Printed Circuit Board Tracking with RFID
Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ... integration appliance, Gen 2 RFID readers and Texas Instruments' RFID Gen 2 UHF chips. The off-the-shelf ... -floor management. The manufacturing pedigree information is automatically programmed into the RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-06-19 11:49:28
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RFID: An Internet of Things
Image via WikipediaCurrent rollouts of RFID tagging will be dwarfed by the future development of sensor networks, according to Robin Mannings, ... of Sun's integrated system includes RFID devices.Texas Instruments (TI) set up an automated demonstration ... BT futurologist and research foresight manager. "RFID is just the tip of the iceberg [more...]
Date: 2008-04-25 08:00:00
Tinker.it! @ the BFI
We just spent the weekend at the BFI, giving talks and demos as part of onedotzero’s Adventures in Motion yearly festival ... and some instructions on how to make one is all on Google Code already. We also built RFID-enabled instruments as well as motion sensing track mixers. Projects we showcased included John Nussey’s Dancing [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 23:21:29
CC Companies Scotch Mythbusters Show On RFID Security
mathfeel passes along a video in which Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage recounts how credit card companies lawyered up to make sure the Discovery ... channel never, ever airs a segment on the flaws in RFID security. "Texas Instruments comes on a scheduled conference call along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover [more...]
Date: 2008-08-30 22:40:00
Old Fastrak transponder design
While riding my bike, I saw the this board in the street. It looked like a Fastrak transponder so I picked it up. There are a couple interesting notes. The board is labeled “TIRIS” (Texas Instruments RFID ... chip instead of the TI MSP430 now in use. They probably moved to the MSP430 to save money [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 16:36:00
Short links for September 10th, 2008
Some interesting things I found on September 10th, 2008: ... , new consumer technologies that have never been applied in a festival context - such as RFID ... : Digital software instruments give you opportunities to explore new sounds and timbres, so why [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 12:09:56
CS3600 Case Scale
CS3600 Case Scale The Hi-Speed CS3600 Caseweigher is an in-motion scale for weighing large packages such as boxes, cartons, cases, bags, or sacks. Its proven design delivers accurate and repeatable... 530 SpectroDensitometer Permeation Instruments HIDE-Pack: RFID-Enabled Packaging From Domino ISG more... [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 06:17:57
Black Hat 2008: FasTrak toll system completely broken
Filed under: transportation hacks, cons, security hacks FasTrak is the electronic toll collection system used by the state of California ... purchased a transponder to explore these privacy concerns. The transponder is an RFID device with a receive and transmit antenna, a low powered Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller, a long life [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 17:30:00
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Mythbusters Gagged: Credit Card Companies Kill Episode Exposing RFID Security Flaws ~The Consumerist Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID’s security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage. Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 14:19:59
Psion Teklogix Unveils NEO - The Newest Channel-Centric Pocket-Sized Handheld Computer
Psion Teklogix Unveils NEO - The Newest Channel-Centric.. ... Instruments Opens New Closed-Loop Contactless Markets With ... Leading Chemical Company Deploys Savi Smartchain Asset... Smallest, Fastest Active RFID Tags On The Market Now Available... GAO Offers [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 18:18:17
What probably happened with Mythbusters and RFID
People seem to be upset at the potential censorship Mythbusters’ Adam Savage described when he said industry lawyers prevented him from creating an episode about security problems with RFID. Now new accounts are being released both by TI ... be hundreds of different types of system covered by the name “RFID”, so when Mythbusters contacted TI, it’ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 21:24:41
Dunbar Studios Art Guitars
Here are two amazing gifts that even Scott Wharton (my dear friend Dexie’s ‘rock & roll’ hubby) at Metal Martyr, will appreciate! ;) ... Swarovski crystals as embellishments. It’s RFID-tagged and comes with a case, authenticity ... , with a rosewood fingerboard. The design is hand-painted and also has hand-applied Swarovski crystals. RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 15:30:46
Advertisers kill Mythbusters spy-chip story
p2pnet news view Cool | Advertising:- “Credit-card companies killed Mythbusters segment on RFID vulnerabilities,” says a Boing Boing headline ... out of airing a program about how crappy the security in RFID tags is,” suggests the text, in turn linking ... outgunned …’ In the video, “We were gonna do RFID and on several levels how hackable, how [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 13:32:04
Latest CAD News
TOP BLOG POSTS From the Alibre CEO blog: Make Yourself! - “‘If you really want to live, why not try and make yourself’ Lyrics by Incubus The modern world we occupy is all invented; everything we experience outside of nature has been created, designed, and manufactured…” From WorldCAD Access: [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 14:09:59
Prophetic Signs that we are in the End Times
You would never find me in a church because I find what most people consider to be religion or christian is truly perverted and corrupt, because they do not know the Bible since they don't read it. I do believe the Bible is God's word. The Bible gives many examples of signs that should warn us of the coming end of the age [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 17:43:27
Mythbusters Blocked From Revealing RFID Myths
The image “http://media.bestofmicro.com/RFID,X-G-1204-1.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. ... the myths behind RFID Radio-frequency identification security, you might be saddened to hear it looks ... of Mythbusters, when speaking to the audience of The Last HOPE hacker conference, revealed why RFID has become [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 13:28:21
Permalink to Nature and medical technology trends
Nature and medical technology trends If one is in the position of needing to look to the future of medical technology (and who in this industry is not?)—to identify opportunities or predict challenges in the market—then it is hard to not factor into it two very different current trends and play them out toward the resulting future market impact [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 18:04:46
Thankful for a Smaller, Flatter, Smarter Planet
Greg over at IBM Eye has a post that points to Gaurav Sabnis' article ... commenting on Mitt Romney's Op-Ed piece in the New York Times "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" . Mitt Romney During the Republican primaries, Mitt Romney promised Michigan he would bring back [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 16:16:05
2008 Terrorism
As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... , gaping holes in our security. Dave Gaubatz* comments on the recent Department of Homeland Security's ... the report itself to be a national security threat for America ??? more importantly for the children [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07
Integration Story: RFID Speeds Coliseum's Emergency Response
Integration Story: RFID Speeds Coliseum's Emergency Response Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is using AeroScout active tags in VenueSoft handheld ... , ... Fire Department Turns To RFID Technology To Increase Safety And... Texas Instruments And RecycleBank Make An Environmental... RFID Reader Options For Better RFID Solution Design Improving [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 23:03:22
MythBusters co-host Adam Savage backpedles on RFID vulnerabiliies
Mythbusters’ Adam Savage now retracted the comments he made to the Last HOPE audience, saying that he got his facts wrong ... the Discovery Channel to pull the plug on an episode dedicated to security holes in RFID. “There’s been a lot of talk about this RFID thing, and I have to admit that I got some of my facts wrong [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 16:44:25
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
The Next Internet: The Internet Of Things, Smart Grids And Environmental Monitoring
Internet pioneer and Google evangelist Vint Cerf has a blog post on the expansion of today's internet to include the "internet of things" ... where you have been and will keep track of RFID-labeled objects such as your briefcase, car keys and glasses. "Where are my glasses?" you will ask. "You were last within RFID reach of them while [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 06:55:00
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
Video: MIKOH Smart&Secure Product Overview
Video: MIKOH Smart&Secure Product Overview Smart&Secure is a proprietary, tamper-evident RFID platform developed and owned by MIKOH ... , Fastest Active RFID Tags On The Market Now Available On MOBILEFusion... 8 Fire Department ... . The platform consists of a patented multi-layer adhesive process that delivers certainty [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 08:51:30
Texas Instruments opens closed-loop contactless markets with new chip
Texas Instruments has unveiled its new secure multi-purpose contactless chip designed for the growing closed-loop contactless micropayment, loyalty, ... micropayments, secure ID and corporate access control, can be implemented individually or in combination ... ID and access application markets. A number of closed-loop applications, particularly in Asia [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 17:32:00
PowerID Brings On Five New Partners In Europe
PowerID Brings On Five New Partners In Europe PowerID Ltd., the industry leader in Battery-Assisted, Passive (BAP) RFID technology, announced recently that it has concluded partnership agreements with five value-added reseller and ... Tracient's Handheld RFID Readers Provide RFID Capability To... GAO [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 08:25:27
Discovery and Mythbusters gagged from airing flaws in RFID security.
Discovery and Mythbusters gagged from airing flaws in RFID security. Mythbusters Adam Savage banned discussion of RFID insecurity cyber theft ... Instruments and other biggies, in which Discovery Channel execs were told in no uncertain terms would the segment exposing RFID's security flaws be shown. What's to hide? We are constantly being told [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 13:22:55
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
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
The Mythbusters fire 1100 paintguns simultaneously to instantly paint the Mona Lisa
Wow. The Mythbusters were hired by Nvidia to demonstrate how its new processor was superior to other processors. Now that's how you advertise a product in the internet age. Relatedly, here's Adam Savage explaining that Mythbusters wanted to do a show exposing how hackable rfid tags were, but Texas [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 02:36:00
Assessing RFID Threats To Ensure RFP Success
Assessing RFID Threats To Ensure RFP Success The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is one of the primary drivers for RFID technology adoption. There are numerous RFPs issued for RFID solutions to address a myriad of applications... Fire Department Turns To RFID Technology To Increase Safety And... Texas Instruments And RecycleBank Make [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 18:18:17
mythbusters gagged: credit card companies kill episode exposing rfid security flaws
from consumerist: Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID's security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage.Texas Instruments comes ... and they won't let us go near it.In related news, here's a post showing how to steal RFID credit card [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 21:58:00
Posts about Mobile Internet as of January 10, 2009
PROTOTYPE: Mio shows Windows Mobile powered MID at CES - theunwired.net 01/10/2009 jkOnTheRun just reported about a Mio Technology MID (Mobile Internet Device) … to Intel’s MID definition, this device class is mostly running on Linux and designed for mobile Internet access and use. However Mio’s MID prototype (which hasn’t has a name yet) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 18:48:33
Getting The Most From Mobile RFID With Middleware
Getting The Most From Mobile RFID With Middleware Mobile RFID enables unique RFID use-cases not possible with fixed readers ... ... RFID Reader Options For Better RFID Solution Design Improving The Safety Of The Food Supply Chain ... readers,... Integration Story: RFID Speeds Coliseum's Emergency Response Fire Department Turns [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 17:32:24
Credit Card Companies Killed a Mythbusters Episode About RFID
Credit Card Companies Killed a Mythbusters Episode About RFID August 30, 2008 by: dave This is a bit rediculous. Apparently Mythbusters was going to do an episode on the usability and hackability of RFID ... , because of a phone call with Texas Instruments which resulted in legal counsels from pretty much [more...]
Date: 2008-08-31 07:11:38
Credit Card Companies Gagged Mythbusters Over RFID Vulnerabilities?
Credit Card Companies Gagged Mythbusters Over RFID Vulnerabilities? from the security-through-obscurity.. ... the rather well-known security vulnerabilities associated with RFID tags and smart cards. We've seen ... talking about what happened when the show tried to do an episode on RFID vulnerabilities: Texas [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 16:33:00
GAO Provides Its 125kHz LF Handheld RFID Reader
Toronto, Canada – GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) offers this new version of its 125kHz LF (Low Frequency) handheld RFID reader (GAO221005) ... management. GAO’s 125 KHz LF handheld RFID reader has no keys and uses built-in intelligence ... under water. Specifications of GAO’s 125 KHz RFID LF Handheld Reader: Memory: 30716 records [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 09:19:19
GAO Offers Portable Vector Network Analyzer Series
GAO Offers Portable Vector Network Analyzer Series Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) ... ) hardware and solutions to end users worldwide. GAO RFID combines best of breed with low cost RFID readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags and antennas [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 10:46:02
GAO Offers Its 900MHz UHF RFID Reader Module
Toronto, Canada – GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) has released its HF (Low Frequency) RFID reader module (GAO 713003) ... applications and hardware to RFID technology. GAO’s 13.56MHz HF RFID reader module allows existing installations to retain most of their hardware infrastructure and change to more secure RFID technology [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 09:21:21
GAO Offers 125kHz or 13.56MHz Dual Frequency (LF or HF) RFID Reader
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) recommends this simple- to- use Dual Frequency RFID Reader (GAO 211004), which operates at both 125kHz and 13.56MHz enabling the user to read a wider variety of RFID cards. This advanced RFID device is primarily used for access control, system logon/logoff [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 13:55:33
GAO Launches GAO 811 Visible Laser Source Fault Locator
Toronto, Canada – GAO Tek Inc. (www.GAOTek.com) now offers its handheld visible fault locator (GAO 811) ... measurement instruments, video surveillance, alarm and other electronic products that serve the needs ... GAO Tek Inc. is a member of GAO Group, which also includes GAO RFID Inc. - http://www.GAORFID.com [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 21:18:01
GAO Tek Inc. Launches a New CATV Meter: Mini Signal Level Meter (GAO1001)
Toronto, Canada – GAO Tek inc. recommends its new high-performance CATV meter ... equipment, embedded development tools, telecommunication testers, electronic measurement instruments ... . is a member of GAO Group, which also includes GAO RFID Inc. - http://www.GAORFID.com GAO Tek Inc. - http [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 13:59:43
GAO Recommends Its 433MHz Active RFID Reader with USB
Toronto, Canada—-GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) provides its optimized 433MHz Active RFID Reader with USB ... Active RFID Tags. Furthermore, included software, allows the user is able to select between monitoring ... with low cost RFID readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 18:51:52
GAO Provides its Superior Laser Source
Toronto, ON – GAO Tek Inc. (www.GAOTek.com) has announced the release of Laser Source (GAO POS-530) ... , video surveillance, alarm and other electronic products that serve the needs of electronic professionals ... Group, which also includes • GAO RFID Inc. - http://www.GAORFID.com • GAO Tek Inc. - http [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:06:42
GAO RFID Launches 13.56MHz High Frequency (HF) SD Interface RFID Reader
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) recommends its high frequency SD Interface RFID Reader. The Plug-n-Play Secure Digital Reader ( ... of breed with low cost RFID readers, RFID tags and enabling-RFID software. We have a wide variety of RFID readers, tags and antennas in all the RFID technologies, Low Frequency (LF), High Frequency (HF [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 18:17:53
GAO Recommends Its UHF 902MHz to 928MHz Gen 2 RFID Reader 4 Port Read 4 Port Listen
Toronto, Canada—-GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) offers a Gen 2 RFID Reader (GAO 216001) with 8 antenna ports: 4 for reading and 4 for listening ... Signal Processing (DSP) technology, GAO’s Gen 2 RFID reader is a great performer especially in read ratio and sensitivity. This 902MHz to 928MHz Gen 2 RFID Reader is optimized for ODM platforms [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 18:16:22
Permeation Instruments
Permeation Instruments Fast and accurate verification of carbonated beverage shelf-life is now possible via the Permatran-C Model 10 HIDE-Pack: RFID-Enabled Packaging From Domino ISG CS3600 Case Scale 530 SpectroDensitometer more... [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 13:48:40
