What probably happened with Mythbusters and RFID

People seem to be upset at the potential censorship Mythbusters’ Adam Savage described when he said industry lawyers prevented him from creating an episode about security problems with RFID.  Now new accounts are being released both by TI ... be hundreds of different types of system covered by the name “RFID”, so when Mythbusters contacted TI, it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 21:24:41

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Printed Circuit Board Tracking with RFID

Omnitrol Networks and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) ... integration appliance, Gen 2 RFID readers and Texas Instruments' RFID Gen 2 UHF chips. The off-the-shelf ... -floor management. The manufacturing pedigree information is automatically programmed into the RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 11:49:28

RFID: An Internet of Things

Image via WikipediaCurrent rollouts of RFID tagging will be dwarfed by the future development of sensor networks, according to Robin Mannings, ... of Sun's integrated system includes RFID devices.Texas Instruments (TI) set up an automated demonstration ... BT futurologist and research foresight manager. "RFID is just the tip of the iceberg [more...]

Date: 2008-04-25 08:00:00

Wireless Growth Prompts New Cashless Payment Trial

by Laurie Sullivan Wireless subscribers racked up more than 1 ... trials with credit card companies like MasterCard and Visa. Rather than carry around a plastic card ... ,” says Julie England, VP/GM for TI’s radio frequency identification (RFID) business. “ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 11:31:43

Old Fastrak transponder design

While riding my bike, I saw the this board in the street.  It looked like a Fastrak transponder so I picked it up. There are a couple interesting notes.  The board is labeled “TIRIS” (Texas Instruments RFID ... chip instead of the TI MSP430 now in use.  They probably moved to the MSP430 to save money [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 16:36:00

Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Stonewater Creek WRF, Millsboro, DE

Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) - Stonewater Creek WRF,.. ... of treating a peak flow of 225,000 GPD. After complete permitting and design, the facility was... TI Leverages Its Low Frequency RFID Technology To Improve Wafer... Case Study: City of Palm Coast, FL Using [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 17:36:49

Looking around me

All my 12+4 years of education are over now and here I stand with a job in Siemens ,which  I am finding to be very interesting and challenging ... ,Visteon,Intruit,Sonycore,Norton,TI,HP,TVS,Ford,Nokia,Airtel,Microsoft,Siemens,Intel,Philips ... ,semiconductors,consumer electronics,RFID etc this list covers.                Next is my favorite of medicine.I [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 15:05:00

R U Ready???

 Last night I was building with my Lil Homie YT about how twisted things are when he dropped a jewel I had been totally naive of ... has plans to discuss this with you.  I understand you wanna know how T.I.’s party was last night and might be waiting for your daily gossip but understand the effects of the RFID chip that is going down [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 19:19:25

JULIE ENGLAND: Custom designs make LF tags attractive and cost-effective Pt. 2

Part 1 discussed how LF tags are often used in harsh environments such as underwater or in animals ... can get involved with TI. We already talked about how low-frequency tags are used in livestock and other high ... receive a bin fitted with a low frequency passive RFID tag that identifies each household [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:04:08

Card Companies Insecure About Security

creditcards195.jpg My opinion I’m not a security expert but I’ve always suspected that RFID (think Chip and PIN credit cards) ... convincing. And remember that this is the same RFID that the Government wants to use for national ... this response when Adam Savage of Mythbusters is asked about RFID at the HOPE conference (Hackers On Planet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:03:18

JULIE ENGLAND: Low-frequency tags ideal for harsh environments, Pt. 1

LF RFID has a long history that has proven reliable in high-water content applications and in other conditions usually not suited for tagging ... RFID. Can you tell us about Texas Instruments’ success with low-frequency RFID? ENGLAND: Sure, Texas Instruments has been in the RFID industry for 19 years, and it all started with low frequency [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 14:43:11

Global Economic News

TV’s future stars will come from the web I have been watching a trailer for Chelsey OMG, a TV series for 16- to 25-year-olds to be shown next month on the social network Bebo, which has more than 80 million users. It is full-length for its genre - three minutes an episode [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 14:01:55

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

Texas Instruments opens closed-loop contactless markets with new chip

Texas Instruments has unveiled its new secure multi-purpose contactless chip designed for the growing closed-loop contactless micropayment, loyalty, ... micropayments, secure ID and corporate access control, can be implemented individually or in combination ... ID and access application markets. A number of closed-loop applications, particularly in Asia [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 17:32:00

A Thirty Minute Interview With LAB 257 Author Michael Christopher Carroll -- Learn More About The U.S. Government's Plum Island Bioweapons Facility

*As a result of the following post, the NSA has subjected me to heavy amounts of directed energy induced Ultra Low Frequency waves since yesterday, ... are now aware of the FEDS attacks on my Family and self (as well as those of many other TI's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 09:05:00

Mythbusters - Busted! No RFID For You!

Mythbusters - Busted! No RFID For You! September 5, 2008, 12:16 pm by Arah Mythbusters will not air any more RFID myth shows. The question is why? ... the hackability and reliability of RFID, TI included in the conference legal pitbulls from practically ... that it was Discovery networks that chose not to ever air another RFID episode again [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 17:16:09

Posts about Mobile Internet as of January 10, 2009

PROTOTYPE: Mio shows Windows Mobile powered MID at CES - theunwired.net 01/10/2009 jkOnTheRun just reported about a Mio Technology MID (Mobile Internet Device) … to Intel’s MID definition, this device class is mostly running on Linux and designed for mobile Internet access and use. However Mio’s MID prototype (which hasn’t has a name yet) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:48:33

Testking CompTIA RF0-001

When we first started offering the RF0-001 exam questions and answers and exam simulator, ... as the CompTIA RFID+ (RF0-001), this exam plays an integral role in obtaining your certification. All CompTIA ... your skills to pass your ‘RFID+ Exam’ and grab that CompTIA certification. Let us help you climb that ladder [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 07:41:23

how to be invisible

I’ve always been of the opinion that people over concerned with surveillance and data security are displaying the first stages of clinical paranoia. It’s well known, for those that care to look [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:47:17

TI Leverages Its Low Frequency RFID Technology To Improve Wafer Tracking In Manufacturing

TI Leverages Its Low Frequency RFID Technology To Improve Wafer... Texas Instruments is the world's largest integrated manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders and reader systems. There are more than 600 million TI RFID tags... Case [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 11:58:12

God Made D.I.R.T.

God Made D.I.R.T. October 1st, 2008 Do I have to tell y’all that ‘Da Incredible Rap Team’ hit stores yesterday? ... do the right thing and start releasing new CD’s on an illuminati chip. That’s the national RFID card being [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 17:42:06

Why No American Should Ever Believe The FBI Or Accept Its Pathological Deception -- The Same RINGS True For The Entire U.S. Intel Community

Judi Bari - Salt Of The EarthFirst! MovementThe above statement was made by COINTELPRO target Judi Bari, ... agenda to have the entire U.S. population implanted with RFID tracking devices.In my opinion, Aaron's [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 12:28:00

Texas Instruments Denies Adam Savage's Story About Killing RFID Mythbusters Episode

Texas Instruments Denies Adam Savage's Story About Killing RFID Mythbusters Episode from the he-said, ... -busting ideas for RFID. While in pursuit, they contacted Texas Instruments' RFID Systems ... of Mythbusters concerning RFID vulnerabilities, Daniel Terdiman got a response from Texas Instruments [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:12:00

The Chinese Calendar Guide

The year 2009 is Year of the Earth Ox from the Chinese astrology perspective. However, the Year of the Earth Ox will commence only come January 27, 2009 based on the Chinese Lunar New Year. The Chinese Lunar New Year is the longest chronological record in history, dating from 2600BC, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:29:28

Texas Instruments Rolls Out TPS23753 Power over Ethernet Controller

Expanding on the company's line of Power over Ethernet (PoE) controllers, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) ... access points, security card readers and RFID scanners, to name a few. Read Texas Instruments Rolls [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 21:26:15

Buxahatchee Chose Aqua Technologies For Its Small Footprint And Ability To Meet Stringent Nitrogen And Phosphorus Requirements

Buxahatchee Chose Aqua Technologies For Its Small Footprint And... The Buxahatchee Wastewater Treatment Plant in Calera, Alabama was built in 1960 ... WRF,... TI Leverages Its Low Frequency RFID Technology To Improve Wafer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 18:04:33

Adam Savage Revises Claim of Lawyer-Bullying On RFID Show

Adam Savage Revises Claim of Lawyer-Bullying On RFID Show September 5, 2008 - 12:05pm — MacRonin Adam Savage Revises Claim of Lawyer-Bullying On RFID Show - Via Slashdot ... stated that the show was unable to produce an episode about previously known RFID vulnerabilities [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 16:05:18

Smallest HF RFID Reader with USB interface just like a USB Flash Drive

DAILY RFID recently released the 13.56MHz RFID Reader with USB interface, which provides a very small size just similar to the USB Flash Drive. With a very good performance,it provides a very low cost with only about 120USD. DAILY RFID recently released the 13.56MHz RFID Reader with USB interface, which provides a very small size [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 09:30:09

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