RFID Technology
RFID technology is used all around us in many different business ... stems with detailed explanations. In addition, the course covers RFID middleware, standards, security & ... . RFID stands for Radio-frequency identification which is an automatic method that uses radio [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 20:18:00
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Ship2Save’s secret to effectively target multiple markets: BizTalk RFID
Microsoft’s BizTalk RFID and Ship2Save meet the unique needs of customers and IT providers in plethora of industries at low TCO ... identification device (RFID) solutions industry, today announced its strategic relationship with Microsoft and support for BizTalk RFID Standards Pack. Ship2Save RFID software solutions in conjunction [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 16:47:07
US rolls out 'Vicinity RFID' to check IDs in moving vehicles
RFID technology that allows the remote identification of travellers in moving vehicles is being rolled out at US land border crossings this month ... Licence/ID cards (EDL/ID), which have the PASSport RFID functionality added to a standard driver's ... RFID" it can read the cards from a healthy skimming distance of 20-30 feet, but according [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 01:51:43
USDOJ Clears RFID Patent Licensing Group
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 21, ... information stored in an integrated circuit (or chip) on a label. Read the Response to RFID ... patents needed to comply with standards for ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 21:57:00
Polite Pays Off
© McGun I was talking to a friend the other day about a woman who works with us ... trying to seal the deal. No, a very natural and unaffected sense of nice. It sounds fogy ... June 2006 Six hundred reads per minute to become a reality with new RFID protocol standards - 18 [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 15:53:05
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
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
IEEE to setup patent pools
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ... have been in use for over 100 years as a way of mitigating patent litigation. Via Licensing worked with the RFID ... Standards Association is to set up patent pools, whereby companies agree to cross-license patents [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 10:45:00
More From GS1
Have done some interesting work with the global standards body GS1 ... Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and access the internet. By pointing and clicking a product ... Mobile Com With over three billion users in the world, mobile phones are becoming an important channel [more...]
Date: 2008-06-07 20:45:41
New United States Passport Laws
WHY ARE THERE NEW US PASSPORT LAWS? In order to make our U.S. borders safer, the U.S. Government through it’s Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative ( ... and tracked with RFID technology. They are cheaper than the standard passport. There is a higher charge ... /passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html. Nov. 2, 2007 - A Congressional investigation indicates [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 16:58:21
Top 10 Technology Enabled Market Trends By CAGR
Jump to Comments Technology is the key to unlocking economic value: ... in coming years. This article wouldn’t be possible with out my consultant. Assuming that the standards ... demand for mobile RFID is expected to grow from $26.9 billion in 2007 to $701 billion by 2010 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 13:29:18
Enhanced licenses a privacy risk, says civil liberties coalition
Toronto, Ontario - Ontario’s proposed enhanced driver’s licenses (EDLs) and enhanced photo I.D ... The current DHS standard for the RFID chip on enhanced I.D. cards is without security protections ... . cards are a waste of money, pose significant privacy risks, and establish a de facto national [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 00:13:30
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara
The Grand Vitara has keyless entry. RFID technology makes me very happy ... . I get in and turn the ignition. All cars should come with RFID keys standard. 2009 Suzuki Grand ... and its Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) with Traction Control System (TCS) just rode right up. Going down [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 21:27:26
[Mycolleagues] CFP: PoCa 2009 : Deadline extended : International Conference on Positioning and Context-awareness (PoCa 2009)
*** Our apologies if you receive multiple copies ******* Submission deadline is extended to January 9, ... and people monitoring* Supply Chain Management* Smart Home Automation* Elderly ... to)* Wireless standards (WiFi, Zigbee, UWB, etc)* RFID* NFC* Sensor fusion [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 14:55:00
USB Train Tickets reach In France
By Jonathan Kimak SNCF, a railway company in France, is trying out some new tickets. The tickets are part RFID, which was already a standard on France’s railway ticketing system ... and load money onto the ticket to compose future train ticket purcha… computer store gizmo toys handheld [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 18:04:55
Experimental mscape software
Experimental mscape software Mscape has come a long way since I first came across it when HP LAbs made all sorts of claims for this which was in ... standards our users may expect. http://wiki.mscapers.com/bin/view/Experimental/RfidTags RFID (Radio ... to be incorporated into mobile devices or clothing, or stuck onto signs, packaging, or documents. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 07:31:30
You've already used RFID
Image via WikipediaHave you ever walked out of a bookstore and walked between the unassuming shoulder-height bars at the door? ... (or security guard) will approach you to see what set it off.Guess what? That was an RFID tag printed ... higher for barcodes. What's keeping RFID from replacing barcodes is privacy issues and standardization [more...]
Date: 2008-04-13 00:59:00
TechEd Australia RFID badge Surface application
preview image If the standard Microsoft Surface demo applications doesn’t cut it for you anymore then check out this custom application built by an Aussie Readify consultant Tatham Oddie in just two days who hadn’t seen a Surface until a day ago (sponsored by Amnesia actually). Since all TechEd badges are RFID-enabled A special sticker [more...]
Date: 2008-09-02 13:09:29
FDA on the attack against family farms
In the past few years we have suffered food contamination in products from China, Mexico and places unknown. Thanks to CAFTA ... and have no way of knowing where it came from, how it was produced or what the standards for processing were ... farms. This is a system of RFID tagging of every animal, even those not used for food, and a data [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:58:35
Panasonic Debuts Toughbook H1 Clinical Computer
Today Panasonic is set to unveil its new Toughbook H1 medically oriented computer and clinical assistance device ... that has all the "standard" mobile clinical assistant features, such as a camera, RFID and barcode [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 17:50:46
RFID Poker Table
This RFID Poker Table one hell of a cool project. You can now play your Sunday night poker game and invite spectators to watch on a big screen ... with a standard deck of KEM cards that have been tagged with 52 RFID ’smart labels’ - thin and flexible ... next is integration of RFID chips! "The inspiringly-named Video Poker Table makes this possible [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 12:43:48
Standardization and Technology Optimization Trigger Growth in the Asia Pacific RFID Inlays Market
NewswireToday (newswire) - The market for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is set to see considerable growth, gaining traction with increasing deployment in various verticals [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 14:57:44
Metro-politan
Down at the European Technology Standards Institute (ETSI) ... , he also had a airline baggage tag with an RFID inlay and he said that the cost of the paper was greater than the cost of the RFID inlay, which I found rather surprising. Given the recent demise [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 08:09:14
Talking to your fridge
"Most of these ITU proposals appear high bit-rate, entertainment-centric. Home networks should be about much more than that ... to be that. When we want to talk to a fridge (not just for recipes and RFID shopping = futuristic), a water ... of this globe and we are talking about "Global Standards"!!!! I know you have to begin somewhere and I would [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 16:01:40
RFID System At UCSD Medical Center Is Its Major Asset :: Symblogogy
"The Awarepoint Real-time Awareness Solution utilizes a patented asset and location tracking technology developed exclusively for healthcare. The RFID “plug and track” network signal sensor pick-ups that plug into any standard wall outlet (bottom right in photo above) are... read more [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 15:27:41
Re-inventing the Shopping Experience: Intel’s Funky Check-out
Maybe Intel is learning a few tricks from Apple: design counts. The company is introducing sleek new self-serve check-out terminals. The kiosks work with the customer’s RFID loyalty card and provides in-store incentives and recommendations. One key feature is they use 90% less energy than standard cash registers. Green [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:38
Laminar Batteries Power Next-Generation Products
Issue #175 | Jan. 9, 2009 | by Dr. Peter Harrop Writing about printed electronics often as I do, the dynamics of the marketplace keep coming fast ... every year, the choice is coin cells. Coin cells are the favoured power source not just for active RFID ... based on old advances in color, shape and mechanical function are rapidly being overtaken. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 16:08:43
Talking to your fridge
Talking to your fridge December 15, 08 by admin “Most of these ITU proposals appear high bit-rate, entertainment-centric ... (not just for recipes and RFID shopping = futuristic), a water heater, etc., the solution has to be cheap ... that goes in ANY socket, in ANY country of this globe and we are talking about “Global Standards” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 05:02:38
MRI's Colorful Future
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institutes of Health are working on technology that promises to ... can be thought of as microscopic RF identification (RFID) tags, similar to those used for identifying ... is flexible and could have other applications such as in enabling RFID-based microscopic fluid [more...]
Date: 2008-06-20 12:11:26
State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, November 2008
Law firm marketing and business development professionals have been politely getting after Kevin McKeown, our VP of Client Development, for an updated report on large law's use of blogs. Innovators, such as Gloria Fox at Blank Rome, are looking for hard data for their law firm's management that their competition has effectively addressed any [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 16:14:23
Wireless LAN standard to cut power use
The upcoming 802.11v standard will lower power consumption in wireless LANs, according to Matthew Gast, principal engineer at Trapeze Networks ... of network performance, and location features that will offer more accuracy for services like RFID ... requirements for a network management certification. "Our target is to have the certification plan in place [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 14:34:29
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
REAL ID in a nutshell
The REAL ID Act has sparked a lot of controversy — but what is it? The REAL ID Act of 2005 enshrines in law a set of federal standards for state ID and driver’s license authentication, issuance, and security protocols. Identification cards that do not meet these standards cannot, according to this law, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:23:06
Virginia to join list of states to reject Real ID?
Despite failing in numerous attempts last year, some Virginia legislators are back in hopes of garnering enough votes to join the growing chorus of states that have defied the federal government by refusing to participate in a national identification program - also known as REAL ID [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:24:00
TechCrunch Euro Tour 08: Yes, even Belgium has startups
A couple of weeks ago I headed over to Belgium as part of my ongoing TechCrunch Euro Tour, to get a taste of the local web/mobile entrepreneur community (BTW, come to the London and Helsinki events soon). I hooked-up with another TechCrunch writer, Robin Wauters, who had kindly arranged a TechCrunch Belgium meetup in Gent [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 11:13:46
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries Face RFID / SCM Challenges and Opportunities in 2009
An increase in government activity affecting the use of RFID and other related SCM technologies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries ... . The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission are eager to promote RFID in Europe ... U.S./EU RFID symposium last fall, both sides have committed to jointly pursue frameworks for advancing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:10:50
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
RFID and Digital Signage Integration
RFID tag integration for digital signage targeting and information display If we were to throw privacy out the window and just talk about the “far-out” technological possibilities of RFID and digital signage, we may well see how both ... ll certainly see more integration with other devices like mobile phones. In fact, RFID chips [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:29:14
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
Financial institutions collaborate in documenting requirements for RFID Data Center Asset Tracking Standard
Date: 2008-12-24 16:27:35
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
General GWiR 12 December 2008 from IP Think Tank
IP Think Tank’s weekly selection of top intellectual property news breaking in the blogosphere and internet. Please join the discussion by adding your comments on any of these stories, and please do let us know if you think we’ve missed something important, or if there is a source you think should be monitored [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 09:00:00
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
News 2008.07.10
Cambridge Consultants XAP5 Core Sets New Standard for 16-Bit Processors Cambridge Consultants has launched its next generation XAP processor core - ... with a 24-bit address space for large programs up to 16 Mbytes. Intel Sells UHF RFID Reader Chip Operation ... Business Initiatives (NBI) incubator and which developed the award-winning R1000 RFID reader [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 17:13:44
Series of firms win Defense contracts to provide new RFID technology
A group of firms has won contracts worth a total of $428 million to provide active radio frequency identification technology tags, readers, ... division of Lockheed Martin in providing the technology. The RFID III contracts awarded on Dec. 19 ... of RFID tags than Savi supplied under previous contracts. And the tags will operate under International [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 17:31:56
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
DEMO: Meet Alcatel-Lucent’s Services Play
While DEMO is primarily a showcase platform for standalone startups, well-established companies launch products there too. This year Alcatel-Lucent has brought an internal startup pushing an RFID tag reading system ... , tikitag is a set of RFID- and Near Field Communication-enabled tags and a corresponding reader [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 08:19:40
Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 rugged UMPC official specs, price confirmed
As expected, Panasonic have released spec details for its upcoming Toughbook UMPC, the CF-U1. Based around a daylight-viewable 5 ... , barcode or RFID readers and, later in the year, a magnetic stripe reader and serial/ethernet ... s 5100-Series WiFi card, offering a, g and draft-n, together with standard Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. There’ [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 18:24:14
RFID for Safer CT Contrast Agent Delivery
Covidien Imaging, a subsidiary of Mallinckrodt, is releasing a new RFID (radio frequency identification) ... of an RFID tracker chip within the injection syringe, and a communication system that writes dosing information into the chip during fill-ups. From the press release: The RFID-enabled system creates [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 21:34:29
Retail/POS Architect (anywhere)
City: SfbayWe are seeking a highly talented CTO/Retail/POS architect who understands and has hands on experience with retail/POS architecture as well ... Oracle, DB2, Microsoft, Cognos, SAS, MicroStrategy, Business Objects, Teradata, Informaticao Devices Interfaces Coin dispenser, Biometrics, NFC, RFID, PinPads, Check Readers• 10+ years experience [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 01:16:00
