short introduction on RFID technology.

Here is a short introduction on RFID technology. You will discover the fundamental concepts and the various components of this fascinating ... is received from a reader Type of tags : RFID Tag also called a transponder is a device attached ... - not at the SKU) Can operate in harsh environment Access card : equipped with HF (High frequency) passive RF [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 11:14:24

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RFID & Biometric ID cards

RFID & Biometric ID cards June 17, 2008 at 3:22 am · Filed under On Anti-Corporate Personhood, On Body & Health, On Education, On Politics, ... . The interrogator, an antenna packaged with a transceiver and decoder, emits a signal activating the RFID tag ... implemented and potentially poses a severe threat to our right to privacy. RFID is short [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 07:29:34

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “passive” tag doesn’t contain a battery and its “read” range is variable, from less than an inch to twenty or thirty feet. An “active” tag on the other [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 17:12:15

NFC - The new mobile mantra?

Near Field Communication or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimetre (around 4 inches) distance. The technology is a simple extension of the ISO 14443 proximity-card standard (contact less card, RFID) that combines the interface [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 15:10:24

User Data Preservation (UDP)

Ovi Sync and since then I refuse to go back to cables. Nokia Users were Born Free so it suits us to be able to sync, backup, update anything On The Go, Over The Air. This is also quite a unique feature - while Google’s Android is able to receive automatic OTA updates (but a manual update voids your guarantee on the G1) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 10:46:24

RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings

RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings Sep 11th, 2008 by admin by Tom Burghardt on GlobalResearch ... categories, passive or active. A “passive” tag doesn’t contain a battery and its “read” range is variable, from less than an inch to twenty or thirty feet. An “active” tag on the other hand, is self-powered [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 17:15:09

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 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

The Skinny on RFID

RFID is the abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification. RFID is a method used to store and retrieve data using RFID transponders or tags ... transceiver. There are passive and active RFID tags. The difference between the two is that passive tags do not need an internal power source, but active tags do. RFID technology is already used in many [more...]

Date: 2008-01-13 20:33:00

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

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

Impressions On The Upcoming NFC Technology - Your Mobile As Your Wallet Or Ticket Or…

Fresh from a Q&A on three of Nokia’s upcoming innovations - Near Field Communication (NFC) ... your credit cards, loyalty cards, and travel card all in one place: inside your mobile phone. Basically ... as your credit card and so on. Interesting and very desirable. So the first question that comes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 16:05:40

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

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

The Last HOPE — Steve Levy to Keynote

From: “John F. McMullen” <observer@westnet.com> Date: June 24, 2008 7:08:18 AM PDT To: “johnmac’s living room” <johnmacsgroup@yahoogroups.com> Cc: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>, Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 00:37:33

KEVIN DUFFY: Blending long range RFID capability with FCC limitations Pt. 2

Oct. 29, 2009 – In continuing our talk with V.P. of Sales and Marketing for Mojix, Kevin Duffy, ... energy and the receiver in the same box. So the distance to energize the tag, and the distance ... to similar distances. The transmit distance to activate the tag, and the received distance to receive [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 18:00:23

GAO Offers UHF 865MHz Gen 2 RFID Reader 4 Port Read 1 Port Listen

GAO Offers UHF 865MHz Gen 2 RFID Reader 4 Port Read 1 Port Listen Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) ... to read 400 or more tags at a time. This RFID reader (GAO 275001) features multi-protocol agility ... users worldwide. GAO RFID combines best of breed with low cost RFID readers, RFID tags and enabling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 18:54:12

Real Time Spectral Analysis in RFID Testing

RFID technology is already used for some applications like the smart cards used in access control systems, ... of an RFID system are the RFID tag or transponder, and the RFID reader or interrogator. The RFID tag ... the information system and the RFID tag and system. The RFID antenna connected to the reader [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 23:16:50

Talk About Alternative Energy! Why Not Generate Electrical Power From The Impact Of A Golf Club And Golf Ball?

Generally it is easy to dismiss golf ball locating systems as impractical or technically impossible ... in the capacitor circuit is used to power a transmitter to emit energy via an antenna, including [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:20:16

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