ASK and WS Packaging to create a Joint Venture in the US
The expert of RFID and the expert in packaging share experience to develop contactless in the US market Paris, Cartes show, November 4, ... manufacturer of labels, WS Packaging Group was the perfect partner to boost our activity of RFID tags,” said ... based on a silver antenna on paper substrate and die chip attach process. So far, 130 persons [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 15:29:00
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New GE RFID Sensor Platform
Have seen presentations by GE on their tagging applications, primarily in the area of active and powered RFID for use with expensive assets ... has developed a low-cost, RFID-based sensor platform that is capable of detecting multiple chemical or biological agents -- all without a battery. The passive RFID tags could potentially be used in health [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 14:43:00
Air Force Base Deploys Wi-Fi/GPS RFID System Across 2,500 Acres
"The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is adopting a system that combines Wi-Fi-based active RFID tags and GPS to help it track equipment and tools at its 110-million-square-foot compound at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 03:09:39
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
RFID Works For Big Brother
RFID Works For Big Brother British reality program Celebrity Big Brother is using Wavetrend active RFID tags to track the movements of the show's participants. By Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage Inventory Management Helps Build A Bridge: Glidewell... Case Study: Whiteman Airforce Base Keeps The B-2 Bomber [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:45
RFID Wristbands
RFID Wristbands -125x125 Button - right- Idtronic is a worldwide supplier of RFID solutions such as ISO Cards, Keyfobs, Tags, RFID Readers, Mobile & Handheld Readers, UHF Long Range Readers, and Active Systems, as well as personalization for these products. It just announced three new products based on this technology, in the shape [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 12:20:58
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
A Review of ‘Little Brother’ by Cory Doctorow
The always thought provoking Cory Doctorow has a new book out, Little Brother. I highly recommend it, even though I think he is very wrong on numerous points. You can download it for free at the link above. It is very difficult to write a political novel. I should know, I’ve started 3 or 4 of them, and they all turned out badly [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 15:22:47
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/13/2009
Check out tonight’s “behavioral sink” stories from the UK. Every night there are at least a few, but tonight seems to have more than its share ... Europe and the EUEurope Develops RFID License Plate TrackingItaly: WWII Supreme Court Explains Why ... : Threatened Algerian Writer One Year in ItalyTunisia: Emigrant Revenue Grows by 10% in 2008 Israel [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:58:00
Laminar Batteries Power Next-Generation Products
Issue #175 | Jan. 9, 2009 | by Dr. Peter Harrop Writing about printed electronics often as I do, the dynamics of the marketplace keep coming fast ... every year, the choice is coin cells. Coin cells are the favoured power source not just for active RFID ... based on old advances in color, shape and mechanical function are rapidly being overtaken. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 16:08:43
Plastic Logic Flexible Electronic-Reading Device
September 8, 2008 The electronic reader industry has promised a lot for a long time and despite bullish forecasts, has yet to make mainstream status ... at the DEMOfall 08 technology conference. With a large 8.5 x 11-inch form factor, the Plastic Logic reader ... Display Philips demonstrates world-first technical feasibility of 13.56-MHz RFID tags based [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 10:25:15
NFC-Near Field Communication
This might not be a hot finding,but I found it to be an interesting topic when I came across it,over at Nokia Upcoming Innovations ... : card emulation: the NFC device behaves like an existing contactless card reader mode: the NFC ... as an NFC tag, for example, contactless smart card for payments replacing your credit card or electronic [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 02:46:43
Farmers See ‘Mark of the Beast’ in RFID Livestock Tags
The last seven and one half years has been an absolute disaster for the American Republic. Under Dubya’s reign, we have suffered with lethal wars of choice in both Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in huge casualty numbers; a failing economy with a loss of hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 22:00:31
KEVIN DUFFY: Why passive RFID is a serious RTLS option, Pt. 1
Oct. 28, 2009 – Two weeks ago Mojix announced field trials of its self-described "breakthrough" passive RFID technology. Senior V.P ... it. Active technology utilizes expensive tags, sometimes to tens of dollars. And those would ... at this. The Mojix product introduction in April, that here was a passive RFID reader technology [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 14:20:23
RFID Applications
RFID, Radio Frequency Identification is a technology, which includes wireless data capture and transaction processing. Proximity (short range) and Vicinity (long range) are two major application areas where RFID technology is used. Track ... value RFID solutions assisting companys track assets, people and documents. AgileSense provides robust [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 20:15:04
Printed Electronics Spawn Emerging Electronic Giants
Issue #167 | Oct. 23, 2008 | by Raghu Das Printed electronics is a term that encompasses thin film transistor circuits (TFTCs) ... have now entered this market. Readers of RFID Street may know printed electronics as the technology that will print RFID tags right on items in the not too distant future, eliminating the cost of applying them [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 14:31:02
RFID goes beyond inventory tracking
By: Grant Buckler - Network World Canada Click here to view original article ... to affix radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to merchandise has been the poster boy for RFID for so long that anyone could be forgiven for thinking RFID is simply an inventory control technology – [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 20:54:11
RFID System At UCSD Medical Center Is Its Major Asset
The Awarepoint Real-time Awareness Solution utilizes a patented asset and location tracking technology developed exclusively for healthcare. The RFID “plug and track” network signal sensor pick-ups that plug into any standard wall outlet ... : Awarepoint Corporation RFID System At UCSD Medical Center Is Its Major Asset Knowledge and awareness [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 16:37:54
ROB BALGLEY: Sales chain RFID manages inventory in the field
Dec. 18, 2008 – CEO Rob Balgley discusses how Skyetek is helping companies extend their management of inventory from their own premises to " ... that active RFID often runs on; but you are not talking about using active RFID per ... outside of a premises-based distribution center or warehouse – basically the idea of being able [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 15:57:34
IDM2008
Given this is my second blog entry in as many days you’re either in for a treat or the tedium continues; I leave you to decide ... into heavyweight biometrics and role-based access control, etc when it needs to; · David McIntosh (hope [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 15:18:31
Agility: Foam based RFID tags can work with liquids and metals
One of the problems generally faced with RFID tags is that they are not able to perform near liquids or metal as they tend to interfere with RF waves ... Entries: Axcess introduces a new series of semi-active RFID tags - 06 June 2006 RFID ... tag. This would be great for the RFID industry as it would not make the technology cheaper but also [more...]
Date: 2008-07-02 16:30:36
Notes from CCC 2008
While attending CCC 2008, I was making notes, as usual (see DIMVA, DeepSec) ... the data Security Failures in Smart Card Payment systems UK process: card reports account #, … ... for a fall-back transaction with a cloned card = PIN entry device should be temper-proof, are certified [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:17:17
SY SAJJAD: Tracking prisoners inside correctional facilities, and when they leave
January 13, 2009- Sy Sajjad, CEO of AiRISTA, presents a platform approach to deliver a strategic advantage through integration of passive, active and semi-active RFID technologies. I understand that AiRISTA has experience in asset ... active RFID technology. What frequency does the monitoring use? SAJJAD: In our case [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:37:30
RFID, Privacy and the Surveillance Society
If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... of everyday life. RFID tags are small computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be fixed ... and civil liberties: * Hidden placement of tags. RFID tags can be embedded into/onto objects [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 13:40:25
The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society
Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50
GAO Offers 134.2 kHz LF Animal Bio-Glass Tube RFID Tag with Injector
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Asset Tracking Inc. (www.GAORFIDAssetTracking.com) recommends its 134.2 kHz low frequency (LF) RFID Tag (GAO 112004) ... readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags ... identification of animals that are registered in a database. Injection shape and size are based [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 09:20:17
RFID for Beginners
RFID technology is used frequently today and has been around since the 1920s, but not many people know about, or understand it. RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and is used to store and retrieve information. This information is stored and retrieved using RFID tags or transponders. RFID tags are small [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 03:22:26
Converging digital and physical infrastructures: instrumented, interconnected, intelligent
I was listening to Sam Palmisano’s talk on “A Smarter Planet” as part of the Technology and Foreign Policy discussion at the Council for Foreign ... million RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags within 2 years. The world is becoming [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 20:20:42
Putting Visual Intelligence on the Map
thincVIew™: Putting Visual Intelligence on the Map Stephen G ... , the positions of emergency personnel with active RFID badges in a hospital, customer purchases through time ... -based mapping applications, these platforms do not permit rich analysis. The problem is that these web [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 20:30:21
Europe seeks to promote the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is getting a lot of interest not just from the French government but also from the other member states of the European Union ... of communicating objects. Technologies like RFID, short-range wireless communications, real-time localization [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 11:22:58
Arphid Watch: Amsterdam, arphids and Elvis
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081002-rfid-passport-hack-has-scanners-seeing-visions-of-elvis (((In a word, "huh? ... RFID behavior, apparently written by van Beek, is uploaded onto a blank card. Using a free Python ... cheese. The sleep of reason brings forth Elvis.))) Link: RFID passport hack has scanner seeing [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 22:25:52
US DOD issue an RFP for Active RFID
Simon Holloway By: Simon Holloway, Practice Leader - Process Management & RFID, Bloor Research Posted: ... a RFI to Active RFID equipment vendors that operated at 433.92 MHz and are compliant with the ISO ... , humidity, shock and tampering. To create active RFID systems that comply with the department's [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 08:00:00
On the Work of Art Today: Benjamin and the Machinic Phylum
We will begin here with Walter Benjamin’s “The Work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility” (Second Version of 1936). (I’m not going to justify using this version except to say that there are aspects to it that exceed Adorno’s policing of Walter!) W.J.T [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 01:48:35
Adding Sensors to RFID Can Still Reduce Power Needs
Issue #170 | Nov. 14, 2008 | by Cees Links In general, ... Smarter RFID Tags” which can sense, act and display. More precisely, RFID tags will not create ... . However, because of this extended functionality and connectivity, these connected RFID tags [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 16:44:42
RFID @ TechEd 2008 Update - Your/my Privacy concerns
Hi folks - over the last week or so I've had many requests about what's happening around privacy and what does it mean to get a "Tag" this year ... on a very cut down alpha variation - together we cut the code and got about 5 mins of RFID activity [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 15:11:33
People Tracking: Hiding is Impossible
People tracking are another famous RFID technical solutions ... , a people tracking system consist of number of hardware and software devices. The RFID tracking system is based on the theory of Radio Frequency Transmission. RFID tags are used to send and receive [more...]
Date: 2008-06-28 06:09:04
Interview with Dr. Ramin Sadr, Mojix
Dr. Ramin Sadr is CEO of Los Angeles-based Mojix (www.mojix.com) ... -- of all things -- deep space probes for NASA, and has been applying that to the RFID market ... extend the range of passive RFID tags, used for things like supply chain automation, asset tracking [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 13:28:26
In Depth: How plastics promise a computing revolution
In 1907, the Belgian chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made a discovery that would shape the 20th century ... White, CEO of UK-based Nano ePrint explained: “Plastic electronics could create new market segments [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 08:12:55
INSIDE and FIME Team to Ensure NFC Interoperability
Technology Leaders to Solve Key Test and Certification Challenges AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 31, ... associations, providing valuable results based on their experience to boost or amend current [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 13:26:00
Mixing Passive with Active RFID for IT Assets
Issue #166 | Oct. 17, 2008 | by Allen Griebenow Is it passive or active RFID for IT asset management? ... . The Passive (without battery) RFID tagging and Active (with battery) RFID tagging are both proven options ... is whether to use passive, active or "micro-wireless." There is no debate that IT asset management [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 15:02:11
SecureRF to Develop Secure RFID for US Air Force
SecureRF to Develop Secure RFID for US Air Force By John Burnell Secure RF has received a grant from the US Air Force (USAF) ... active RFID tags in combination with GPS tracking and sensors so it can monitor the location ... to develop secure RFID tags that can report asset locations to the Air Force but can't be read [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 05:47:42
xFruits - 21st Century Regenerative Technology - 7 new items
21st Century Regenerative Technology 1. Flywheels: A Tech That's Just Spinning Its Wheels? 2 ... , as revenue fell to $4,000 from $373,000. And the news came after Active Power Inc., which makes flywheels [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 04:57:00
What is the Agenda of Barack Obama?
********************************************************************************************Obama and Acorn Officials Set Sights on GunownersBy NWV News Director, Jim KouriPosted 1:00 AM Eastern, November 8, 2008© NewsWithViews.comhttp://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news106 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 19:25:00
(PN) 6th Annual Industrial Simulation Conference, June 1-3, 2009,
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Date: 2008-11-24 11:51:42
Testking comptia rf0-001
RFID+ Certification Exam: rf0-001 Exam Exam Number/Code: rf0-001 Exam Name: RFID+ Certification Exam “RFID+ Certification Exam”, ... Testing engines Demo Download Testking offers free demo for rf0-001 exam ( RFID+ Certification ... quality and can lead you to success. 100% Guarantee to Pass Your rf0-001 Exam Free rf0-001 Exams’s PDF [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 08:31:00
[Dbworld] CFP: The Third International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges
From: “Yanbo WU” <yanbo.wu at student.adelaide.edu.au> The Third International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges ... Background and Goals —————————– Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are emerging [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 03:28:35
Privacy Panel ALA 2008
Privacy Panel ALA 2008 Posted by: kate in search, social networking, tech, tags: , ala2008, beth givens, cory doctorow, dan roth, ... . books on privacy and identity theft. Chapter in RFID book. Frequently on the news as an expert [more...]
Date: 2008-06-29 22:07:34
Microchip Implants Create Fast-Growing, Malignant Tumors – and a Planetary Prison
Microchip Implants Create Fast-Growing, Malignant Tumors – and a Planetary Prison Sunday, 28 December 2008 7: ... articles spanning more than a decade found that mice and rats injected with glass-encapsulated RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 10:22:07
The Latest from Boing Boing
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Date: 2008-10-08 12:06:48
Mythbusters Gagged: Credit Card Companies Kill Episode Exposing RFID Security Flaws
This is our 6,000th post on Wilson's Blogmanac. Thanks to Baz le Tuff for tipping me off about this story about RFID, ... before. The IDTechEx report Active RFID predicts that sales of active RFID systems, including tags ... s boom times ahead Sales of technologies based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, the automatic [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 21:45:34
