Accounting Best Practices: Steven M. Bragg

Editorial Reviews Review “Bragg, ... to common implementation pitfalls . . . I would recommend this invaluable book to anyone who is looking ... department. The use of RFID technology to track documents is one of many valuable tools in this latest [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 01:50:51

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First Data’s GO-Tags — the first step toward mobile commerce?

The mobile industry has been WOEFULLY inept at dealing with mobile commerce.  Appalling.  There’s a heck of a lot of hesitation going on ... . THAT would be excellent. First Data have published a white paper about this — Contactless ... card (the RFID card system used for the London Underground train service).  Swipe at a reader [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 14:32:49

Video: Japanese Robot Eats Bikes For Breakfast

Each day in Tokyo, over 700,000 people ride their bikes to catch the morning train and this creates a problem. Where do you store all those bikes? ... ). This implementation in Edogawa, Japan was built at a cost of $67 million and can store up to 9,400 bikes at one time. The method uses an RFID tag to identify your bike and costs only $18 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:45:00

Chipping’ of Humans No Longer the Stuff of Novels; Use of RFIDs Becoming Commonplace in America

More and more, George Orwell’s 1984 becoming reality—babies, students, elderly being ‘chipped’ ... one child in 2005. This may be a good idea, but it lays the groundwork for later RFID tagging ... Identification Devices (RFID). Microchips will be attached to the students’ backpacks next year. The American [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 08:05:49

RFID tracking 50 foot range admitted

New ID Scanners at Borders Raise Privacy Alarm Monday, December 1, 2008 6:19 PM By: ... Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) machines, allow officials to read remotely any passports, pass ... . Tien and other critics warn that people up to no good can use their own RFID machines in a process [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:57:30

Montreal's high-tech public bicycle system

June 23, 2008 Public bike systems are an environmentally friendly and practical urban transport solution, and in theory they benefit everyone in town, but sadly, most programs quickly fold when the bikes are routinely stolen or smashed by vandals. Montreal's solar-powered Public Bike System plans to use clever design, RFID and a membership system [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 07:42:05

Radio-Frequency ID Technology Takes Off

Federal agencies have deployed radio frequency identification technology to manage their assets, ... and transmitted over a distance of about 300 feet. Passive RFID tags have a shorter range, about 30 feet ... fast a letter moves through the international postal system. RFID technology uses readers that beam [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 11:20:19

RFID tags could help manage data center assets

Data center staffers are typically not employed to maintain inventories of hardware assets, ... adoption, said Jonathan Collins, U.K-based principal analyst by the RFID & contactless group at ABI ... of the extreme point of 2013. IT managers can use passive or active RFID technology. With passive [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 03:25:38

Connecting online and off with rfid for the masses

The online and offline worlds are becoming increasingly interconnected, as our sister site trendwatching.com recently noted ... tikitag and Amazon.com for USD 49.95, contains one USB-enabled RFID reader and 10 RFID tag smart ... . Now, a new venture from Alcatel-Lucent is using a version of RFID to give consumers the ability [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 16:25:01

Back

We arrived at JFK a little less than an hour ago. Seven hour flight from London Hethrow Airport this morning to JFK ... . Around 4 hours from now we get to board a flight to Ohio, and then a flight after that to Vegas ... to use. It has a RFID chip in it and you just scan as you go in and out and it dings your balance [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:47:49

Violet Mir:ror Bridges Real and Virtual Worlds

After the hugely successful Nabaztag, our friends at Violet have introduced Mir:ror. Simply stated, Mir:ror is an RFID reader ... with the supplier, the goods or the services. For example, imagine you bought tickets for an event such as a hockey game or a concert. The tickets could include a unique signature, using an RFID tag [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 13:45:42

French Train System Using RFID-enabled USB Drives

If any of our francophone readers happen to be in France soon, be sure to let us know how your trip was. More specifically, we want to know if French transit company SNCF has expanded it’s trial RFID program. Passengers will receive a USB drive with an RFID chip inside it. You can add money [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 14:50:08

360 Spin Launches All Virtual Tours in Flash!

Read More... | 3571 bytes more | Score: 0) Page 1 of 141 (1406 total stories) ... for Quality Used Cars Online · GAO Recommends its 433MHz Active RFID Reader · Latest RFID Wrsitbands ... Long Range RFID Reader · Modern Bathrooms and Showers are Greatly Related · Informative Graphics [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:50:09

Afternoon Linkage for September 9th, 2008

There’s only two things you need to know about today (save for the links): Apple and our contest. Iron Man gets shrunken down A little physics won’t kill you Schools are using RFID for security now. Irony? Apple brings out the big guns and Microsoft debuts a clock More Android/HTC spy shots [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 17:02:24

Its time to drive your way to peace!

In our last article we spoke about fuel efficiency system attained through Fuel Zone ... further helps you to deliver all the advantages of the Fleet Zone platform, giving you the best value ... and any identification technology you may be already using (RFID, iButton, etc.) Another system [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 13:20:51

Scientific American special issue: will technology kill privacy?

... policy, insurance or self-presentation. It is useful to clarify those issues before focusing on privacy ... of the government’s surveillance powers. How RFID Tags Could Be Used to Track Unsuspecting People [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 13:42:04

Galway Digital Island Meetup (Wrap-up)

Despite the rain and the low numbers I really have to say it was a superb meetup on Wednesday in Galway ... effort we had a blast talking about a few of his projects using RFID and also in the web advertising ... afterglow.ie to see some of his work. Also in the mix Gerry Cahill and and David Kelly. Gerry is a consultant [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:30:00

Apple patent would lock Nike+iPod, add GPS

Apple is investigating putting more stringent controls on the Nike+iPod system used for the iPod nano and now the iPod touch, ... but use it with non-Nike shoes or in different locations, the patent describes using RFID tags and similar sensors built into shoes or other clothing to pair the transmitter ... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 07:56:38

65Bits Episode 86 : Podcasting Unleashed

Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week: ... Tech65 conducted a Podcasting workshop at Science Center, 2 Geek Terminal launches new membership scheme “Geek Pass” using RFID and eGrips, 3 A New ‘park and ride and shop’ smartcard to replace [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 06:02:01

Alcatel-Lucent’s Tikitag anticipates NFC phone growth

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new consumer-oriented RFID product, the Tikitag, at this week’s DemoFall 2008 conference ... uses tikitags, mailing-label sized RFID-enabled tags which can be stuck to objects or papers. The tags contain data that, when scanned by the tikitag reader, leads the user to additional product [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 19:23:00

MBTA drops lawsuit against MIT subway hackers

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal case against three MIT researchers, “the subway hackers” ... at Defcon. It’s a shame no one ever saw it because it covers a lot of interesting ground. A PDF ... and physical security. Our favorites by far were using GNU Radio to sniff the RFID card’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:00:24

US Rolls Out 'Vicinity RFID' to Check IDs in Moving Vehicles

Via The Register UK -RFID technology that allows the remote identification of travellers in moving vehicles is being rolled out at US land border ... . Using "Vicinity RFID" it can read the cards from a healthy skimming distance of 20-30 feet, but according to the Department of Homeland Security this isn't a problem. The RFID chip on the card [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 12:13:00

Interview with Jason Howe, CEO of Awarepoint

San Diego-based Awarepoint (www.awarepoint.com) is a developer of systems for tracking hospital assets, patients, and doctors, using RFID tags ... barcoding and interrogators. We are really focused on the active RFID tagging area. Who are the typical [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 14:00:00

VeriChip Corp. (CHIP): Locating and Tracking Potential for Investors

VeriChip (CHIP) is a maker of radio frequency identification systems (RFID) ... . VeriChip’s main competitors are Axcess International Inc. and closely-held Precision Dynamics Corporation ... , which carries the implantable chips used in the RFID devices. About twice the length of a grain [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 14:28:16

Tag your its

The world of RFID gets more interesting and useful with a starter kit from Tikitag.  You get 10 adhesive-backed RFID tags and a USB reader, plus kewl applications.  For instance, put a tag on a person’s photo, then swipe it over the reader to place a phone call, or visit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 14:42:05

WE WERE BOTH IMPRESSED

WE WERE BOTH IMPRESSED Electronics No Comments » I happened upon this web site with one of my clients visiting from Utah ... ! They RFID Components, even transmitters that can be used for any simulation. Love ... professional and capable. The components also are of the highest quality and everything comes with an easy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 12:14:10

Loc8tor ‘Lite’ makes losing your keys a thing of the past

“Loc8tor Ltd has released a new addition to its personal homing device range ... to find any lost or mislaid possessions and fits easily into a wallet or purse. Dubbed the Loc8tor Lite, the 6mm thick device, uses active RFID technology to guide users to within an inch of any [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 00:10:26

"Long-Range" RFID readers being used at border crossings

Agents along the Canada and Mexico borders are using a controversial new machine that can "read" the personal information contained in some government-issued ID cards — such as passports ... the personal information off the ID cards remotely. "There's this strange rush to a fancy or shiny new [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 02:10:28

SilverStone Raven RVM01B Mouse

SilverStone Raven RVM01B Mouse September 29, 2008 -- While SilverStone Technology has long been known for their high-end (and very expensive) ... computer peripherals while driving new and interesting innovations into these conventional products ... the drive and secure it using two RFID keys. If these small keys were not exposed to the TS01 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 15:02:20

Texas Hold’em

While I enjoy playing Texas Hold’em, which I haven’t played in a while, Andrew Milner of Perth, ... built poker table & then modded by him is pretty expensive. His poker table uses RFID technology ... all the action in glorious high definition video on the big screen. You can read the rest [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:34:14

Taspo rules bring retail back to tobacco

Last summer, the Japanese tobacco industry imposed a rather large burden on itself by requiring the use of Taspo (tobacco passport), an RFID identification and payment card, for adults to purchase tobacco from vending machines ... campaigns, free gifts, and other benefits are simple with small retail spaces. Of course [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:54:35

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need Radio Frequency Identification tags are everywhere.  Inside these tiny tags is a predetermined code which can be read by an RFID reader.  These are used in credit cards, badges, pet tracking just to name a few.  Some people feel they create too muc… [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 02:23:22

ID Scanners....at Borders...PRIVACY ALARM? TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK....

New ID Scanners at Borders Raise Privacy Alarm Monday, December 1, 2008 6:19 PMBy: ... Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) machines, allow officials to read remotely any passports, pass ... . Tien and other critics warn that people up to no good can use their own RFID machines in a process [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 00:21:00

RF Code Announces Wireless Environmental Monitoring Solution

AUSTIN, Texas & DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RF Code, Inc ... the Active RFID in Asset Tracking track, along with IBM. For more information click here ... . , a leader in automating physical asset management using RFID enabled solutions, today announced [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 20:03:41

SUJATHA BODAPATI: Tracking water supply chain with active RFID

Nov. 4, 2008 – We asked Sujatha Bodapati, founder of Asset Pulse, if what we heard was true: that her company is involved with an RFID water tracking project. We were close. I hear that you have been using RFID with water facilities. It sounds so incongruous, could you tell [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 16:27:18

Signposts for the Week Ending Oct. 17, 2008

UX designers aren’t the only one who look to Starbucks for inspiration in their work ... s just pretty! RFID might finally get the kick in the pants it needs to start living up to it’s potential with GE’s battery-free sensor breakthrough. The new platform uses a conventional RFID tag coated [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 04:20:43

Smartcard Hack Can Be Published

A Dutch court ruled today that a group of researchers who figured out how to break into RFID tags used in smartcards around the world can publish ... programmers make such mistakes and to provide information to consumers about the security [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 17:59:41

Digital Angel Sells VeriChip Stake

Digital Angel Sells VeriChip Stake Posted by Sam Churchill on November 13th, 2008 Digital Angel, a leader in animal RFID and emergency identification solutions, announced today ... (wikipedia) makes pet RFID products using its patented, FDA-approved implantable microchip [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 23:11:31

NCR Demos New Express Entertainment DVD Kiosk

Jola Moss, marketing director of NCR, did a demo of NCR’s new kiosk at a recent trade show ... it at actual retail locations. The card reader also looks quite susceptible to phishing attacks like we saw early this year at Redbox. The system uses RFID to track the discs, which means no barcode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:44:20

Lowry Computer Products Selected to Deliver Passive RFID Solutions for Government

Agreement Allows Lowry to Support Warfighter by Providing the Government with Focused Logistics,Total Asset Visibility (TAV) and Integration of Global Supply Chains Using Passive RFID BRIGHTON, MI, October 9, 2008 – Lowry Computer Products, one of the nation’s leading RFID solution providers, today announced [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:12:10

X10 Home Automation with Arduino

Who knew controlling X10 via an Arduino was so easy? If you are interested in home automation and want to add some unique, or custom, sensors check ... protocol and hardware. The gist of what I am doing with this project is using the Parallax RFID tag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 19:01:12

St. Louis Beacon: Public Libraries

Free for all: Public libraries are a treasure trove, especially during economic tough times Written by Kathie Sutin, ... branches use RFID, a radio frequency identification system. “That’s the higher tech means of counting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:17:37

WARNING BILL 85: The Ontario Government is secretly pushing through “big brother” legislation - using RFID tags in Drivers Licenses to track your movements unencrypted

“The introduction of enhanced driver’s licenses, which appears to be a central focus of Bill 85, ... by the Government, Businesses and other organizations. RFID tags So what is Bill 85? Yes ... or information to the public, however soon ALL drivers licenses will have a new RFID tag embedded within [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 10:58:07

RFIDs Fighting Bike Thefts

University of Portsmouth in the UK has started tracking student's bikes using RFID tags. Students park their bikes in designated areas and then register the bike's location using a mobile phone. Before retrieving the bike, riders must call and enter a pin number [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 07:37:24

Geekdad invents the best Lego Sumobots ever

This is what the ill-fated Lego Spybotics should have been. Master Lego Mindstorms builder (and geek dad) ... RFID sensor, he's created cards with pre-programmed attack and defense moves on them. The kids just decide which cards they want to use, pass them over the RFID reader on each bot, and they're ready [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 19:50:03

Japan's face-authorizing cigarette machines no match for Bruce Willis photo

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Remember those Japanese vending machines that use face recognition to scan for wrinkles and saggy skin before ... and these are due for a software update in response to the flaw -- the rest use RFID readers to check the smoker's [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 08:25:16

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need

RFID Tutorial - Everything You Need Radio Frequency Identification tags are everywhere. Inside these tiny tags is a predetermined code which can be read by an RFID reader. These are used in credit cards, badges, pet tracking just to name a few. Some people feel they create too muc… [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 02:23:22

Where to hide a spare key

Hiding a spare key outside is a bit of dilemma, these days because crooks seem to know where all the good hiding places are and besides its not ... s First Attachable/Detachable Bluetooth Headset! Finger Hack - A Young Man Implants RFID to use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:00:35

25C3: Many RFID Cards Poorly Encrypted

Via Heise Security -Karsten Nohl, the security investigator who had a big hand in cracking NXP's Mifare Classic chips, says many RFID smartcards from other manufacturers are also vulnerable to a simple hacker attack. He told the 25th Chaos Communication Congress (25C3) in Berlin that "Almost all RFID cards use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:28:00

How WE Learn

HeyJude writes: So from the history of the internet to this refocussing on learning - a great interview from Michael Wesch about harnessing ... ! more commitment! more active involvement in collaborative learning. He also raises the use of RFID on a campus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:55:07

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