Manufacturer Gets Creative To Meet Wal-Mart RFID Requirement

Pet product maker Normerica opted for an unorthodox combo of smart boxes with embedded RFID tags and a mobile reader to comply with Wal-Mart’s RFID requirement. The application, described in wonderful detail in this RFID Update story, was attractive because it reportedly involved “no significant retooling of its packing or shipping lines.” [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 07:46:11

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Connecting online and off with rfid for the masses

The online and offline worlds are becoming increasingly interconnected, as our sister site trendwatching.com recently noted ... tikitag and Amazon.com for USD 49.95, contains one USB-enabled RFID reader and 10 RFID tag smart ... . Now, a new venture from Alcatel-Lucent is using a version of RFID to give consumers the ability [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 16:25:01

Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center Management

Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center Management Domino ISG provides real-time traffic control that eliminates the delays, errors, and omissions of manual tracking. Asset tracking systems automatically monitors movements at... Intellitag 915 MHz Intelligent ID Cards MIKOH Smart&Secure: Retail RFID Tag Venture Research: RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 04:02:35

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

Motorola VC6096 WWAN In-Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer

Motorola VC6096 WWAN In-Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer Simultaneous support for GPS and telematics applications provides the information you ... ... Psion Teklogix 7530 G2 Handheld Computer Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center Management Intellitag 915 MHz Intelligent ID Cards MIKOH Smart&Secure: Retail RFID Tag Venture Research: RFID Antennas [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 18:31:15

Intellitag 915 MHz Intelligent ID Cards

Intellitag 915 MHz Intelligent ID Cards First credit card format intelligent ID card providing both long-range identification and read/write ... Smart&Secure: Retail RFID Tag Venture Research: RFID Antennas Motorola VC6096 WWAN In-Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer Psion Teklogix 7530 G2 Handheld Computer Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 19:19:51

Facebook App Keeps Danish Cyclists Green and In Touch

Just in time for next year's U.N ... Blog, Smart Biking relies on "smart tags" which work similarly to RFID technology. In bike-friendly ... agreement in exchange for monies for sustainable city services. Tracking could also benefit riders [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:30:14

MIT and the City of Copenhagen

I've had a few links about this sent to me, but I haven't figured out how to blog about it. So I'll just chuck up a link and summarise... :-) ... a smart tag that functions a lot like RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. The tag, which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 08:14:25

Transparent Transistors to Bring Future Displays

Transparent Transistors to Bring Future DisplaysResearchers claim to have created the first prototype of a new design for semiconductors, ... for RFID tags, electronic bar codes and smart credit cards, which resemble ordinary credit cards ... , as well as flexible, while maintaining high performance levels," Marks said. "This opens the door [more...]

Date: 2007-07-11 12:40:00

RFID 'Smart Cards' in a surveillance society

"If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... of everyday life. "RFID tags are small computer chips connected to miniature antennae that can be fixed to or implanted within physical objects, including human beings. The RFID chip itself contains [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 03:36:13

Bicycle Blog Roundup, 11/11/08

Yes, by the way, starting with last week, I’ve dropped the “news media” part of the roundup, and just focused on blogs. Yay! Tech-Enabled Bike Sharing Rolls Into North America, The Huffington Post Now RFID (radio frequency identification) tags and Smart Card payment systems have created a third generation of bike share [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:24:41

Infinite Brings Thin-Film Batteries Closer to Mass Market

Venture capitalists seemed to be taking a break from battery funding last month, ... it is targeting makers of wireless sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, smart cards, medical [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 05:00:05

Texas A&M researchers advance self powered (piezeoelectric) devices

What if you could charge your portable device simply by having it move around in your pocket while you walk? ... are in high demand for portable gadgets and sensors like RFID tags used on products in 'smart supply chain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:54:20

VARs and Label Converters as RFID Sales Partners

Issue #173 | Dec. 12, 2008 | by Julia Deets If RFID labels were simple, they probably wouldn't be called "smart labels ... application. Their ability to develop new forms of RFID tags and labels to your customers’ specifications ... of RFID labels. On the other hand, don't jump too [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 16:24:18

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

Lifestyle - I Crossed Your Path: at the Intersection of Biking and Social Networking for the Greater Green

Bicyclists in Copenhagen will soon be able to take part in a project that will allow them to track the roads they've traveled, ... , which formally gets underway in 2009, will work through a smart tag that functions a lot like RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 12:05:00

RFID Works For Big Brother

RFID Works For Big Brother British reality program Celebrity Big Brother is using Wavetrend active RFID tags to track the movements of the show's participants. By Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage Inventory Management Helps Build A Bridge: Glidewell... Case Study: Whiteman Airforce Base Keeps The B-2 Bomber [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:45

Robotic Chef Helps You Clean Up

Cooking is a hobby for some public, but not many humans enjoy the cleaning up more than the eating ... identification (RFID) tags on dishes and utensils in its kitchen, hence being smart sufficient ... windows tech gear gadgets fast computers game downloads tech toys computer forum modern gizmos [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 07:15:38

Pervasive ICT

ONE THING VISITORS to my blogs continue to tell me is the era of pervasive information and communications technology (PICT) ... meetings, RFID, satnav, free wifi, and smart phones. Put them all together and you have a PICT cocktail ... actually work to help me register the tag because it's actually powered by RFID. I'm looking at ways [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 15:49:00

Keys cloned from long-range photographs

Here’s a neat but nasty little criminal hack that some smart folks at UC San Diego just released as a proof-of-concept: ... maybe tagging yourself with an RFID chip to open your door has merits after all. picture by Bohman Project Wonderful - Your ad here, right now, for as low as $0.00 Tags: crime • duplication • hack • [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 04:00:24

Violet launches smart RFID tagger [News]

Violet, the company behind the Nabaztag Wifi rabbit, has launched an RFID reader and sticker set that allows your PC to detect tagged objects and react ... this post / blog, buy me a BEER! Related EntriesMythbusters RFID episode banned News Airplanes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 07:56:48

Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage

Smart Bottles Reduce Glass Breakage Glass container maker Ardagh Glass, as well as Coca-Cola, Coors and other beverage companies, are using facsimile bottles with built-in active RFID tags and sensors to identify sites ... Mechanical Thinks This Might Be The Big One! Integration Story: Laredo's Water Department Uses RFID To... more... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:53:40

The Energy to Rebuild

... The development of a "smart grid" for the US would provide thousands of jobs, and would position us to meet demand ... , sensors and RFID (radio frequency ID) tags providing real-time input to computers which can monitor [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 07:58:26

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50

Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #229

Note: I was unable to publish this weekly column last Sunday because of a software problem -- which is now solved. Roland. ... , The Washington Post, August 20, 2008 How RFID Tags Could Be Used to Track Unsuspecting People [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 16:37:29

[Dbworld] SS4SW: Smart Services for Smart Worlds

From: “Erwin Aitenbichler” <erwin at informatik.tu-darmstadt.de> ... and things. One well-known example is the use of RFID tags in logistics. Yet this is only [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 11:51:30

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

If incorporating personal details into an RFID (radio-frequency identification) ... are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “passive” tag doesn’t contain a battery and its “read” range is variable, from less than an inch to twenty or thirty feet. An “active” tag on the other [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 17:12:15

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