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Solar Powered RFID tracking system roll-out - New Atlas

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November 20, 2007 Lockheed Martin subsidiary Savi Technology has begun deploying solar-powered Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and signposts, saving energy and negating the need for installing electrical infrastructure in remote areas.

Designed for use in the defense and commercial sectors, the solar-powered signposts activate RFID tags attached to vehicles or pieces of equipment. The tags then report the assets' positions to nearby RFID readers, which relay the...

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RFID tag implant for humans DIY kit - newatlas.com

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May 5, 2006 While RFID hasn't exactly got a great name in some circles thanks to the technology's capabilities becoming a threat to privacy, there are some people on the planet who just can't wait for the technology to develop. Like Amal Graafstra f'rinstance. Graafstra heard about RFID being used to tag cats and dogs and decided he wanted to explore...

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US company offers free microchip implants to all employees

The RFID chip Three Square Market (32M) is offering all its employees is the size of a grain of rice and easily implanted under the skin, between the thumb and forefinger. Utilizing near-field communications (NFC), the chip will give employees the ability to automatically open doors, log into computers and make purchases in the break room simply with the wave of a hand.

"We foresee the use of...

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Tagging paper to make it "smart" - New Atlas

Created by researchers at the University of Washington, Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University, the idea behind PaperID is simple, making use of cheap, off-the-shelf RFID tags . The tags don't require batteries to function, and each one features a unique identifier. A reader device is placed in the room where the tags are being used, which is then able to identify each one...

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CATSi - the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device

June 24th, 2009

The CATSi GPS, GSM and RF tracking device

The CATSi, (pronounced cat's eye), is designed to track almost anything, from pets and people through to cars, trucks and motorbikes. Although we've seen plently of GPS trackers before, CATS-i is touting the its new product as the world's smallest, thinnest and most covert GPS, GSM and RF tracking device ever. This means the device can be used in products that have previously been inaccessible to GPS tracking - little Jimmy...

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Related topics : gps rf tracking device / rf cat tracking devices / rf tracking device / gps rf chip

CATSi - the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device

June 24th, 2009

The CATSi GPS, GSM and RF tracking device

The CATSi, (pronounced cat's eye), is designed to track almost anything, from pets and people through to cars, trucks and motorbikes. Although we've seen plently of GPS trackers before, CATS-i is touting the its new product as the world's smallest, thinnest and most covert GPS, GSM and RF tracking device ever. This means the device can be used in products that have previously been inaccessible to GPS tracking - little Jimmy...

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Related topics : gps rf tracking device / rf cat tracking devices / rf tracking device / gps rf chip

RFID be gone: Why you might soon be 3D printing the ...

Fundamental to the Internet of Things is the idea that objects must be uniquely identifiable. RFID chips are perfect for assigning objects a digital fingerprint, at least so far as traditional manufacturing goes. But with the rise of 3D printing, incorporating an RFID chip into your object means interrupting the printing process. Now, scientists have come up with a way to 3D print a unique tag,...

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Related topics : printed rfid chip / rfid printing process / rfid tag printing / printed rfid tags / rfid tag chip design

GE RFID tech turns stickers into explosives detectors

With more goods passing through the world's shipping terminals and airports than ever before, hunting explosives with large, static detectors or teams of inspectors armed with detecting devices and reagents is a bottleneck that increases the chances of evasion. To help US counterterrorism efforts, GE has developed RFID stickers that act as wireless, battery-free explosives detectors that can be...

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Related topics : rfid tag detector / rfid tag detection range / rfid tag sensor / rfid sticker tags