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Arduino Workshop, Finally

Transient Technology For about 18 months now I've been looking into transient technologies ... of things, as well as internet connected peripheral devices, both sensors and actuators, are moving ... and time aware applications (Spimes), RFID tech, Chumby and Nabaztag etc. That is why I proposed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 18:29:11

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The 3rd debate: my vision

October 14, 2008 THE RULES FOR THIS DEBATE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT by Jonny Waldman Good evening from Hofstra University in New York, ... . RFID chips have been inserted into the candidates’ shoes, allowing sensors in the floor to track [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 22:05:24

Indian Mine Monitors Workers and Toxic Gases

Indian Mine Monitors Workers and Toxic Gases PervCom's active 2 ... Roberti A renowned U.S. magazine has published an article by a well-known opponent of RFID ... .4 GHz RFID tags, attached to cap lamps, track miners' locations and contain sensors for measuring [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:45:18

VSLive! New York

VSLive! New York I have been selected to present two sessions at VSLive! New York this September ... devices, including an RFID reader and tags, Phidget control boards with a variety of sensors ... , demonstrating how to connect to a USB or Bluetooth HID device and use it from .NET, with examples [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 21:27:56

Smart contact lens feels the pressure of glaucoma

University of California, Davis researchers have made a contact lens with a built-in pressure sensor that could help monitor conditions such as glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Prototype lenses with pressure sensors (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH ... continuously, sending data out using a small RFID chip. (Source: http://technology.newscientist.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 02:45:23

paranoia

I've realized that I am paranoid in different ways than other people.My parents constantly warn me about walking around in cities after dark ... ). I have my browser configured to flush cookies on exit and not save any form data. I worry about my new RFID ... about burglars and have a complicated alarm system that includes infrared and pressure sensors. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 22:12:00

Blood Simple

Earlier this year we covered the emerging field of crowdsensing - the ability to aggregate sensor readings from networks of mobile devices ... sensors that may have some ‘crowd’ applications but are very much about individual users… RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 23:30:47

Robo Cop To Report For Duty In UK

AI Professor, Noel Sharkey from Sheffield University (that’s in South Yorkshire folks!) ... instantly identify people. In addition robots could go out armed with sensors to detect weapons ... and in the event of larger scale crowd problems fire RFID darts into the trouble makers and track [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 13:32:32

Google’s Vint Cerf On The Next Internet

As part of Google’s 10th anniversary, the company asked ten of its experts for their take on the future of the Internet ... devices will become a major component of the Internet, as will appliances and sensors of all kinds ... where you have been and will keep track of RFID-labeled objects such as your briefcase, car keys [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 00:07:18

2009 Predictions - Consumer Devices

2008 has been a pretty amazing year for consumer electronics, ranging from smarter communicating devices (better sensors, better screens, better connectivity) to amazing sales successes such as the xbox ... standards. RFID too, which was expected to launch e-wallets and many consumer applications failed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:40:41

SkyeTek Offers Web-based RFID Software Platform

SkyeTek Offers Web-based RFID Software Platform The company's MetaFi suite of hosted applications allows manufacturers to track high-value products ... Sensors Zero In on Crime Thirty communities use the ShotSpotter system to identify and locate gunfire ... › ADT Expects RFID Will Reduce False Alarms for Home Security › RFID News [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 23:11:10

Roboware E3 Robot

Developed based on the core robot control technology used for Canadarm2 on the ISS (International Space Station) ... , has 17 articulated joints, and 3 omni-directional wheels. Multiple sensors (including 9 touch-pads, 3 IR rangers, a web-cam in its head and RFID readers in its palms) make for robust interactive [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:00:00

Official Google Blog: The next Internet

An excerpt from Vint Cerf's view: In the next decade, ... a major component of the Internet, as will appliances and sensors of all kinds. Many of the things ... you have been and will keep track of RFID-labeled objects such as your briefcase, car keys and glasses. "Where [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 11:23:52

GE concocts battery-free RFID sensing platform, possibilities abound

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, WirelessRemember when RFID was the next big thing? ... . Reportedly, the outfit has developed a battery-free RFID sensing platform -- one that can provide a highly ... , etc." Put simply, the tags get their power from the sensor reader, which activates the tag's antenna [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:47:41

X10 Home Automation with Arduino

Who knew controlling X10 via an Arduino was so easy? If you are interested in home automation and want to add some unique, or custom, sensors check ... protocol and hardware. The gist of what I am doing with this project is using the Parallax RFID tag [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 19:01:12

Privacy in an age of terabytes and terror

Scientific American magazine (SciAm) devotes the whole September issue to privacy in an age of rapidly developing technology ... surveillance: tools of the spy trade Night-vision cameras, biometric sensors and other gadgets already give snoops access to private spaces. Coming soon: palm-size “bug-bots”. How RFID tags could be used [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 06:47:44

Product and Shopper Movement Tracked by Shopping Trip 360

Product and Shopper Movement Tracked by Shopping Trip 360 A new wireless sensor-based application provides retail and CPG companies with data ... ; PowerID expands channel network in the Americas; XIO Strategies to help DOD with RFID, IUID ... › Rehab Center Monitors Patients With Ultra-wide Band › DOD Issues RFP for Active RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 21:27:31

Painted on micro sensors

Tiny radios embedded in paint could be used to pick up sound, ... Systems, started exploring this technology based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in 2002, and filed patents in 2005. ‘People complain that most of the cost in manufacturing RFID tags [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 08:10:11

If you want something doing…

There are lots of songs about the power of partnership: ‘It takes two’, ‘Let’s work together’, ‘I’d like to teach the world to sing’ - there’s three off the top of the Informer’s head. And any one of them could easily have sound-tracked the creation of handset OS collective Symbian ten years ago [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 11:14:57

New Uses for 5 Old Pests

Doctors, criminologists and even manicurists have been busy putting smaller, less cuddly members of the animal kingdom to work. From monitoring the water supply to treating callused feet, here are some examples. 1. Bluegill Fish Enlisted in War on Terror During a meeting in 1960, Chicago Mayor Richard J [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 21:29:09

Future Technology Trends

Its that time of the year. Yes this is when we start looking at the future. According to Future of IT study by CIOInsight ... in many different flavors (wireless, wired, etc.) and have benefited from lowered costs. 7. Sensors/Smart ... , is still flexing its muscles. IT executives show the same level of interest in RFID as in 2007, which [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 17:05:32

Military challenge: Make spy data more accessible

Here’s an idea: Predator drones have no business being in Washington state. What they are talking about here is a total surveillance society ... analysts to detect and access sensors from different sources.” “Let’s say you’re an analyst, and you want (to find) out what’s going on in Bellingham, Wash., and you don’t know what sensors are available [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 17:34:06

Pirelli Has Smart Tires

Safety is the most important thing for any driver. No matter how fast you’re flying, you want to feel secure while driving your car right? ... is an intelligent tire with an RFID microchip inside which will be always in constant contact ... will be just some of the transmitted information by the tire. Pirelli is counting on those sensors to make the car [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 01:12:30

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

This gets my attention

The other day, my good friend Vinnie gave me a hard time over my position regarding SAP Business ByDesign. That’s cool ... . But not every organization blogs. Not every one needs to. Why? Because the theme of returns and cost ... about that but Phil makes the case very well with a good list of things that might derive benefit. As a low [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 23:09:47

Detect. Identify. Protect.

We offer a wide variety of photo electric sensor types with their varying function characteristics makes is possible to solve nearly every ... Stationary and Hand-Held 2d Code Readers Stationary and Hand-Held RFID Devices Machine Vision Systems ... | optoelectronics | pdf | production | protection | safety Products & Services — electronic safety | force [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 06:26:56

Detect. Identify. Protect.

Date: 2008-11-20 06:26:56

Here, There and Everywhere - The rise of the Ubiquitous Traveler

How ubiquitous plugged-in travel is becoming a reality Some of you might have noticed in passing reports last week about the beginnings of a ... with information processing mainly through a PC . However, as the Wikipedia article states, “ ... which is defined in its Wikipedia entry as, “A ubiquitous city or U-city is a city or region [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 16:51:30

News 12/5/08

From Cheryl: "Re: low-cost IT projects. I have been starving to hear stories like these! Leonard and Larry shared common problems, not hospital-specific issues. I am always on the lookout for how others are doing things better, especially solutions that can become best practices [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 02:51:20

Government 2.0: Intelligence Renaissance Networks

This is part of an ongoing series about government 2.0 written by Dr. Mark Drapeau. To view previous posts in the series click here. Future planning is a big part of what the national security apparatus of the United States does, and it is incredibly difficult to do well. As the national security writer William Arkin relates [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 22:15:46

USC School of Cinematic Arts, "Imagine the World in 2050"

In April, 2008 five IBM scientists including myself appeared at the USC Film School on a panel discussing what the world would look like in 2050 ... the reanimated 1918 Spanish Influenza virus. Some estimates place the death toll of such an event at 160 ... services on your phone and you will love RFID chips in your sunglasses so you can find them [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 16:08:36

Industry experts weigh in on Wal-Mart TV 2.0

The online discussion forum Retail Wire attracts a very knowledgeable crowd — what it calls a Brain Trust — to comment on various issues of the day, including recent news that Wal-Mart is taking its in-store video network in a new direction. This is a site requiring registration, but it’s free, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 11:10:29

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

The World in 2025, According to the National Intelligence Council

Daniel Taylor Old Thinker News Friday, June 27, 2008 Life extension technology, artificial intelligence, and an expansive “internet of things” are just a few of the topics that the latest report from the National Intelligence Council, “Disruptive Civil Technologies - Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests out to 2025“ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 00:02:26

Osaka Gas to put a bug up your butt

Osaka Gas to put a bug up your butt Japan has been mulling over implanting all their school kids with chips for some time now using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Now they are going one better to sensor tagging sleepy salarymen ... . Wearable Sensors for white-collar productivity Hitachi, Osaka Gas Use Wearable Sensors to Raise White [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 02:17:32

NanoNews

David RejeskiDirectorProject on Emerging Nanotechnologies Abstract:The National Research Council (NRC), which carries out studies for the U.S. National Academies, released a report in December that highlights the significant shortfalls of the Bush administration in identifying and addressing the environment, health and safety (EHS) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:33:00

Greenhouse gas emissions to problem gambling: Carleton professors tasked with solving real-world problems

Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced funding for five Carleton University researchers. They received a total of $623,959 that will, among other things, allow them to pursue research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quality of life for problem gamblers. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Dr [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:51:12

Liz Lawley – Technical/Tangible/Social - Closing Keynote

Delicious.com/mamamusings/il08 Liz sees libraries moving to being just “behind a screen” – we need to embrace the tangible as well as the virtual ... came the mir:ror – an RFID tag reader with an USB interface. It does specific tasks when it encounters an RFID tag – and they sell stickers with RFID tech embedded within it. “give powers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 23:36:53

Who Sits Around Anymore?

OMMA is the magazine of online media, marketing & advertising and in September features a great article on the state of the DOOH market, including the ABC SuperSign, the recent VW campaign and some very nice coverage of Show & Tell Productions who of course partner with so many agencies in New York Where the Buys Are by Susan Kuchinskas OMMA [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 13:06:10

Adidas "My Innovation" center

The Adidas "My Innovation" center allows customers to design their own custom trainers. Sensors register the clients individual foot profile ... and pressure sensors analyze shape, size and pressure points. Customers enter details like color and accents ... . And last but not least, the new scan table picks up RFID technology embedded in the shoes to [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 15:53:29

Google's Vint Cerf Sees Mobility, AI in the Web's Future

UPDATE: Who better to hold forth on the future of the Internet than a man who presided over the early Web's birth? ... and appliances with sensors of all kinds will be the norm, not the exception. Cerf said many Web ... you have been and will keep track of RFID-labeled objects such as your briefcase, car keys and glasses. "Where [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 23:05:49

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

Chauncey DeVega's World of Ghetto Nerds: Woodward's 60 Minutes Interview and Our "Secret" Military Capabilities

Bob Woodward, the noted journalist who has been instrumental in exposing the questionable judgment of the Bush administration in regards to 9-11, Iraq, and the War on Terror was interviewed Sunday on 60 Minutes. Woodward is an amazingly thorough and insightful researcher: for The War Within he compiled 150 interviews with senior officials, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 05:38:56

Spimewatch: Mass Sensor Networks

The amateur radio crowd have been doing interesting things with the Internet and its precursors for awhile now ... will seem quaint by comparison. Technorati Tags: arduino, pachube, rfid, spime ... . This morning I discovered Pachube, a “service that enables people to tag and share real time environmental [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 18:42:36

Internet FOR things

In his graduation thesis entitled “Social RFID, at the Utrecht School of the Arts, ... is to explore supply chain RFID infrastructure to form a public platform and “reveal the invisible ... items. In the mean time designers can speed up this process with Thinglinks and their own RFID tags [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 12:57:36

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

Valley view

For San Francisco readers keeping up-to-date on celebrity news, we are pleased to provide this story from The BBC. By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, San Francisco [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:25:26

International DataStream Languages

A Quantum Fractal Symbolist Perspective on the Post-Information Attention Economy Recently at an online symposium, a colleague of mine from the University of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was quoted as saying, “…the visualization of pure data will be the international language of the future [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 00:53:07

I was a government guinea pig, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

Please read and comment at The Register! (All in the name of medical science: Uncle Sam wants their milk, and blood, and hair, and teeth, and.. ... of RFID and GPS transponders, wireless motes and sensors implanted under the skin. Read the whole article ... , technology | Tagged: Science, Privacy, RFID, technology, Health, epidemiology, Government, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 20:58:53

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

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