The RFID-Enabled Airport
The RFID-Enabled Airport Hurricanes have destroyed several commercial sites along the Gulf Coast over the last few years and Charlotte County Florida Airport (PGD) in Punta Gorda is no different. PGD was... RFID-Enabled Parking Garage Access RFID Secures Middle East Border Protection Bob Jones University: Improved Security, Reduced Costs [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 08:25:27
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FasTrak's RFID System in California COMPLETELY INSECURE
How insecure? According to research published at Hackaday.com, there's no security at all in the devices. With little difficulty, anyone with RFID experience could "wander through a parking lot with an RFID reader and pick up the ID of every tag in the lot." But that's j....... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 19:20:23
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
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
List of mobile services and limitations
I believe that mobile is one of the most revolutionary thing happened in our lifetime ... - paper/photo, OCR - Barcode Reader Object Location Identification - RFID Dictionary/Encyclopedia ... /smart card) for uses such as parking lot fee, AVM, Pay any merchant such as autowala E-Books Teaching [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 07:03:39
Chasing loose ends
Streamlined Fun by Isaac Fast. Emptying the bookmarks: Theft Three Cool RFID Projects to Deter Bicycle Thefts - Portsmouth, Oregon, ... on film.” PSFK Cycle Parking David Byrne’s bike racks in New York - “nspired by specific locations ... Cycle Parking manual - Danish Cyclists Federation Transport Policy Putting Pedestrians First [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 22:42:47
FasTrak talk summary and slides
Here are the slides from my FasTrak talk and a short summary of my findings ... RFID reader to collect transponder IDs from cars in a parking lot, then replay them to bill tolls [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 19:54:41
Japanese Robot Steals Your Bike
Now this, this is cool. Apparently, so many people commute by bicycle in Japan that finding bike parking has become a serious problem. The obvious solution is of course to construct a gigantic $67 million robotic bike parking garage that can store more than 9000 bikes and keeps them all organized through RFID. It only takes [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 08:07:52
Expanding Wi-Fi Uses at Nationals Park
Expanding Wi-Fi Uses at Nationals Park Posted by: Kristen in New Nationals Park, News on October 21st, 2008 2: ... -foot high-definition scoreboard. Plans also include using RFID tags to track cash bags over the Wi [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 21:48:09
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
What You Need to Know About SmartBikes
OK, so there’s more to the SmartBikes than the fact that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty knows how to ride one ... in their neighborhood in the morning to ride to work, how will there be enough parking spaces downtown ... racks; a computer in the van can track the status of each rack thanks to an RFID chip [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 19:04:57
Touch interface with or without RFID
Where the first picture only requires to gently caress the button, the second is strikingly more aggressive and requires the presence of an RFID tag to open ... reveals the different context definitely more oriented towards car drivers who want to enter a parking [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 08:44:17
October 29, 2008: Homeward Bound!
Last night, Paul and I met up with Aaron Abrams (aka Kano from SGA episodes “The Lost Boys” and “The Hive”, and Marty G.’s writing partner on YPF) ... up from the hotel parking lot. It was a might pricey after awhile but, in my opinion, well worth ... contemporary – given the “big brother”, RFID, so many security reasons to eavesdrop on the populace [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 22:54:51
Headlines For The Week Worth Pondering
Headlines this week that were deserving of the title "Daily Disruptions" ... Attendees With RFID Latency Plays Big Factor With Cloud Computing Intel Unveils Wireless Power System Energy From Human Motion Powers Small Devices Roads And Parking Lots Could Be Inexpensive Sources [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 09:03:49
Think NFC is Just Ticketing and Payments? Think Again.
Near field communication (NFC) is a viable enabling technology for activities ranging from securely exchanging medical records to popping perfect ... is a wireless communication technology with only a few inches of range. It is most commonly used for contactless ... then described a potential use case where an NFC RFID tag is embedded in microwave [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 16:13:17
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A large portion of the westside in Erie PA has been shutdown since 4:30 am this morning when a guy with a rifle went postal. Baur Lane to Brown Ave, 25th to 21st Streets have been barricaded. The suspect fired a number of shots including at police officers. He also has set fire to at least one home and there are reports of up to 3 homes burning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 12:22:49
Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #246
RFID’s Security Problem Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver’s licenses with RFID truly secure? ... goes mobile Going online from a personal computer to access government services has been commonplace ... of those same services are available through your cellphone. In Singapore, text messages are used [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:00:58
another solution to the financial crisis
Like sovereign dominoes toppled by a Tourettic flick of the American finger, world financial markets are clattering into ruin. Suddenly, though, the United States, epicenter and fulcrum of the whole mess, is rock solid. How did this happen? Because I just bought it. Good news, people of the 48 Continentals: for $2.50 (Canadian!) [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 23:04:31
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Sunday, January 4, 2009
Disturbing story on GoErie.com about Kevin J Feyas, a teacher that resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct with students. Feyas will not be prosecuted as the statute of limitations has expired. Good teams always come through in the clutch, in times of adversity, and when its top players are not at the top of their games [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 13:27:06
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Friday, January 2, 2009
A man was beat to death near East 38th and Ash on New Year's morning. Jermaine Vaughn was arrested for the murder. The name of the victim was not released. Both men were at a Mercyhurst College party and apparently argued over a woman. Mia and Adrian Spracklen of Erie PA are on their way to Ethiopia to bring home the 6 month baby boy they adopted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 12:33:21
Passports....
Mom and I have to renew our US Passports soon, before the expire. Since we are both such intrepid world travelers, of course ... in a remarkly efficient online form that creates a .pdf file for you to print out and sign. Get your 4 passport ... . But it really does include an RFID chip in the card, so they can "scan" you and look you up even before [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 03:24:00
Civil rights in ubiquitous society
30.9. Our identity is our most valuable possession, and believe or not, in our identities are not yet properly protected by lawLadies, gentlemen, dear colleagues Technology assessment is a useful tool for parliamentary work but ultimately limited. It focuses on technology and economy but does not go deep enough into social and human impacts [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 04:12:00
PNSAA Ski Area Improvements for 2008-09 Season
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - Hood River, OR – New chairlift installations, base area enhancements, ... programs, existing ski lifts, parking facilities, and access roads. More notable projects are listed ... and glades during the next three summers in combination with construction of additional surface parking [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 17:51:08
good day sunshine
Its 7:30am and I'm sitting in the parking lot of LGA waiting for my dad to get in so I can drive him home ... me to heaven post apocolypse. (i spent last night in bed watching videos about martial law, 2012, rfid chips ... crashing, alien invasions, putin the anti christ, the second coming christ, bible codes to predict [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 12:25:28
A's begin to address traffic concerns
An article in today's Fremont Bulletin (Wes Bowers) notes that on Wednesday, Wolff Urban Development Sr ... and ballpark village project. Most of the news relates to traffic and parking management ... developments:To accommodate autos, Menaker said parking would be sited in various designated areas [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 13:52:00
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
The hacker mindset: The Nashville MTA, ie taking the bus.
I have always been intrigued by public transportation particularly the ones that have technology involved. I also like walking, but anyway this is about the bus. Why would one ride the bus if they had the option of driving there own car. Well the upside is overall it is cheaper if you eliminate all the costs involved in owning a car including [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 01:25:00
After: KL Family Trip
Finally arrived my home sweet home on yesterday night safely. It was a tired trip, really pack schedule ... . They have implemented good car park system in Sunway Pyramid huge parking bay. Each parking lot has a car ... you how many available parking in that area. It helps us found parking lot more easier. Light [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:54:21
Carsharing Technology Overview
One of the first questions most start up companies ask is about technology for carsharing. The two major tasks for technology are: reservation system and car computer - for access to the vehicle and trip tracking. My position has always been to consider the technology that's appropriate for the size of operation you have in mind and grow into it [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 00:08:00
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The PA Department of Environment Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency began a thorough inspection of Erie Coke in Erie, ... Department was cut so there isn't enough people to work security at the 5th Street entrance. They didn't ... with a buzzer for the door used at other times. Erie PA native Charles R Walczak was named the new [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 12:34:30
Fraud Takes A Toll on Bay Area
Fraud has taken it's toll on the Public Transportation Industry which has seen a flurry of actvity regarding recent hacks on their RFID based card ... ...You'/ve Been Hacked!") Now it appears that the RFID based FasTrak, I-Pass and E-Z Pass Tollway systems ... to identify the FasTrak wireless transponders carried in cars can be copied or overwritten with [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 09:23:00
Some More Relevant Information on Central park 2
November 29, 2008 at 4:39 am · Filed under Uncategorized ABOUT THE PROJECT Salient Features Master planned by the world’s largest ... 2 & 3 Belair – Phase 4 Two entrances Ample underground parking for upto 3700 cars Guest parking in the basement Provision for handicap & senior citizen parking at convenient locations The 20 acre park [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 04:39:18
Nokia Locate Sensor : Make it better
How many times have you placed your bike keys or Wallet somewhere & unable to find it cos the location just slipped out of your mind, ... to install on any Symbian OS phone. Instead of attaching a device that small how about just using a RFID tag sticker, something which you can paste on your item & the phone can find where that RFID tag [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:31:00
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
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
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Monday, January 12, 2009
Rehrig Pacific Company closed their manufacturing facility in Raymond, New Hampshire and is moving the operations to their facility in Erie, PA at 1738 West 20th Street. Products made at New Hampshire include plastic milk crates, soda-bottle holders, garbage receptacles and recycling bins. Forty employees were laid-off [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 12:49:02
SF Bay Area Mayors Announce Coordinated Policies to Accelerate Establishment of EV Infrastructure; Better Place to Enter US Market in California
Better Place introduced a second EV prototype to work with its infrastructure: the Better Place Rogue, based on the Nissan Rogue crossover SUV. Click to enlarge. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums announced a nine-point policy plan to establish a pervasive infrastructure to [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 23:53:32
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Almost a huge tragedy at the Erie County's Domestic Relations Office. Paul Polacci walked in and pulled out a gun. He attempted to fire three shots, two at sheriff's deputies and one to himself, luckily no shots were actually fired as the gun misfired every time. Polacci is lucky to be in jail and not in the morgue [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 13:10:35
The RFID Robotic Chair: You May Want to Sit Down For This
Have you ever been somewhere where you were absolutely dying to sit down after being on your feet for too long, but couldn??? ... this scenario at least three times a week. Thankfully, the RFID Robotic Chair is a new concept which ... be able to put up your feet. To operate the chair, you simply swipe an RFID-enabled card in front [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 12:00:12
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Friday, January 9, 2009
Ian at The People Demand It! reported that Richard Gibbons is out as CEO of EmergyCare and that William Haggerty is the new interim leader. EmergyCare is the non-profit ambulance service provider for the City of Erie. They have expanded their coverage are with operating divisions in Meadville, Titusville, Warren, Kane, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:37:06
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Erie area spent yesterday digging out of the snow. Representative Kathy Dahlkemper, now in Washington DC, hopefully spent the day learning the names of the other members of Congress - story. US Navy Seaman Alex McKelvey of Erie PA is serving as an aviation ordnanceman on the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 13:04:14
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Wednesday, January 7, 2009
What a bizarre story. Robert Daniels apparently died in the fire he started at the home he lived in on the 1300 block of West 25th Street. Daniels got into a domestic dispute with the women he lived with. The woman went to the police station after being beaten by Daniels. She warned them that Daniels was armed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:50:07
RFID-Enabled Parking Garage Access
RFID-Enabled Parking Garage Access In April of 2008 leading building developers implemented VUANCE's AAID Ultra Long Range RFID solution, in order to provide cost-effective parking services and generate additional... RFID Secures ... Gain With New RFID Solution RFID Helps Promote Healthy Pregnancies RFID Keeps Police Operations Safe [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 07:06:27
Robot Bicycle Parking Lots in Tokyo are Commuters Heaven
To solve the bicycle parking problem in Tokyo, Robotic parking lots were create to park commuters bikes quickly, safely and efficiently ... to take your bicycle to storage for the day (or longer). The robot hands come pick up the bike, tag it using RFID, and store it underground with the thousands of other bikes. It has been mentioned [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 08:41:35
Another PR! New Balance Power Race 25K Recap
November 16, 2008 in running | Tags: Clark, New Balance Power Race, running It was my first 25K and for other reasons, it was a PR! ... ready to start as I picked up my RFID chip from the organizers at Centro bar and grill. The weather ... by the time we drove out of the parking lot. It was quite dark and the map included in the race [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 15:31:03
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Monday, January 5, 2009
If you were driving across West 12th Street Sunday evening and wondered what the heck was going on with all the police cars, there was a break in at a warehouse. City of Erie Police officers spent hours searching but the criminal got away before police apparently got away before police arrived [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:35:03
What’s nobody’s business is everybody’s
by Lady Liberty It seems that some people - in fact, most people - will give up all sorts of things if they think they’re getting something desirable in return. Lately, the thing we all seem to be giving up the most of is privacy. We think we’re exchanging it for cost savings or security, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 05:00:23
Stanford Business, Entry 14: Nike, PACCAR, Boeing, Amazon and Costco: Our Northwest Study Trip
Keeping up with our breakneck pace, we had our first out-of-town study trip last week, followed by the Stanford Thanksgiving break. I think I like the Stanford thanksgiving break a lot better than I liked the MIT break during my undergrad days; at Stanford, we got the whole week off. This was (no doubt) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 05:01:08
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Thursday, January 8, 2009
Catholic education in Erie PA in 2009 will soon look more like 1959. There must be enrollment problems at Erie Villa Maria Academy and Erie Cathedral Prep [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 12:42:23
The Day I Became An International Rider
There is nothing like the dog days of summer for heat in metropolitan New York City, and they really get to barking in the first few weeks of August. But you wouldn’t have known that on this August day, when I decided to become an international motorcycle rider [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 18:06:00
