Tagged and tracked at the toll booth
Are you one of those folks who loves the convenience of zipping through the toll plaza with one of those electronic toll-paying systems like FasTrak ... toll devices use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to broadcast information ... booth can receive it. Strangers with the right transponder reader walking through a parking lot [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 19:20:38
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Real Snail mail
A couple of "boredom researchers" at Bournemouth University in the UK think we should take time out of the instant-access digital world ... with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that picks up a bunch of emails when the snail passes close to an electronic reader. When, or if, the snail makes it to another reader [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 15:57:38
Amish Law and Order
In the criminal justice system, the people are entertained by two separate yet equally important groups: the Amish, who presume their own guilt, ... farmers in Michigan claiming RFID chips required on cattle "are a mark of the beast." The Amish farmers claim Michigan regulations requiring them to use radio frequency identification devices [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 03:59:00
Hackers Unite in NYC at Last HOPE Conference
CNET Tonight, the Hotel Pennsylvania welcomes the Hackers of Planet Earth (HOPE) for the first night of their seventh and last conference ... and other prominent hackers attending. As an ultra high-tech touch, attendees will be wearing badges with radio frequency identification devices (RFID) that will follow their every move during [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 16:19:58
Radiator 09: Exploits in the Wireless City
I’m bound for Nottingham later this week for the Raditor Festival and Symposium, ... will be networked in a complex system of information exchange. Based on technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification tags), our environment would turn into a space of “ambient intelligence” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:39:09
Are you ready for Dog 2.0?
First there were wild dogs. Then dogs used for hunting and protection. Then domesticated pooches for companionship. And three dog nights for warmth ... (?): Dog 2.0. That’s right, welcome to doggie social networking. There’s a new radio frequency identification tag that dog owners can place on their four legged best friends for both monitoring and [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 18:44:02
In-Store Retail Advertising Causes as Many Woes as Wows
The Wall Street Journal’s Emily Steel describes the latest in in-store video advertising and RFID ... now is to figure out how to use them most effectively: Procter & Gamble is placing radio-frequency identification tags on products at a Metro Extra retail store in Germany so that when a customer pulls [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 08:49:18
RFID is Bullshit!
Today’s article will go into details of the booming RFID (also known as Radio Frequency Identification) industry. I will cover the hysteria that is RFID, why people love it, how it is used and explain why ... to being used in real-world environments, or it is planned to be used by 2010 / 2011. You can see RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 07:05:51
Protecting Privacy of Children, Rights of Parents Unfinished in California
By Zack Kaldveer Consumer Federation of California In 2005 a tiny school district in Northern California inadvertently ignited a statewide debate over the appropriate use of modern technologies in the school system. The technology in question was Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, which the district had embedded in student badges... [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 13:25:39
Two New California Privacy Protection Laws Go Into Effect
Every year the Consumer Federation of Californiamonitors, supports, and opposes numerous bills related to privacy protection ... Reading of RFID without an Individual’s Knowledge and Prior ConsentRadio Frequency Identification ... for tracking and identification purposes. When a RFID reader emits a radio signal, the devices [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:00
VeriChip Corp. (CHIP) & RECEPTORS LLC Announce Successful Phase 1 Completion of Implantable Glucose Sensing RFID Microchip
VeriChip Corporation and its partner in product development, RECEPTORS LLC, ... develops, markets, and sells radio frequency identification systems (RFID). These systems are used ... said today that they have made an important advancement in the design of a radio frequency [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 13:42:24
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
Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses
Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses November 4th, ... , it is a technically straightforward matter to copy the data from a Passport Card’s RFID tag into another, off ... an individual’s citizenship status. They are also equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 09:12:38
‘Chipping’ of Humans No Longer the Stuff of Novels; Use of RFIDs Becoming Commonplace in America
View the article here Like I've said before, you can stick this chip where the sun doesn't shine ... be a good idea, but it lays the groundwork for later RFID tagging on children and elderly for “safety ... to electronically track the movements of students using Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 10:17:00
Study Tackles Labeling Errors
Study Tackles Labeling Errors With a long-held commitment to continuously improving the quality and safety of patient care, ... of specimen-labeling errors.” This study used a technology, radio-frequency identification (RFID ... Mayo Clinic researchers are recommending a new technologically-advanced labeling system aimed [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 23:11:01
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
GE develops battery-free RFID tags
GE Global Research has announced a new type of radio-frequency identification (RFID) ... smaller sensors at low cost, opening up a new range of potential applications from measuring ... Related Articles: Cell Phones to monitor the air and alert users to harmful chemicals and gases RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 06:01:29
Busy Bees Get Workshy When Times are Good
The stereotypical image of the hard-working bumblebee has been shattered by new research published in the journal Behavioural Ecology and Social ... transmitters (Radio Frequency Identification or RFIDs) to the bees, to determine the frequency [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 11:02:00
Top Picks in Large Cap Value
This week our top picks come from Portfolio managers Carl Lytollis and Andrew Cox of Phillips, Hager & North Investment Managment ... $7 billion in sales in that area this year.” Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)- “We’ve held Zebra Technologies ... growing business in providing software that enables RFID (radio frequency identification) tracking [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 21:01:58
Area Manufacturers benefit from UTSA laboratory
By Kris Rodriguez (photo) Public Affairs SpecialistUTSA 1604 Campus The UTSA Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Lean Systems (CAMLS), housed in the College of Engineering, recently partnered with the San Antonio Manufacturers Association to conduct a radio frequency identification (RFID) workshop. Click on the link for the rest [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 11:11:29
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
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
Video: an everywhere world (RFIDs, tracking, the Internet of Things)
Some good snippets here - and some of some quite scary, too: "An "Everyware" world, as Adam Greenfield calls it, is a world in which computers are embedded and merged seamlessly everywhere in the environment. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags communicate their position and other information constantly in a vast network [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 11:27:15
Enabling Technologies (2)
Unintelligent gadgets. This includes devices such as sensors and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags ... of devices can pack a great of functionality in a small device. A good example of RFID in use is vehicle-tracking tags. The idea here is that a small sticker-like RFID tag is placed on the inside [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 08:43:10
‘Chipping’ of Humans No Longer the Stuff of Novels; Use of RFIDs Becoming Commonplace in America
View the article here Like I've said before, you can stick this chip where the sun doesn't shine ... , but it lays the groundwork for later RFID tagging on children and elderly for “safety reasons.” ... the movements of students using Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID). Microchips [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 10:00:00
RFID Sniffer: Sniffs out tagged objects
I thought only my dog Brownie had great sniffing power but here is RFID Sniffer which doesn't sniff bones ... : Shaw selects ODIN technologies to design and install a radio frequency identification (RFID ... can detect 13.56 MHz RFID tags deployed generally in case of bank cards, loyalty cards etc. The kit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 03:57:34
Low-cost nanotechnology substitute for gold and silver in printable electronics
Ink-jet printing of metal nanoparticles for conductive metal patterns has attracted great interest as an alternative to expensive fabrication ... and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Nobel metals like silver and gold are preferred ... -cost applications such as RFID tags with required unit costs below one cent. A new technique [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 02:46:27
RFID 'Smart Cards' in a 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 to or implanted within physical objects, including human beings. The RFID chip itself contains [more...]
Date: 2008-09-21 03:36:13
More ways for you Identity to be Stolen
From NewsMax… The devices, called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) machines, allow officials to read remotely any passports, pass cards, and driver’s licenses that contain special chips with personal information. The RFIDs are so sensitive that, even before [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 16:52:04
RFID - More Interesting Than You Realised
RFID RFID technology is something that most people would claim to know nothing about ... within a few feet of an RFID device right now. RFID, short for Radio Frequency Identification ... system uses RFID as does the similar Japanese Octopus card. The RFID chips embedded in Oyster [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 19:03:21
Rethinking the Sales Channel: A condition of disruptive technology
It is great to be back on the leader’s blog for the start of 2009 ... and deliver a whole product. In my case, the disruption I was harnessing was an emerging application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the supply chain as an alternative solution to bar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 20:05:30
Response to JAMA article on RFID
rf-logo-finalwtag.jpg The RFID study mentioned in JAMA does not apply to the RTLS technology deployed by RadarFind ... ), you need a very powerful reader to energize/read the tags. To compare this to the RadarFind system ... the likely scenario of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers causing anomalous behavior in electronic [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 23:03:58
"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks
"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks: Michael Geist “This week the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, ... requirements for entry into the country (passports are now required at most border crossings ... , which will embed new technologies including a radio frequency identification device (RFID) within [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 01:33:48
RFID tinkering kit
Radio frequency identification tags are not the most secure things in the world ... in concealed locations. Hide readers in an equal number of places around my house. Then, when you put ... lair… For added security, one might put the last reader in the bookshelf itself, and the last tag [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 22:44:17
Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors from GE
GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company has come up with a battery-free, ... and pollution prevention. GE’s unique RFID sensors are built on traditional RFID ... ... multi-detection radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensing platform that could enable a wide [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 02:47:16
Wireless Growth Prompts New Cashless Payment Trial
by Laurie Sullivan Wireless subscribers racked up more than 1 ... trials with credit card companies like MasterCard and Visa. Rather than carry around a plastic card ... ,” says Julie England, VP/GM for TI’s radio frequency identification (RFID) business. “ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-12 11:31:43
Some Worrying News for Clinical RFID Industry
A Dutch study published in the June 25 issue of JAMA assessed the effects of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from RFID ( ... radio frequency identification) devices on hospital equipment. The authors report ... setting to assess and classify incidents of electromagnetic interference by RFID on critical care [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 07:25:50
Better sensors will reduce food wastage
Advances in sensing technology will help reduce food wastage, causing a loss of 10 billion pounds ($20 billion) ... . The new printed sensors are based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and will be modified ... annually in Britain alone, according to a report. Sensors can detect early indications of food [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 07:07:40
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
Big Brother celebs not just being watched, but tracked
Housemates in the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother are already being watched by scores of cameras around the clock ... behind Big Brother, selected Wavetrend -- a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) specialist ... . But now their precise movements are being tracked thanks to RFID technology installed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 17:53:02
Key2SafeDriving Blocks Cell Phone
We’ve all ranted at the driver who just pulled out in front of us only to notice that he didn’t even see us because he was preoccupied with his ... , it communicates, by either Bluetooth or RFID (radio frequency identification) that the user’s cell [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 20:27:21
The Big Hog Daddy Tri-Glide Hauler
2009 Ford F-450 Released just in time to haul your new Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide Classic to motorcycle events, ... features embedded in the truck. Most notable is the “Tool Link”, a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking system developed with DEWALT, the power tool dudes, and ThingMagic, experts [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 18:23:47
Ontario's "enhanced driver's licence"
http://www.infowars.com/?p=6018 Michael GeistThe StarNovember 17, 2008 This week, the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, ... . As the U.S. increased identity card requirements for entry into the country (passports are now required at most ... technologies including a radio frequency identification device (RFID) within the card, is the [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 02:27:00
Bicycle Blog Roundup, 11/11/08
Yes, by the way, starting with last week, I’ve dropped the “news media” part of the roundup, and just focused on blogs. Yay! Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America, The Huffington Post Now RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and Smart Card payment systems have created a third generation of bike share [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 20:24:41
Kinship on the Shelves
Have you noticed the machines in the aisles of the library emitting high-pitched beeps? ... with a book or dvd. This has all been in the name of RFID - Radio Frequency Identification. The use ... while engaged in this workout of putting the RFID metallic stickers on the backs of books, I let my mind [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 18:39:00
RFID's new utility in the datacenter
When you think of RFID, you likely think of the radio tags being used to track items in a warehouse or verify prescriptions in a hospital -- two long-time uses of the radio frequency identification tags. But today, RFID's biggest growth ... is now found in the RFID tagging of IT assets, especially those deemed high-value, says Michael [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 18:47:09
InfoLogix Launches HealthTrax 2.0 to Help Hospitals Automate Time-Consuming Asset and Patient Tracking
#fullpost{display:inline;} InfoLogix, Inc. , a leading technology provider of enterprise mobility and advanced wireless asset tracking solutions for ... network of small RFID transmitter tags, HealthTrax 2.0 pinpoints the location of specific assets ... draws upon sophisticated Real-Time Location System (RTLS) and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 01:58:00
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
Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise
Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise Posted by: admin In: ... . However it is said that its pay system, based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology ... of the owner’s interests? Not So New RFID tags are becoming popular, especially with those companies [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:55:12
Nats to Expand WiFi Offerings at the Ballpark
From PC World (and also a ton of other places via press release): "After a first successful season running 802 ... RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to track cash bags over the Wi-Fi network as they are carried from a concession stand to the safe, Zachariah added. The tags could also be distributed [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:36:24
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