Busy Bees Get Workshy When Times are Good

The stereotypical image of the hard-working bumblebee has been shattered by new research published in the journal Behavioural Ecology and Social ... transmitters (Radio Frequency Identification or RFIDs) to the bees, to determine the frequency [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 11:02:00

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Research Links Multi-touch on Wikipedia ClearTek II by 3M Gunze Touchscreens USB RFID Reader Olimex MOD — Sparkfun Mapletouch Matrix touch panel Keytec MagicTouch products NJY Touch Technology [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 20:39:17

BMW working on multi-function smart key

Filed under: Gadgets, Tech, BMWBMW's research unit has announced its latest innovation; the groundbreaking research has led to.... a Mobil Speedpass ... more functional than ExxonMobil's 11-year-old RFID gadget, but that's the general idea. Wrapping NXP's latest ... services using BMW telematics will also be possible with the key - whatever that really [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 15:39:15

Take a Seat Chair Crazy Enough to Work Outside of the Netherlands

A lot of concepts never really make it off the ground, but the Take a Seat Chair, ... , the chair will go where you do; the magic courtesy of an RFID chip. Dutch designer Jelte van Geest ... arrangements in libraries. If you are doing a big research project, you might want to browse through [more...]

Date: 2008-06-14 03:36:03

DT Research Unveils Handheld POS Devices Specialized For Quick Customer Service

DT Research Unveils Handheld POS Devices Specialized For Quick... DT Research™ Inc ... ... UPM Raflatac Launches New Shipment Within 48 Hours Service For A ... GAO Offers Portable RFID Reader/Writer And Barcode Scanner ThingMagic RFID Engine Drives Ford & DEWALT Tool Link Demo [more...]

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

"MARKETS: Healthcare, wireless may still thrive in 2009"

While almost all segments of the electronics industry will be flat or decline in 2009, a few exceptions are possible, according to ABI Research, ... year. Likewise, the use of Wi-Fi technology for healthcare will continue to expand and RFID technology could even benefit from the tough economic times, since RFID tags increase operational efficiency [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:52:00

“Anatomy of a Subway Hack” exposes major flaws in Boston subway system, published online despite lawsuit

Hack a Day, “Defcon 16: MIT Boston transit presentation gagged” , , and ... by finding unlocked, back door routes into the subway, spoofing magnetic and RFID cards, and attacking ... school newspaper, The Tech, has published a PDF of the slides online. The research culminated in the trio [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 22:53:50

Wim van Eck’s legacy

In 1985, Dutch computer researcher Wim van Eck authored a paper on EMR eavesdropping effective against CRT monitors ... ———————————————————————————————————- If you think worrying about RFID chips in your wallet is the height of security paranoia, you have a lot ... s paper, it was generally believed that such eavesdropping was prohibitively difficult for [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 20:49:50

Beacon Equity Research Featured Client: Advanced ID Corporation (AIDO.OB)

Advanced ID Corporation is a solutions provider to the radio frequency identification (RFID) market with a focus on the tire management industry ... Canada subsidiary in Calgary, Alberta. They are reintroducing their livestock tagging product line in many countries. They have also developed a UHF RFID reader product line for all market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 19:38:44

The most interesting security hacks and tools in 2008

WPA packet injection now possibleGerman Security researcher Erik Tews and co-researcher Martin Beck have found a way to break the Temporal Key ... , or download the OSWA LiveCD here.Mifare Classic RFID compromise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 07:18:00

Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors from GE

GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company has come up with a battery-free, ... and pollution prevention. GE’s unique RFID sensors are built on traditional RFID ... ... multi-detection radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensing platform that could enable a wide [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 02:47:16

World’s First paper-based transistors

Portuguese researchers have created the first paper-based transistors. To be more precise, they’ve made the first field effect transistors (FET) ... or RFID tags. more here and here Similar Posts:Xerox does clean technologies - stay green with reusable [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 04:04:53

Longer loan repayment deadline

The deadline for victims of the devastating May 12 Sichuan earthquake who borrowed money and still can’t pay it back has been extended by half a ... Administration of Foreign Exchange on Thursday. Tags: Finance ZHOU: to be ready for worst situation (0) Yuan Completes Record Annual Advance as China Seeks Stability (0) Taiwan RFID (0) Sub-prime impacts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:21:32

Going Green Means Going R

By Robert Atkinson President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Cross-posted as part of our Breakthrough Special Innovation Issue Global warming may finally get the political attention and action it deserves. Indeed, it’s hard to go a single day without reading something about the crisis and what we should do about it [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 23:52:16

Key2SafeDriving is aimed to keep kids from talking/texting while driving

Researchers at the University of Utah have created a device that they see as hopefully saving the lives of some teenage drivers who like to chat or ... within the immediate vicinity. It uses either Bluetooth or RFID to communicate with the paired ... this December Nokia Beta Labs launched early beta version Nokia Music PC application Pink LG Venus [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 09:03:02

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/13/2009

Check out tonight’s “behavioral sink” stories from the UK. Every night there are at least a few, but tonight seems to have more than its share ...  Europe and the EUEurope Develops RFID License Plate TrackingItaly: WWII Supreme Court Explains Why ... : Threatened Algerian Writer One Year in ItalyTunisia: Emigrant Revenue Grows by 10% in 2008 Israel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:58:00

Mapreduce Leads The Way For Parallel Programming

We’re now entering what I call the “Industrial Revolution of Data,” where the majority of data will be stamped out by machines: software logs, cameras, microphones, RFID readers, wireless sensor networks and so on. These machines generate data a lot faster than people can, and their production rates will grow exponentially with Moore’s Law [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:00:54

4 Scary Toys in Big Brother’s Toolbox

BY MEGHAN HOLOHAN. It seems like government agencies are ready to party like it’s 1984. In its zeal to prevent another terrorism attack, the U.S. has relaxed laws that protect our privacy, making it easier for the government to keep an eye on you. The following four products could help Big Brother keep watch. 1. Wristy Business: Monitors [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 18:39:21

Teen Drivers’ Cell Phones Jammed By Car Key

University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text ... stage business consulting and “seed funding.” It has licensed the Key2SafeDriving technology ... user’s cell phone via either Bluetooth or RFID (radio-frequency identification) technologies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 14:31:05

Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #246

RFID’s Security Problem Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver’s licenses with RFID truly secure? ... goes mobile Going online from a personal computer to access government services has been commonplace ... of those same services are available through your cellphone. In Singapore, text messages are used [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:00:58

Why Entrepreneurs Should Pay Attention to Crowdsourcing

So you’re planning to do business either on the Internet or to use it as an important part of your operations. ( ... up processing cycles on their computers at times of day that they can specify. The hub application communicates with a desktop application on each computer, each of which get assigned small bites [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 14:43:25

Plastic Logic Flexible Electronic-Reading Device

September 8, 2008 The electronic reader industry has promised a lot for a long time and despite bullish forecasts, has yet to make mainstream status ... at the DEMOfall 08 technology conference. With a large 8.5 x 11-inch form factor, the Plastic Logic reader ... Display Philips demonstrates world-first technical feasibility of 13.56-MHz RFID tags based [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 10:25:15

MRI's Colorful Future

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Institutes of Health are working on technology that promises to ... can be thought of as microscopic RF identification (RFID) tags, similar to those used for identifying ... is flexible and could have other applications such as in enabling RFID-based microscopic fluid [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 12:11:26

MBTA drops lawsuit against MIT subway hackers

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal case against three MIT researchers, “the subway hackers” ... at Defcon. It’s a shame no one ever saw it because it covers a lot of interesting ground. A PDF ... and physical security. Our favorites by far were using GNU Radio to sniff the RFID card’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:00:24

Re-inventing the Shopping Experience: Intel’s Funky Check-out

Maybe Intel is learning a few tricks from Apple: design counts. The company is introducing sleek new self-serve check-out terminals. The kiosks work with the customer’s RFID loyalty card and provides in-store incentives and recommendations. One key feature is they use 90% less energy than standard cash registers. Green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:38

tikitag: address security and privacy in alpha

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, which commercializes research developed in Bell Labs, is launching tikitag ... physical objects with online information and applications. Starter kits containing an NFC reader, 10 ... that the tikitag is a HF RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz with a read range of about 4 cm.  For now, only [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 20:34:34

Three + Three = Three? Does Security Lose Out?

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher I received a notice from the event production firm, Worldwide Business Research (WBR) ... to improve packaging and labeling and guarantee patient safety and pedigree compliance. In response ... around Procurement, Information Management, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain Security, RFID, Anti [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 17:05:30

Mini sensor to improve detection of greenhouse gases

Governments could be able to more easily and cheaply monitor greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a miniature gas sensor being developed by a new ... , Security Related Articles: GE develops battery-free RFID tags Autonomous unmanned helicopters ... sensor technology into their products Security Phone [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 01:27:22

Best of 2008: Top 25 Technology Blogs

And here stands our compilation of technology blogs doing justice to the tech-needs of the common man. Had they not been there, it would have been a demanding task to get oneself updated with the emerging development s in the technology industry. We wish good luck to all of them for performing so well and giving us the opportunity to be spotted [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 09:45:23

Researchers show how to crack popular smart cards

Researchers have published a cryptographic algorithm and source code that could be used to duplicate smart cards used by several major transit ... the workings of the chip by analyzing communication between the chip and the reader. An RFID-compatible device ... . Their presentations show how to circumvent the security mechanism of NXP Semiconductor's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 11:49:49

News 12/5/08

From Cheryl: "Re: low-cost IT projects. I have been starving to hear stories like these! Leonard and Larry shared common problems, not hospital-specific issues. I am always on the lookout for how others are doing things better, especially solutions that can become best practices [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 02:51:20

Smart contact lens feels the pressure of glaucoma

University of California, Davis researchers have made a contact lens with a built-in pressure sensor that could help monitor conditions such as glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Prototype lenses with pressure sensors (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH ... continuously, sending data out using a small RFID chip. (Source: http://technology.newscientist.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 02:45:23

Government 2.0: Intelligence Renaissance Networks

This is part of an ongoing series about government 2.0 written by Dr. Mark Drapeau. To view previous posts in the series click here. Future planning is a big part of what the national security apparatus of the United States does, and it is incredibly difficult to do well. As the national security writer William Arkin relates [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 22:15:46

Real Snail mail

A couple of "boredom researchers" at Bournemouth University in the UK think we should take time out of the instant-access digital world ... with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that picks up a bunch of emails when the snail passes close to an electronic reader. When, or if, the snail makes it to another reader [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 15:57:38

Shift in budgets by IT companies

New study from Forrester Research Inc. stated that It companies will spend more and increase their security budgets in 2009 as compare to 2008 ... Privacy Problems! Why don’t companies do resonable security? I wonder if you ever heard about RFID ... . The change will result from a shift in security strategy from computer security threat defense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:54:41

Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses

Researchers Reveal Security, Privacy Vulnerabilities in ‘Enhanced’ Driver’s Licenses November 4th, ... , it is a technically straightforward matter to copy the data from a Passport Card’s RFID tag into another, off ... an individual’s citizenship status. They are also equipped with radio frequency identification (RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 09:12:38

NanoNews

David RejeskiDirectorProject on Emerging Nanotechnologies Abstract:The National Research Council (NRC), which carries out studies for the U.S. National Academies, released a report in December that highlights the significant shortfalls of the Bush administration in identifying and addressing the environment, health and safety (EHS) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:33:00

Greenhouse gas emissions to problem gambling: Carleton professors tasked with solving real-world problems

Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced funding for five Carleton University researchers. They received a total of $623,959 that will, among other things, allow them to pursue research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the quality of life for problem gamblers. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Dr [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:51:12

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The PA Department of Environment Protection and US Environmental Protection Agency began a thorough inspection of Erie Coke in Erie, ... Department was cut so there isn't enough people to work security at the 5th Street entrance. They didn't ... with a buzzer for the door used at other times. Erie PA native Charles R Walczak was named the new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:34:30

"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks

This week the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, proposed legislation that could lead to the creation of an "enhanced drivers licence" ... (RFID) within the card, is the outcome of that work. While the enhanced card will be optional ... as a photo card for non-drivers - has received little public attention despite the urgent concerns [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 09:25:14

City Eco Labs and other compelling reasons to go on living

(((My residency at Sandberg Instituut has ended gracefully and I am in transit for the next few days. Please console yourselves with the brilliant outpourings of the mighty John Thackara.))) Doors of Perception Report By John Thackara November 2008 City Eco Lab - from Open Money to VeloWalas CITY ECO LAB ENCOUNTERS If you know of another [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 08:37:52

User Data Preservation (UDP)

Ovi Sync and since then I refuse to go back to cables. Nokia Users were Born Free so it suits us to be able to sync, backup, update anything On The Go, Over The Air. This is also quite a unique feature - while Google’s Android is able to receive automatic OTA updates (but a manual update voids your guarantee on the G1) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 10:46:24

Your Antivirus Can Be A Door For Hackers

/India PRwire/ - iViZ, an information security company that offers "Green Cloud Security", the world's only on-demand penetration testing for applications, networks and compliance, has announced that it has discovered new classes of vulnerabilities in many popular commercial and open source antivirus software [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:02:14

NanoMas Pulls in Big Name Investor for Nano-ink

NanoMas Technologies, a startup that is developing inks containing silver nanoparticles for solar and other applications, ... could be used for printable solar cells and flexible and flat panel displays, as well as RFID tags ... , the technology is ideal for printing electronics on temperature-sensitive materials, including paper and plastics [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 20:07:06

Nokia Locate Sensor : Make it better

How many times have you placed your bike keys or Wallet somewhere & unable to find it cos the location just slipped out of your mind, ... to install on any Symbian OS phone. Instead of attaching a device that small how about just using a RFID tag sticker, something which you can paste on your item & the phone can find where that RFID tag [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:31:00

Prophetic Signs that we are in the End Times

You would never find me in a church because I find what most people consider to be religion or christian is truly perverted and corrupt, because they do not know the Bible since they don't read it. I do believe the Bible is God's word. The Bible gives many examples of signs that should warn us of the coming end of the age [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 17:43:27

Harnessing Dynamic Personal Social Network Applications

>Introduction In the past years, the capabilities of our mobiles phones have improved significantly. Modern, top end phones contain a host of sensing cabalities: accelerometer, proximity sensor, GPS, camera, microphone, etc. (Miluzzo, 2008) By using some of the technological features inherent in mobile phones, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:27:55

Amazon Rents Massive Data Sets

Several months ago, I wrote a piece titled Massive Data Sets about the potential for increased access to very large data sets that historically would ... to their services offering. From the Times,Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, has started offering ... of services Amazon already offers) significant expenses. Access to the Amazon [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 10:47:00

Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Monday, January 12, 2009

Rehrig Pacific Company closed their manufacturing facility in Raymond, New Hampshire and is moving the operations to their facility in Erie, PA at 1738 West 20th Street. Products made at New Hampshire include plastic milk crates, soda-bottle holders, garbage receptacles and recycling bins. Forty employees were laid-off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 12:49:02

Media Centers: Alternative, Open-Source, Cross-Platform Solutions - A FLOSS Comparison

Looking for an open-source alternative to proprietary media center solutions from big brand names like Microsoft and Apple? Tired of buying into their own closed and proprietary business strategies? Here is a report showcasing you all of the alternative open-source media centers available out there. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 09:30:00

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