Visa Partners With Nokia to Offer RFID-enabled Services

Visa Partners With Nokia to Offer RFID-enabled Services The credit card company will leverage Nokia's newest Near Field Communications (NFC) ... Printing's Holographic RFID Labels › RFID News Roundup › Google India Uses RFID to Locate Shared Equipment › Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Skimming RFID Measure But Vetoes Bill [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 23:57:09

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RFID Remodels Supply Chain Management

Can you imagine 100% visibility of product in a Supply Chain with RFID tags to whole warehouse? RFID is major advancement in supply chain management ... is RFID tag reader can scan many tags during a 1-second period. There are 2 types of RFID tags: passive ... and transmits the data in the form of energy back. The main reason of widely used passive tags [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 19:00:06

Ubiquitous Computing & Library Futures – Chris Peters & Michael Porter

Michael started it off with introductions, then Chris introduced himself – they both pimped their webjunction.org and maintainitproject ... . Ubiquitous computing in library – RFID tech. eye-fi card is another example of UC (Ubiquitous ... Interoperability and open standards • Universal addressability • Sensors • Position awareness • Power [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 05:05:50

SuperCorridor Defeat? Don’t Bet On It

Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research June 20, 2008 The title refers to the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) portion of the North American SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO) project. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced that, for now at least, it nixed this part of the $184 billion scheme calling for: [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 13:28:29

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

Traffic work research

Your mobile will proactively advise you that you are meeting so-and-so at 10 a.m. and that traffic is picking up, so you should leave right now. It will than route you based on real-time traffic flow data to avoid jams. This is the promise, which Nokia is making on it’s current research regarding traffic data [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:20:34

RFID Robotic Chair: Your constant companion in the library

rfid-robotic-chair.jpg If you are an old person and an avid reader at the same time then you would surely feel discomfort standing among the book ... surely thank RFID a hundred thousand times. Here is an RFID robotic chair which has been designed by Jelte van Geest and the good thing about this chair is that when you swipe an RFID library card [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 14:04:05

GE Scientists Develop Battery-Free, Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors

GE Scientists Develop Battery-Free, Multi-Detection Wireless... GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced a battery-free, multi-detection radio-frequency identification (RFID ... Handling Headaches GAO Introduces UHF Long-Range Active RFID Tag Internet-Enable Anything Today [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 05:01:23

SuperCorridor Defeat? Don't Bet On It

By Stephen Lendman Atlantic Free Press | The title refers to the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) portion of the North American SuperCorridor Coalition (NASCO) project. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced that, for now at least, it nixed this part of the $184 billion scheme calling for: [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 19:39:23

Scientific American special issue: will technology kill privacy?

... policy, insurance or self-presentation. It is useful to clarify those issues before focusing on privacy ... of the government’s surveillance powers. How RFID Tags Could Be Used to Track Unsuspecting People [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 13:42:04

NIC Report: Global Trends 2025 — Fact or Fiction?

By SHARON K. GILBERT December 29, 2008 IT’S DIFFICULT TO KNOW how best to describe the most report coming out of the National Intelligence Council ... : Ubiquitous Computing: This means RFID tags everywhere. Everything with which you and I interact will ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:23:42

This is an electric fish

Electric fish is pretty awesome. This is an electric fish I met yesterday at the zoo ... case, barcode scanners and RFID readers have been around for ages. More complicatedly, homeland ... getting more powerful and more packed with high resolution sensors, practical augmented reality [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 01:56:55

Adobe MAX 2008

Monday, November 17th marks the official start to this year's Adobe MAX conference. I wanted to give a quick update on where I'll be and what I'll be up to at MAX. So, here it is.First of all, at MAX you can follow me on Twitter or BrightKite my handle is "adamflater" on both [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:29:00

News 2008.07.21 Late Edition

iSuppli Webinar Reveals Truth About MEMS Just how fast is the MEMS industry really growing? ... Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) introduced a 13-W Power over Ethernet (PoE) powered device controller ... , including IP phones, IP security cameras, wireless access points, security card readers and RFID scanners [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 23:24:53

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

Peripheral Milit_Urb 26

BACK TO AFGHANISTAN…Months ago, Archis released an issue with a fascinating insert on Kabul based on one of their recent RSVP events that took a few ... , unmaking, and remaking of their city. Anyway, you should check it out for yourself. The PDF, Security [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 23:46:00

A Summary of the National Research Council Report on Healthcare IT

The full text of the report is available free here. I’ve gone through the report and will summarize it loosely below (the most interesting parts, anyway). A couple of industry experts have volunteered to provide their interpretation. Bill Stead, chair of the group, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:46:31

BREAKING: iRobot Robotic Lawnmower Patent Published w/Pictures!

Hot news, folks! iRobot, the company that brought you the Roomba, Scooba, Dirt Dog, PackBot, Looj (Gutter robot), Create and more, has designed a lawn mowing robot that bears striking similarities to the Roomba, according to a new patent filing discovered by Robot Stock News! The long-rumored "Mowba" is no longer a rumor! [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 08:56:00

ITAA Cautions Against Over-Regulation of the 'Internet of Things'

On December 2, 2008, ITAA issued a press release (see below) on regulation and the "Internet of Things" ... in the RFID sector. EU regulatory decisions will impact US policy and vice-versa. Companies ... of Things” assumes an unlikely deployment scenario for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 17:08:53

Local Library uses RFID to Manage Materials, but Privacy Concerns Abound

Continuing the theme of privacy issues related to my new home library system ( ... Public Library is using RFID chips to help manage their collection. By including bibliographic data in the microchip, the library can automate circulation functions: books can simply be passed by an RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 19:46:34

25C3: State of the art wearable computing

from the Embedded Systems Lab at Passau came to 25C3 to talk about Cyborgs and Gargoyles: ... linux computer under his coat which was attached to an RFID reader on his wrist. He would read the patients RFID wrist band, which would display their chart on the screen. He could then scroll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:00:31

Ubiquitous Computing and Library Futures

Ubiquitous Computing and Library Futures ITI Bloggers October 22nd, 2008 I was intrigued by a talk on ubiquitous computing (Ubicomp) ... . The computer will serve you rather than you serving the computer. Some examples include RFID chips in books ... address) Sensors (light level, sound level, temperature, etc.) Location awareness (an example [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 23:02:56

Datalogic Receives Industry Award from American Chamber

Datalogic S.p.A., the Italian parent company of the Datalogic Group of Companies, including Datalogic Scanning and Datalogic Mobile, ... collection mobile computers, RFID systems, and photoelectric devices. It is an honor ... in the international AutoID market, with bar code readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID systems [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:46:00

News 2008.09.04 Late Edition

Peratech Creates QTC Switch Technology for Contactless RFID Security Contactless RFID is well established for access control for buildings; simply wave your pass near the reader and the door opens. This technology is now being rolled out in the UK and around the World for so called 'BioMetric passports' and credit cards because [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 23:33:33

Minitek : The Magic Begins Tonight

Ready to shut down the office computer for the last time this week, the next destination is MINITEK ... - Tokyo, JAPANwiimote DJ and RFID light sequencerRedefining existing media and technologies ... as an innovative musician with a Wiimote DJ performance and also as a groundbreaking RFID artist [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 19:22:00

Investor Profile: .406 Ventures

Greg Dracon, Principal, .406 Ventures Greg brings 14 years of venture investing and technology company operating and management experience to .406 Ventures. Prior to joining .406, Greg was a Vice President of Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focused on early stage venture and small to mid-sized growth technology companies [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 12:25:12

Swinxs: for when even the Wii is too complicated

Swinxs: for when even the Wii is too complicated Filed under: Game Hardware | by: Rien | Hits: 943 Shiny Shiny: ... from the Nintendo Wii. The Swinxs is a gaming device that works using RFID wristbands. By using ... like musical chairs or tag. There’s also three sensors on top, which can be used to answer in multiple [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 23:20:08

A Brief Tour of the IT Innovation Space - Part I

1.- IntroductionThis Blog is focussed on how Innovation works in the Information Technology (IT) space. As the first entry in this Blog, it is natural to simply try to survey the field. This way we'll be able to map the field's structure, the issues and goals faced by the practitioners of this discipline [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 17:27:00

More on interactive advertising: Better be careful what you wish for

24 August 2008 – 15.59 UTC Posted in Advertising and marketing, Architecture, Design, Know your enemy, Technology, Urban computing, Urbanisms I wish I had it in me to resist plunking down cash on things like eVolo’s Skyscraper for the XXI Century [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 02:59:04

Robots that Fetch, The End of Affluence & Anissimov's Benevolent AI Singleton

Robots that Fetch, The End of Affluence & Anissimov's Benevolent AI... by memebox | 0 Comments 5 PetroSun designs algae-to-biofuel systems for catfish farms by Garry Golden | 0 Comments 2 Brookhaven Lab researchers develop material with 2D superconductivity by Garry Golden | 0 Comments 6 Another US startup producing thin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 09:08:47

Swinxs: for when even the Wii is too complicated

Swinxs: for when even the Wii is too complicated There's a new games console on the block, kind of ... device that works using RFID wristbands. By using this technology it can work out the location of each wristband, enabling players to play games like musical chairs or tag. There's also three sensors [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 16:27:14

Video: The M/A-COM WiFi Sensor Tag Advantage

Video: The M/A-COM WiFi Sensor Tag Advantage Know where your assets are worldwide ... 1 GE Scientists Develop Battery-Free, Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors 2 The RFID Experts Group (REG) Completes Work On Verification Procedures For RFID ... AIM Global 3 Large [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:49:46

RFID Needle Free Glucose Testing System Closer To Reality

RFID Needle Free Glucose Testing System Closer To Reality ... and transmit the results to your phone or hand held reader. Generally diabetics are discouraged ... on their sugar levels with RFID cell phones minus painful pricking done using needles. The skin patch which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 18:39:47

Ten technologies to look forward to in 2009

2008 was a great new year for killer new tech. But 2009 is set to be even better, ... lappies that make the MacBook Air look positively huge. RFID payments O2’s wireless wallet trial ... paying for sweets and ciggies thanks to RFID, as well as using [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 10:00:24

Intel's future tech for robots and health care

Interesting pictures of what Intel is working on for health care ... I guess this one can go right up there with the Home BiPolar test.  The RFID's on personal items would allow to track and see what someone is doing at the moment, and the floor sensors would alert someone [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 23:56:11

CFP Special Issues, Workshops and Conferences

Straight from my inbox, a few academic events to keep an eye on: Social Interaction and Mundane Technologies in Everyday Life ... players, vending machines, contact-less payment systems and RFID-enabled turnstiles are de rigueur [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 03:42:03

The World in 2025, According to the National Intelligence Council

Old-Thinker News | June 26, 2008 By Daniel Taylor 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, " [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 13:28:36

The Battery Free RFID Tags from GE

The Battery Free RFID Tags from GE This is something which will give a big push to RFID technology!! Here comes the RFID sensor from GE Global Research which is not dependant on on-board batteries ... from GE puts into practice the usual RFID tags which are coated with chemically sensitive film [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 17:56:27

Experientia’s Jan-Christoph Zoels at Picnic /2

Experientia’s senior partner Jan-Christoph Zoels is this week at the Picnic conference in Amsterdam and is sending regular updates ... and resulting new group structures. 100% of user on online dating sites lie - Genevieve Bell, a leading [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 10:06:52

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 out this website. My current project revolves around using the Arduino and the X10 home automation [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 09:53:59

Interview with Dr. Ramin Sadr, Mojix

Dr. Ramin Sadr is CEO of Los Angeles-based Mojix (www.mojix.com) ... -- of all things -- deep space probes for NASA, and has been applying that to the RFID market ... extend the range of passive RFID tags, used for things like supply chain automation, asset tracking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:28:26

RFID, since We're Reinventing the World Anyway

Issue #174 | Dec. 19, 2008 | by Andy Kowl As 2008 draws to a close the world's future seems dark or, at the least, uncertain ... your organization can become more efficient with RFID, it is hard to imagine these last couple months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:05:43

The Coming Computational Environment

just by walking down the street you could be subject to a personal biometric system, ... are embedded and merged seamlessly everywhere in the environment. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 19:08:58

Electronic products

Electronic products Published on August 21st, 2008 by admin Quality electronic components are vital for electronic equipments to work efficiently ... . Electronic components, RFID, Security solutions, Cards, & services are its main business units [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 17:51:31

Chertoff on the No-Match Rule

Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the State of Immigration and the No Match Rule Release Date: October 23, 2008 Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Secretary Chertoff: Good morning everybody [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 03:59:49

Kota: RFID robotic baby triceratops toy for your kid

Kota: RFID robotic baby triceratops toy for your kid ... which has RFID sensors affixed to it. I bet your children will thoroughly enjoy sitting on the back ... With Christmas fast approaching why not get some toys which are RFID enabled; at least this would [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 13:34:50

Infinite Brings Thin-Film Batteries Closer to Mass Market - Earth2Tech

Infinite Brings Thin-Film Batteries Closer to Mass Market Earth2Tech, CA - 6 hours ago It didna t disclose its first customers but has said it is targeting makers of wireless sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, smart cards, ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:42:22

The next Internet

9/25/2008 04:34:00 PM The Internet has had an enormous impact on people's lives around the world in the ten years since Google's founding ... , as will appliances and sensors of all kinds. Many of the things on the Internet, whether mobile or fixed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 17:34:00

iRobot Patent Filing Hints at Lawn Mowing Robot Update [IRobot]

iRobot Patent Filing Hints at Lawn Mowing Robot Update ... The possibility of using RFID tags or proximity sensors to avoid running into pets or people The possibility ... hybrid. The filing also depicts several acoustic and optical sensors that will allow the robot [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 02:17:00

Michael Porter and Chris Peters: Ubiquitous computing

Michael Porter (WebJunction) and Chris Peters (MaintainIT) ... in price and availability is what makes UbiComp possible.  A good library example of UbiComp is RFID ... .  Imagine things like RFID in all sorts of places, in our libraries, and in our communities.  Another [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 20:42:20

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