Comment: To RFID or not to RFID, that is the question

(Source) The Vancouver Sun has an article that was written by Phil Chicola, U.S. Consul General in Vancouver. Entitled “To RFID or not to RFID, that is the question,” it is yet another part of the ongoing propaganda war surrounding the embedding of RFID chips in regular consumer products. In the recently [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:53:39

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Video: RFID Inventory Tracking For Food Manufacturing

Video: RFID Inventory Tracking For Food Manufacturing See how Nancy's Specialty Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of quiche, ... is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID application, including: portal near field, handheld, forklift [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 02:55:41

News 12/17/08

From MM: "Re: EMR. $83 million for an EMR? Unbelievable! Who besides me thinks EMRs cost a little less than an order of magnitude too much? I don’t blame vendors entirely. I blame the conceptual model used in the industry (CDR-centric that duplicates data already available electronically) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 03:07:57

Sun Microsystems to Lay Off 350

Nortel is likely to cut about 10 percent of its work force. The malaise has started to spread to component makers. For instance, JDSU cut 400 jobs, shut down seven R&D centers and three plants. Anadigics, a Warren, N.J.-based broadband wireless and wireline chip maker cut 15 percent of its work force [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:02:09

The Future of Clinical Computing: A Vision from Panasonic

This week, Panasonic quietly gathered some of the bigger brains in medical technology and introduced them to the company's upcoming Mobile Clinical ... . Not surprisingly, we spent time discussing Panasonic's family of mobile healthcare products, including [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 14:56:22

Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster ModuLock

Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster ModuLock CribMaster ModuLock Electronic Lockers by WinWare "Product Demonstration Video: ... is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID application, including: portal near field, handheld, forklift [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:01:21

Key 2 Safe Driving (K2SD) Disables Teens’ Cell Phones While Driving

Key 2 Safe Driving (K2SD) is a new technology built on Bluetooth, which will disable a teen’s cell phone when they start up the car ... to wirelessly connect to the cell phone through RFID or Bluetooth. The driver has to push a button or slide the key out in order to start the engine. A “driving” signal is sent to the cell phone and the device [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:39:21

Zebra Technologies Announces the RW 420 Route Palette, a High-Efficiency Solution for the Mobile Workforce

Simultaneous housing and charging of the Zebra RW 420 and Motorola's rugged mobile computers and enterprise digital assistants deliver convenience and efficiency VERNON HILLS, Ill., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zebra Technologies (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 12:39:25

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

My back pages: Whatever happened to serendipity?

31 October 2008 – 05.10 UTC Posted in Design, Everyware, Interactions and experiences, Services, Space and place, Technology, Urban computing, ... always had a more specific definition in mind. I think moblogs are what happen at the intersection of… [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 09:10:18

Video: The M/A-COM WiFi Sensor Tag Advantage

Video: The M/A-COM WiFi Sensor Tag Advantage Know where your assets are worldwide ... 1 GE Scientists Develop Battery-Free, Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors 2 The RFID Experts Group (REG) Completes Work On Verification Procedures For RFID ... AIM Global 3 Large [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:49:46

Dr. Strangeblood or How I learned to start worrying and hate the numbers

As we enter a new year, money and the economy are on the minds of many people. Certainly economics is an obsession in the developed world ... for transfusion medicine decision making. Transfus Med Rev 2009 Jan;23(1):112. (PDF, free full text)Brian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:17:00

Wood Companies Look To RFID To Raise Yield, Reduce Carbon Footprint

Wood Companies Look To RFID To Raise Yield, Reduce Carbon.. ... ... Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits Retail Giant In Latin America Finds A Perfect Fit ... . Twenty-nine European partners are developing an RFID-based application and supply-chain analysis [more...]

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

New York now offering Enhanced Driver's Licenses with RFID

Filed under: Etc., Tech New York has now become the second state in the country to offer RFID-embedded driver's licenses. Following Washington State's lead last year, the radio-frequency identification (aka RFID) licenses will be offered at a $30 premium over the standard driver's license. The benefits of the RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 20:15:11

Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits

Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits A large-scale Italian pilot project organized by the University of Parma's RFID Lab has quantified the benefits of using RFID tags to identify and track 12,000 cases and 800 pallets ... The Right Fit With Motorola RFID Mobile Field Service Best Practices Jade Jewellery Implements [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:47:40

VeriChip Corporation Selected by Microsoft to Offer Personal Health Record through Microsoft HealthVault

Market Watch | VeriChip Corporation, a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, today announced that its personal health record used in conjunction with its VeriMed Health Link system will be accessible through Microsoft [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 20:47:00

Inventory Record Accuracy: Unleashing the Power of Cycle Counting (The Oliver Wight Companies): Roger B. Brooks, Larry W. Wilson

Inventory Record Accuracy: Unleashing the Power of Cycle Counting (The Oliver Wight Companies): Roger B. Brooks, Larry W. Wilson Editorial Reviews Praise for INVENTORY RECORD ACCURACY “This updated version of Inventory ... process for both on-hand and on-order inventory provides accuracy levels required for real-time data [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:08:39

Arphid Watch: Trouble in the Emergency Room

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/jaaj-eif061908.php ((( ... frequency identification (RFID) in everyday life include security access cards, electronic toll ... These doctors took some RFID scanners into a room full of dainty, sensitive medical gizmos [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 15:13:23

Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration

Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration - by Stephen LendmanGeorge W. Bush. US president: January 20, 2001 - January 19, 2009. Born of privilege. Unimpressive by every measure. A history of underachievement. Chosen by big money. Arranged through electoral fraud. Installed by the Supreme Court [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 02:41:00

Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration

Assessing the Bush Legacy: The Measure of the Man and His Administration - by Stephen LendmanGeorge W. Bush. US president: January 20, 2001 - January 19, 2009. Born of privilege. Unimpressive by every measure. A history of underachievement. Chosen by big money. Arranged through electoral fraud. Installed by the Supreme Court [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 11:26:00

Culver’s Optimizes Its Business With Retail Performance Management

Culver's Optimizes Its Business With Retail Performance.. ... Office application and provide extensive performance monitoring and analysis to provide... Family Christian Stores Leverages Point-of-Sale Solution To Gain ... Industry Brief: RFID Technology [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:40:13

Interview with Dr. Ramin Sadr, Mojix

Dr. Ramin Sadr is CEO of Los Angeles-based Mojix (www.mojix.com) ... -- of all things -- deep space probes for NASA, and has been applying that to the RFID market ... extend the range of passive RFID tags, used for things like supply chain automation, asset tracking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 13:28:26

BMW developed a multiuse key

According to AutoWeek, BMW has developed a new “smart” car key, a multiuse key that beside its normal use, could be used for shopping, ... you valet your car. Of course, there could be a simple solution to that, similar to the current keys, where [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 18:16:17

Chertoff on the No-Match Rule

Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the State of Immigration and the No Match Rule Release Date: October 23, 2008 Washington, D.C. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Secretary Chertoff: Good morning everybody [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 03:59:49

Elby Gifts: The Gift of Giving - Increased Sales, Better Relationships

Elby Gifts: The Gift of Giving - Increased Sales, Better.. ... Companies Look To RFID To Raise Yield, Reduce Carbon... Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits Retail Giant In Latin America Finds A Perfect Fit With Motorola... American Apparel Finds [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 06:18:09

ILR® Brings Visibility To Container Flow For Volkswagen

ILR® Brings Visibility To Container Flow For Volkswagen The system tracks container flow between the plants as well, ... Look To RFID To Raise Yield, Reduce Carbon... Italian Retail Pilot Quantifies RFID's Many Benefits ... With Motorola RFID more... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 07:18:34

Tyco Electronics Introduces the Industry's First Multi-Touch Gestures Technology for Analog Resistive Touchscreens

Tyco Electronics Introduces the Industry's First Multi-Touch.. ... Software Development Tools Now Available From MCL... Multidev Technologies Announces New Store Budgeting... Industry Brief: RFID Technology In Action: The Retail Sector... more... Ryzex Full Use [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:13:06

Sheetz, Wright Express Launch NFC Pilot to Field Test Mobile Payments with Fleet Vehicle Drivers

ViVOtech Enables First Real-Time Card e.Wallet for Mobile Phones South Portland, ME ... now and have been accepting contactless chip cards, using RFID technology for payments at the pump and in-store. ViVOtech [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:27:00

RFID for the Optimization of Business Processes

RFID for the Optimization of Business Processes RFID for the Optimization of Business Processes free ebook download. RFID, complemented by other Auto-ID technologies such as Barcode, NFC and sensor technology, can unlock huge benefits for enterprises and users, creating successful businesses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 13:50:00

What Every RF Engineer Should Know: RFID

What Every RF Engineer Should Know: RFID What Every RF Engineer Should Know: RFID December 27th, 2008 RFID is hot on the RF DesignLine, ... , Marketing Director, RFID, NXP Semiconductors. After the interview, I’ve included some links to some of the most popular RFID articles on the site. RFDL: What is the status of the technology? Humes: RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 20:05:22

Use of Manufacturers' Coupons Soaring Among U.S. Consumers; Coupon Delivery Systems Going High-Tech; But Fresh & Easy Stores Don't Accept the Coupons

Merchandising and Promotional ReportU.S. consumers are using manufacturer's cents off coupons in higher percentages today than at anytime in recent history, and that use is expected to increase even [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 23:29:00

Nova Mobile to Present Its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at 2009 CES

Nova Mobile Systems will present its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. The device is an always on Ultra Mobile PC providing full computing and cellular capabilities in a lightweight mobile computing form factor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:46:00

Nova Mobile to Present Its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at 2009 CES

Nova Mobile Systems will present its SideArm 2 UMPC Handheld Mobile Computer at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada. The device is an always on Ultra Mobile PC providing full computing and cellular capabilities in a lightweight mobile computing form factor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:46:00

Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX6000 web server is world’s best performing

Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY RX600 rack server has taken the title of best-performing web server in the world, after achieving a SPECweb2005 score of 47,504.  The 4U rack server uses the new Intel Dunnington multi-core processor, and in the case of the record-setting model incorporated four of the six-core CPUs.  [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:30:53

A Passage to India

In 1605 Joseph Jacobs wrote a story titled Dick Whittington’s Cat, ... is such that many universities are now starting to embed RFID chips in their diplomas to prevent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 10:22:49

It’s January 15, 2020: What Have We Learned About Healthcare in the Last Decade?

It’s January 15, 2020: What Have We Learned About Healthcare in the Last Decade?by Jim Carroll November 25, 2008 at 10:48 am · Filed under 4th WHCC It’s January 15, 2020: What Have We Learned About Healthcare in the Last Decade? WHIT 4.0 promises to be an exciting conference that promises an unparalleled look into the future of health [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 14:48:00

"Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster Multi-Store MRO Vending"

"Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster Multi-Store MRO.. ... to learn more. MTI Wireless Edge is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID application, including [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:56:06

449 - Oceania Tree News

449 - Oceania Tree News –Today for you 30 news articles about earth’s trees! (449th edition) http://forestpolicyresearch ... ) RFID will save the forest, 30) Cops apologize for trainings themselves to deal with mass murder [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 05:20:24

Current Facts 29

Wal-MartWhen Bush cut taxes in 2004, the family that owns Wal-Mart increased their wealth by $91,500 per hour ... employee per year. One assessment states that for every two jobs created by Wal-Mart, three jobs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 15:22:00

"Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster Accu-Drawer RFID Drawer System"

"Product Demonstration Video: CribMaster Accu-Drawer RFID Drawer .. ... RFID provide. Click here to learn more. MTI Wireless Edge is the world's cutting edge antenna technology manufacturer for RFID applications and is dedicated to providing antenna solution to any RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 06:01:50

A new vision for the Internet...

A new vision for the Internet - http://cordis.europa.eu/ Date 2008-12-23 The EU-funded project CASAGRAS ( ... identification (RFID), with particular reference to the emerging 'Internet of Things'. The project ... 'Coordination and support action for global RFID-related activities and standardisation') aims [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 19:37:32

[Dbworld] CFP: The Third International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges

From: “Yanbo WU” <yanbo.wu at student.adelaide.edu.au> The Third International Workshop on RFID Technology - Concepts, Applications, Challenges ... Background and Goals —————————– Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are emerging [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:28:35

Permalink to As Gas Prices Soar, So Does Zipcar

As Gas Prices Soar, So Does Zipcar Posted by Alex Harris If you haven’t yet heard of Zipcar, you soon will ... Zipcar utilizes RFID, gas card, and tracking technology to allow their vehicles to be maintained [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 13:29:02

4 scenarios - Smart Intelligent Objects (SIO) or the Internet of Things

The NIC scenarios that we featured in the last post also explores smart objects or the internet of things ... to deny access to networks of sensors and remotely-controlled objects by enemies of the United [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 13:36:33

Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise, Second Edition (Series on Resource Management): Brian J. Carroll

[ Lean Performance ERP Project Management: Implementing the Virtual Lean Enterprise, Second Edition (Series on Resource Management): Brian J ... such as e-kanban, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Customer TAKT, and Operational TAKT [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 16:00:32

Industry Brief: RFID Technology In Action: The Retail Sector 2008

Industry Brief: RFID Technology In Action: The Retail Sector.. ... Or Survival Of The Fittest The Benefits Of Integrating Back-Office Systems The Method Behind PCI's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 22:36:41

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