RFID and Mobililty
File under: technologies you’ve heard about, but aren’t sure what the possibilities are. Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) ... key card with you all the time. If you commute through a toll booth you might have an RFID transponder ... s an RFID transponder that sends a one-way signal to an in-store security system, saying “hey, I’m here [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 22:45:52
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FasTrak Toll Tag Prank
This is an evil, destructive prank and I really don't recommend you do this. But it's so devious, we thought you deserved to know about it ... booth without stopping to pay. FasTrak uses RFID technology to read data from a transponder placed in a vehicle. The RFID transponder in each vehicle is associated with a prepaid debit account; each [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 21:08:21
Heading South
We are at the Wal-Mart in North Brunswick, New Jersey (map) ... from my uncle's place.So Wednesday I rode down there and signed up, getting an RFID transponder ... " just to keep the transponder -- you just need to make the deposit for your pre-paid tolls. Also [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 14:56:00
RFID transponders
- image via core77.com PingMag recently visited Tokyo’s RFID Expo and instead of taking the usual 1984 angle, like RFID tags embedded in school uniforms for teachers to monitor, they put together a geeked out photo collection of some of the more interesting chip designs. It’s always fascinating [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 18:14:22
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
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
Arphid Watch: Gallery of Japanese RFID tags
http://pingmag.jp/2008/06/23/rfid-aesthetics Link: PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about “Design and Making Things” » Archive » RFID Aesthetics ... . PingMag takes a closer look at the appearance of RFID transponders. (((And if those little spychips were big enough to see, gosh, they'd be cute.))) Rftagittexas [more...]
Date: 2008-06-29 19:32:45
UTSA CAMLS Holds Radio Frequency Identification Workshop
The University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Lean Systems (CAMLS) ... or transponders. RFID tags are objects that can be applied to or incorporated into a product, animal ... Association and held a one-day Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Workshop. RFID is an automatic [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 19:03:36
MICHAEL J. FOX
I was continually having flashbacks of Michael j. Fox in “Back to the future” while I was surfing Elatec world’s web service ... to stuff on science fiction movies. So yeah. Touch Screen gadgets , and RFID Components and a majority ... me a Transponder and decoder for the parts and applications I needed. Great service from an electronics [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 13:08:46
Warning - DME Flash Pirating Scam
Warning to owners of DME flashes of all brands. Apparently there's a new scam going around in which web forums are being used to steal your Software ... have your VIN number and RFID transponder codes. That means they can code a key. Scary stuff. If you're [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 17:39:23
What? BioChips for Everyone!
This article is came from the TIME MAGAZINE.I received a text message from a friend stating these things:"Pres ... microchip." A radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder the size of a grain of rice [more...]
Date: 2008-03-01 20:52:00
» Daily Design Snacks
» Daily Design Snacks Latest Posts: » Birds, Bats and Bees at Phillips » Creating the garden of globalisation » Seven cities that influenced design » Design flops » The art of the RFID transponder Categories: Book Reviews Broadcasts [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 13:51:04
Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO MA Mobile Clinical Assistant
... supporting high frequency RFID transponder, tags und smart labels. The ESPRIMO MA Tablet runs WIndows XP ... RFID. Fujitsu Siemens’ ESPRIMO MA is powered by an Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 01:23:01
I was a government guinea pig, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt
by Mark Baard What will the US government owe the hundreds of thousands of Americans it will swab, prick, track and trace over the next 21 years, ... the use of RFID and GPS transponders, wireless motes and sensors implanted under the skin [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 01:27:35
RFID in Libraries Guide
A technology that was originally developed for the military during World War II, ... , automotives, fast food, travel industry, and so on, is RFID or Radio Frequency Identification. RFID ... machines in identifying objects. It consists of a transponder or a tag which has an embedded [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 16:59:29
RFID: Trolley Scan's RFID-radar
Poof! There goes another layer of your privacy.Trolley Scan of Johannesburg, South Africa has announced the delivery of the first commercialized version of "RFID-radar ... by a signal from a transponder to a reader. This provides users with the unique coordinates [more...]
Date: 2006-04-11 15:24:00
125kHz Low Frequency(LF) RFID Reader from GAO
These well-performing devices are designed for verifying code numbers of RFID transponders and are widely used for personnel identification, POS systems, security systems, and access systems. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 05:35:03
RFID: Convenience or obedience?
Printed in The Boar 7/8/08 An emerging technology is expected to make a “pervasive impact on every aspect of civilization” in the same way the ... at the end of this sentence. The second is an antenna or “transponder”, typically a flat, metallic ... society. That technology is RFID. If you renewed your passport in the last few years, check the back [more...]
Date: 2008-10-18 11:48:36
Evolis Dualys3 Double plastic card Printer
Evolis Dualys3 Double plastic card Printer The newest Dualys model is even faster, ... be equipped with an encoder for magnetic and smart cards as well as RFID transponders or a combination of them [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 12:08:33
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
Intermec RFIDeploy Services
Intermec RFIDeploy Services Set the stage for a faster ROI on an RFID system by relying on the best possible planning and preparation for implementation. Then be sure it's installed right and ready to go—the... Domino EIS RFID Compliance 1st Program For DoD bielomatik TAL-100/165: Transponder Attaching And Laminating... Filtered [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 09:57:28
Filtered Military Circular Connectors
Filtered Military Circular Connectors Corry Micronics offers a complete line of Filtered Military Circular Connectors, including MIL-C-38999 Series I, ... Cabinets For Item Level And Case Tracking Impinj: Indy™ R1000 Reader Chip Intermec RFIDeploy Services Domino EIS RFID Compliance 1st Program For DoD bielomatik TAL-100/165: Transponder Attaching [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 16:01:29
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
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
LEGIC moves forward in India gaining credential manufacturer APK-ID as new license partner
Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless Smart Card Technology for personal identification, ... gains the largest manufacturer of RFID products in India as a new licence partner. In future, APK-ID will increasingly purchase LEGIC transponders and provide contactless identification inlets [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 15:45:46
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
A Review of ‘Little Brother’ by Cory Doctorow
The always thought provoking Cory Doctorow has a new book out, Little Brother. I highly recommend it, even though I think he is very wrong on numerous points. You can download it for free at the link above. It is very difficult to write a political novel. I should know, I’ve started 3 or 4 of them, and they all turned out badly [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 15:22:47
Transponder/ Range finder
Hey everyone, I'm doing a project for school and I want to make a device to measure how far a car is away from a location at any given point ... at things like RFID but the range is nowhere near what i'd need). I'm on a fairly limited budget, so i'm ... as to where i should look for this kind of thing or what parts i should buy to make one? Thanks [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 01:43:10
RFID Readers
RFID Readers Post by: admin on June 8th, 2008 | File Under Uncategorized RFID readers are in vogue when you talk about online shopping for gizmos and gadgets. Very small dimensions to integrate into machines or handheld computers. Reads and writes to many different types of transponders. This interesting machinery at the size and rate very [more...]
Date: 2008-06-08 05:51:43
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
Battery powered cars need a quick battery change.
Tesla sport car goes 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds. Battery powered cars like the Tesla, Chevy Volt and the Toyota Prius have a major well known problem—the batteries don’t hold enough power for their weight. Even with quite a large percentage of these cars’ total body weight being occupied with batteries they have a limited range at highway speeds [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 21:34:17
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
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
THE COMEBACK
My company relies on Elatec to deliver the best and brightest in the Industrial Computer business. When I went to our factory yesterday I noticed the transponder’s Character Display is malfunctioning! I cant work out without the transponder! My friend looked up that elatec is in the internet [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 12:39:22
RFID News Roundup
RFID News Roundup Turkey's GarantiBank issues contactless credit card; Idesco unveils EPC Gen 2 reader with long read range; ... Effectiveness for Tracking IT Assets The company scientifically tested seven EPC Gen 2 RFID tags suitable for IT asset tracking, and analyzed five use cases, including employing the technology to manage [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 19:04:26
RFID for Cattle
I read with interest the recent article on the success with using ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID on cattle ... ) tags, the UHF tags performed better. For the record, my thesis was about how I designed antenna ... receive a particular RFID tag/identification number and would be logged into a national database [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 14:00:05
Startup Offers RFID-enabled Customer Card
Startup Offers RFID-enabled Customer Card With the goal of helping retailers and other companies to offer personalized service, ... Assets on Oahu › Zebra Unveils Wearable RFID Printer-Encoder › University ... the Novitaz system includes a plastic card containing an active RFID tag that lets business [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 00:57:11
WARNING BILL 85: The Ontario Government is secretly pushing through “big brother” legislation - using RFID tags in Drivers Licenses to track your movements unencrypted
“The introduction of enhanced driver’s licenses, which appears to be a central focus of Bill 85, ... by the Government, Businesses and other organizations. RFID tags So what is Bill 85? Yes ... or information to the public, however soon ALL drivers licenses will have a new RFID tag embedded within [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 10:58:07
RFID industry tries to spin toll findings
I was interviewed today regarding my findings regarding the Fastrak electronic toll collection system ... questions my credibility and claims that the Fastrak transponder is read-only. ‘If Lawson ... of the article has not even opened the cover on a Fastrak transponder. They use an MSP430F1111A [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 22:10:18
Those RFID Chips in Your Wallet
Earlier this week I finished The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver. This was the first book of his that I’ve read ... other things, RFID chips attached to credit cards in their wallets. I received the TechRepublic ... of this technology. What really got my attention in the article was this: Between the RFID chips [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 10:46:21
What to do about RFID chips in your wallet
Have you wondered about the security implications of RFID chips in your driver’s license, credit cards, and passport? ... RFID policies that can affect you right now. Between the RFID chips in new US passports and similar ... The growing prevalence of RFID transponders in these items, and others, can raise security [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 18:19:17
LEGIC moves forward in India gaining credential manufacturer APK-ID as new license partner
Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless Smart Card Technology for personal identification, ... gains the largest manufacturer of RFID products in India as a new licence partner. In future, APK-ID ... technology. With the partnership, APK-ID is reacting to the growing demand for contactless LEGIC advant cards [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 15:45:46
Tag-it HF-I Transponder: All that glitters is not gold
How many of you believe the yellow shining object in the picture above is gold? ... is not gold. Let me tell you this is not gold rather it is an RFID transponder which was spotted at the RFID Expo in Tokyo by PingMag. It is a Tag-it HF-I Plus Transponder Inlay from Texas Instrument [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 16:01:38
Cosmetics and Liquor Companies Assess Toppan Printing's Holographic RFID Labels
Cosmetics and Liquor Companies Assess Toppan Printing's Holographic RFID Labels If the tags meet performance and cost criteria, ... distribution of their products. RFID News Roundup TransCore unveils tag designed for most toll-collection systems; Mines near the Arctic Circle will use RFID; Charleston Inn using Capton's liquor [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 04:45:04
Spanish Postal Service Expands Its RFID Deployment
Spanish Postal Service Expands Its RFID Deployment Correos is now using a total of 65,000 EPC Gen 2 RFID tags, ... RFID Deployment Expected to Yield Quick ROI According to the implementation's system integrator ... › To Future-Proof its Future Store, Metro Opted for EPCglobal Standards › RFID Motivates [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 11:05:21
Make Cheap Electronic Labels For Your Stuff Using RFID Tags
Do you need to keep track of hundreds or thousands of different items? ... flat transponder attached to the item. You can apply an RFID tag to an object and use radio waves ... to create a database of everything you own but how do you track the physical items? RFID tags can help [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 00:40:23
Manor's RFID Deployment Expected to Yield Quick ROI
Manor's RFID Deployment Expected to Yield Quick ROI According to the implementation's system integrator, ... › RFID Motivates Schoolkids to Bike It › Federal Trade Commission Holds RFID Workshop › RFID Journal to Host Webinar on Tagging Sellable Units › RFID News Roundup [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 22:05:57
Lego’s Mindstorms NXT Catalog Gets an Update
Lego’s Mindstorms NXT Catalog Gets an Update Gadgets, Site Feeds, uberreview.com No Comments » ... exciting, is an RFID sensor which will allow programmers to lock functionality of programs to specific RFID transponders. In the words of the manufacturer: Infrared Link Sensor for MINDSTORMS NXT [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 14:03:03
Lego’s Mindstorms NXT Catalog Gets an Update
There are two new parts in the Lego Mindstorms NXT catalog that are going to get builders excited ... exciting, is an RFID sensor which will allow programmers to lock functionality of programs to specific RFID transponders. In the words of the manufacturer: Infrared Link Sensor for MINDSTORMS NXT [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 06:05:17
Wave of the future: Luggage tags that "talk"
... identification (RFID) tag, which is a microchip that's the size of a pin and as thin as a sticker. When this RFID tag passes within several feet of an antenna, it "wakes up" and acts [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 13:16:31
