over the reader ... lies if the fact that it is interoperable, and can be used (apparently) with any NFC or RFID reader [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:02:16

Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #233

Americans text more than they talk American cell phone users are sending more text messages than they are making phone calls, ... of a brand-new technology for screening and even diagnosing sleep disorders. The first application ... . It is the first health-promoting mobile phone application [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 10:48:12

Timo Arnall on design directions for physical interfaces

Timo Arnall, a designer working with interactive products and media, ... of Architecture and Design. In a new presentation he explores the current shift in technology from screen-based ... -touch iPhones, gestural Wii controllers, RFID-driven museum interfaces, QR-coded magazines and GPS [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 08:43:13

News 10/31/08

From JoJo: "Re: Frost & Sullivan’s HIT senior analysts/consultants. They appear to have lost them all. After years of being able to offer different content and provide strong insight (we used them for advisory for a new product introduction and emerging technology information) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 01:27:49

Installing the Mir:ror: A very painful experience!

I have today got the new RFID reader from Violet which allows the Nabaztag/tag to smell the created so called "Ztamp:s" ... by the software!) I also checked whether energy safing was activated for the USB ports but nope ... "Mirware 0.94 with Windows fix" and the mir:ror will work for a minute (reinserting USB plug 10 times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 15:23:00

News 12/17/08

From MM: "Re: EMR. $83 million for an EMR? Unbelievable! Who besides me thinks EMRs cost a little less than an order of magnitude too much? I don’t blame vendors entirely. I blame the conceptual model used in the industry (CDR-centric that duplicates data already available electronically) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 03:07:57

Sun Microsystems to Lay Off 350

Nortel is likely to cut about 10 percent of its work force. The malaise has started to spread to component makers. For instance, JDSU cut 400 jobs, shut down seven R&D centers and three plants. Anadigics, a Warren, N.J.-based broadband wireless and wireline chip maker cut 15 percent of its work force [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:02:09

Barcode Equipment Purchase Online

I used to work in a small local printing factory as Customer Service Executive and during that time, ... . There you can try Barcode Discount, an online barcoding, RFID, point-of-sale equipment and labels ... . For example,  zebra 2844 label printer will be one of the branded printers that you can shop [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 08:26:27

RFID hack details made public

RFID hack details made public Transport users could be shown ways to travel on underground systems for free, thanks to an open source project that has built on the work of the scientists who cracked the algorithm of the Mifare Classic chip used in access control systems. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 15:21:01

Week in Review for 11/23/2008

Quick News Links Released docs show feds can tap cells without help Documents received under a FOIA request show that a previously known technology, ... , such as JSON and AJAX currently rule. Nabaztag maker launches a home RFID reader The initial [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 16:58:59

Holidays Gadget Deals

This holiday season, it seems highbrow concepts are better off making their commercial debut in low-tech gadgets. Nabaztag, an electronic device shaped like a rabbit, can read you weather forecasts from the Internet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:25:29

Interview with Bryce Harrington: Ubuntu Xorg Maintainer

For the second installment in my Ubuntu Developer Interview series, we have Bryce Harrington, Ubuntu’s Xorg Maintainer. Bryce gives us some valuable insight into one of the most complex and important areas of a modern Desktop Linux Distribution. How long have you been maintaining Xorg for Ubuntu? [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:19:53

Key2SafeDriving: The newest drive-safety gadget

Now, drivers who love the habit of using cell phones, ... Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification) technologies. To turn on the engine, the driver ... or making text messages. This device relies on Bluetooth technology and it works by wirelessly connecting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 02:26:31

From The News Wire: RDIF, Non Invasive, Not Tested on People, BG Metering

Well it sounds like they just started to me but what to I know? The headline is "Researchers Finish Work on Needle-free Glucose Tester"The idea is a skin patch ... uses a non-invasive skin patch to measure a patient's glucose level, and an RFID-enabled cell phone [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 12:29:00

Wave of the future: Luggage tags that "talk"

... identification (RFID) tag, which is a microchip that's the size of a pin and as thin as a sticker. When this RFID tag passes within several feet of an antenna, it "wakes up" and acts [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 13:16:31

Week in Review for 12/7/2008

Quick News Links Reality mining and the privacy debate This is an incremental step beyond the existing privacy threats, driven by the same concerns, largely the tension between convenience and the desire to use this data, these tools to improve revenue [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 12:25:06

The Key2SafeDriving: Halting Cell Phone Use Behind the Wheel

I wrote earlier about DriveAssist, software designed to detect when a cell phone is moving at car speeds, ... Key2SafeDriving aims to do the same thing, but in this case relying on hardware as well as software. Key2SafeDriving has connects the car key to a cell phone via Bluetooth or RFID. When the key is used [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 04:50:46

New Balance Power Race

TBR RACE REVIEW: NEW BALANCE POWER RACE 25K Organizer: Extribe Overall rating (5 highest): 4 WOOHOO, HIGH FIVE!: - use of RFID timing chip for 25k runners - challenging course - portalet at 12.5k turnaround  - medals for all finishers plus other goodies - separate race days for kids/5k and 10k/25k  GOOD [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 02:30:49

Irongeek Security Hacking Illustrated Videos InfoSec Articles Zaurus Security Tools Apps/Scripts Reviews RSS Your IP Hoosier Hackers Newscat Links Contact Forums Workout Nutrition Supplements Humor Advertise Hire Me Irongeek Campuses Books [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 00:58:53

Buzz Out Loud 842: Forking Google

Google has joined the OpenID crowd, but just like Microsoft and Yahoo, you can't use the OpenID on Google, but you can use Google credentials other places. Unlike Microsoft and Yahoo though, Google has decided to tweak the OpenID implementation a little to make it better. That means that it's nonstandard [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 19:25:00

Projects: You have nowhere to hide from OpenBeacon with OpenAMD (or do you?)

Do you really have nothing to hide? Prove it. CCC Sputnik, SocioPatterns.org, and the OpenAMD project from 2600’s The Last Hope are teaming up to provide a real mass ... dreams of certain politicians? For only 10 EUR you can find out! Using RFID technology, congress [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 20:47:28

How To: Build a RFID Fridge

This post is dedicated to all those guys who love their beer! ... lock in you’re bar fridge. “RFID, or Radio Frequency ID, is everywhere: key cards in office ... To: Build a RFID Fridge bar fridge, build, diy, gadgets, radio frequency id, technology, Tips, Tips &amp [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 19:24:58

News 11/19/08

From Jamie Sommers: "Re: Payerpath. Word is that Art Glasgow, the Payerpath president, resigned from Allscripts-Misys today on a town hall conference call. He was a good guy and the reason why Misys bought Payerpath in the first place." Unverified. From The PACS Designer: "Re: federated identify [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 02:51:37

New Key Stops Texting and Cell Phone Calls While Driving

University of Utah engineers have invented a wireless car key device that stops teenage motorists from talking on ... wirelessly with each key user's cell phone via either Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 21:57:26

Highlights from the Nokia Legends Q

Nokia held a little Q&A event yesterday, related to the Nokia Legends site but mainly having to do with a few of Nokia's upcoming innovations ... , starting in 2004. About NFC : - Near Field Communication – in short NFC - is a short-range [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 08:52:00

New Kennedy Health Plan in the Works for 2009

This information doesn't tell me much that I'd get excited about in terms of a really effective health care plan ... all the hacking that's going on these days, and the proof that the felonious Real ID RFID chips are without any [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 17:41:00

Interesting - how RFID tags get power

Interesting - how RFID tags get power by Marshall Brain If you have ever wondered how RFID chips get their power, ... (or standing next to the badge reader at work), there is a coil that is powered. Inside the RFID tag or badge there is a coil-like antenna. That antenna provides the power to the RFID chip so it can send [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 04:05:35

My afternoon at PICNIC08

Talk one of four at PICNIC was a small seminar for the European Journalism Center ... bollards - metal posts that rise out of the ground to block spaces to unauthorized traffic. When an RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:19:08

My afternoon at PICNIC08

Talk one of four at PICNIC was a small seminar for the European Journalism Center ... - metal posts that rise out of the ground to block spaces to unauthorized traffic. When an RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 22:02:24

Links for 12th November 2008

Fresh from the clogged tubes of teh intarwubs… 10 Examples of Beautiful CSS Typography and how they did it " ... can come here to reclaim material and components, such as steel radiation shields, for new [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:19

Monday Morning Update 12/1/08

From Jane Grierson: "Re: Whitwell Middle School’s paper clip site. This noteworthy school project has been in existence for a few years. However, the recent magnanimous contributions of MEDSEEK [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 02:20:42

DEMO: Off-stage peeks at products, services and technologies.

DEMO: Off-stage peeks at products, services and technologies. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:32 pm Categories: General, Demo Tags: Infovell, TikiTag, RFID, Wireless ... taken the stage at DEMO but were showcasing their products and services at their “booths.” There’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 23:32:18

Windows 7 and Windows Sensors Technology

Ambient Light Sensors (ALU) are used to tweak the UI accordingly to the environment. Left to Right: Normal, strong light, little or no light Ambient Light Sensors (ALU) are used to tweak the UI accordingly to the environment. Left to Right: Normal, strong light, little or no light Windows Sensors is new and interesting technology [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 03:17:05

10 Futuristic User Interfaces

Good user interfaces are crucial for good user experience ... the capabilities of online-services in our daily life. Since web users can now access the Web everywhere [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 00:31:15

Stop Your Teenager from Talking & Texting with Key2SafeDriving

Want to stop your teenager from talking and texting on their cell phone while driving? ... with each key user's cell phone via either Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 23:49:59

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