Proximity sensing: the next big thing?

January 2, 2009 in digital products, stuff, technology | Tags: applications, consumer, electronics, iPhone, proximity, RFID, tech, ... .. The key to such a technology is a thingy known as a RFID tag. It’s a small transmitter that can be attached to any object, so that its location can be determined by an appropriate detection device. RFID’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 10:28:01

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New GE RFID Sensor Platform

Have seen presentations by GE on their tagging applications, primarily in the area of active and powered RFID for use with expensive assets ... has developed a low-cost, RFID-based sensor platform that is capable of detecting multiple chemical or biological agents -- all without a battery. The passive RFID tags could potentially be used in health [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 14:43:00

Cool wireless application: no more waiting for hours in the ER

A friend of mine who works in the IT department of a large hospital says they are testing the expansion of their RFID and WiFi tracking system to ... through, he got stabbed a few times and was waiting for just as long. With our RFID each incoming ER patient gets tagged with an RFID wristband. Strips on the door of each stall/room read when a patient [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:57:34

How Do Radio Tagged Cards Work?

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems have three components: a small silicon microchip attached to an antenna; a reader and a computer database. The RFID tags themselves can be as small as half a millimeter square, the size of a tiny seed. Some are thin enough to be embedded in paper. Most tags today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:54:58

Cali, Nevada, Massachussets Pass Data Security Protections

New protections at the state-wide level are being enacted, covering a wide range of topics from RFID tags to encryption. Here’s a look at the states moving forward now: California — Our Governator passed a law making it illegal to secretly scan RFID tags He then killed a bill that would limit the amount of time [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:44:03

Chipping’ of Humans No Longer the Stuff of Novels; Use of RFIDs Becoming Commonplace in America

More and more, George Orwell’s 1984 becoming reality—babies, students, elderly being ‘chipped’ ... one child in 2005. This may be a good idea, but it lays the groundwork for later RFID tagging ... Identification Devices (RFID). Microchips will be attached to the students’ backpacks next year. The American [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 08:05:49

Interview with Jason Howe, CEO of Awarepoint

San Diego-based Awarepoint (www.awarepoint.com) is a developer of systems for tracking hospital assets, patients, and doctors, using RFID tags ... barcoding and interrogators. We are really focused on the active RFID tagging area. Who are the typical [more...]

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

Painted on micro sensors

Tiny radios embedded in paint could be used to pick up sound, ... Systems, started exploring this technology based on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in 2002, and filed patents in 2005. ‘People complain that most of the cost in manufacturing RFID tags [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 08:10:11

IndiaBook Launches SEO Outsourcing Services

Read More... | 2861 bytes more | Score: 0) Page 1 of 151 (1506 total stories) ... at NextGen Home Las Vegas · DAILY RFID Unveils RFID On-Metal Tag · We Have Home leads · Ladies Only Panama ... · Free eReport Strengthens Your Marriage · RFID Development Kit for Jewellery Management · The New [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:53:56

RipoffReport.com for finding any negative before you buy Online!

Here’s an interesting site I came across today, it’s called RipoffReport ... in order to create a working history on the company or individual in question. better business bureau ... brings Web 2.0 Tagging to the Real World with RFID Tagging System! (1) rVita Launches ‘Nirvana’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 23:54:41

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Medical Transcription - Sponsored Link Ad - Learn at your own pace. Enroll in a Medical Transcription course ... , Distributed Data Systems, Terminal management systems, RFID Tag. Euro HTC Touch Diamond in house- first ... , Terminal management systems, RFID Tag. [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 01:00:21

Do You Know Where Your Container Is?

ship-container Developers believe a new generation of tracking devices will overcome some limitations of RFID ... , and alert of damage. SaviNetworks, the world's largest provider of active RFID tags, is close to launching ... advantages over RFID-based solutions, said Murray Gibson, Hutchison Ports UK's general manager [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:40:02

RFID Wristbands

RFID Wristbands -125x125 Button - right- Idtronic is a worldwide supplier of RFID solutions such as ISO Cards, Keyfobs, Tags, RFID Readers, Mobile & Handheld Readers, UHF Long Range Readers, and Active Systems, as well as personalization for these products. It just announced three new products based on this technology, in the shape [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 12:20:58

Canada Backpedals U.S. Request for RFID Tagging

  What the new U.S. government (N.A.U.) wants for Canada should be good for Mexico... ... in, along with special photo ID cards for people without a valid driver's licence. Manitoba, Saskatchewan ... everyone crossing into the United States through RFID tagging.   Canada backpedals on sharing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 19:21:44

Strong Growth in the Polypropylene Market

Read More... | 4713 bytes more | Score: 0) Page 1 of 117 (1164 total stories) ... from Trusted Source Can be Helpful · Get Value Printer Cartridges from Super Warehouse · Beat ... the Eyes of the Gamers · 125KHz RFID Keychain and RFID Key Tag · The Best New Mobile Phone Deals · IDIT [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:51:31

Zoomius Takes Motorsports Timing on a New Course

Zoomius Takes Motorsports Timing on a New Course The Northern Californian startup company is one of several that have recently launched race-timing ... › Cosmetics and Liquor Companies Assess Toppan Printing's Holographic RFID Labels › RFID ... solutions involving passive RFID EPC Gen 2 tags and interrogators. DOD Needs to Enforce [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 09:18:21

Oracle Retail Returns Management

Oracle Retail Returns Management Effective returns management is essential to stemming the flow of losses from returns fraud, as well as retaining good customers by providing them with a positive customer experience... iTEK Purchase And Sell Prodco Remote Management Services Intermec Large Rigid Tags: Passive RFID Tags [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 04:31:16

What we do at IONLAB

When I meet people and have a conversation, they eventually ask the question “So, what do you guys do? ... get RFID-tagged colorful bracelets to wear. The tags serve multiple purposes from identifying each ... is the Swinxs (found via Springwise). The Swinxs games console is designed for active games both [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 05:27:43

Make Your Own RFID Tag Sniffer

Hacking radio frequeny identification (RFID) has been gaining popularity due its increased usage. There have been several great RFID projects over the last couple of years (RFID skimmer and RFID Racket Reader to name a few). You can even pick RFID experimental kits from Sparkfun, ThinkGeek [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 19:15:02

Arphid Watch: RFID tags, the Amish weigh in

(((Hey, good one, Threat Level.))) (((Congrats for the "award for innovation in journalism," too.))) http://blog.wired ... the tagging of livestock with RFID chips, saying the devices are a "mark of the beast." Michigan and federal authorities say the radio frequency identification devices (RFID) will help monitor the travels [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 06:58:15

Tikitag promises to bring RFID tags to everything

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wireless The Alcatel-Lucent-backed Tikitag certain has managed to keep a low profile until now, ... its RFID tagging system that’s apparently set to go into public beta in less than a month ... yahoo new laptops high tech cellphone ipod tech toy reviews imac gaming pc store tech geer gizmo toys [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 23:08:29

Schools using RFID for security enhancement

Aeroscout Inc., a provider of asset visibility solutions, has announced the adoption of its visibilty solution by two educational institutions ... based Active RFID tags are affixed to the equipment. The tags communicate with the school’ ... some real world examples of how schools can use RFID technology to cope with various school security [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 19:15:00

Schools using RFID for security enhancement

Aeroscout Inc., a provider of asset visibility solutions, has announced the adoption of its visibilty solution by two educational institutions ... based Active RFID tags are affixed to the equipment. The tags communicate with the school’ ... some real world examples of how schools can use RFID technology to cope with various school security [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 19:15:00

Microsoft taps RFID for Tech.Ed delegates

Microsoft taps RFID for Tech.Ed delegates RFID tags will be embedded into badges at the annual conference in Sydney as part of a tracking experiment. Those who opt out will have less access to conference info. Tuesday, August 26 2008 10:42 AM Find more stories in: RFID, Networking [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 16:17:17

Microsoft wants to get under your skin

Microsoft’s HealthVault, the medical records database, is to be integrated with VeriMed’s human-embedded RFID tags, allowing doctors to access the medical records of unconscious patients with a quick scan of the arm. VeriMed consists of an RFID tag that is embedded in the arm of a hopefully willing participant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 06:23:25

Study on the Global Fillers Market

Read More... | 2229 bytes more | Score: 0) Page 1 of 118 (1175 total stories) ... · Handheld RFID Reader DL8033 in 13.56MHz Monday, November 17, 2008· TS&T- InfoCom Adds VoIP ... on Identity Theft Related Services · DAILY RFID Unveils RFID Metal Tag Like Coin · Strong Growth [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:16:35

New RFID SD Card for Mobile Market Unveiled

"RFID usage has been widely deployed in inventory tracking and supply chain management as well as some health care and security checking in consumer market. In view of the high demand, DAILY RFID, a China based leading supplier for RFID devices ... hardware change. The SD format based RFID reader is compatible with 13.56MHz RFID tag in various formats [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 03:22:02

Tag your its

The world of RFID gets more interesting and useful with a starter kit from Tikitag.  You get 10 adhesive-backed RFID tags and a USB reader, plus kewl applications.  For instance, put a tag on a person’s photo, then swipe it over the reader to place a phone call, or visit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 14:42:05

Prodco Remote Management Services

Prodco Remote Management Services At Prodco, we understand every customer is unique and our RMS™ program is designed to meet your changing needs and requirements. We will be your traffic counting partner and... Intermec Large Rigid Tags: Passive RFID Tags Psion Teklogix Mobile Control Center Opticon OPR 3201 Barcode Laser Scanner Oracle [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 10:11:53

Mythbusters Gagged: Credit Card Companies Kill Episode Exposing RFID Security Flaws

This is our 6,000th post on Wilson's Blogmanac. Thanks to Baz le Tuff for tipping me off about this story about RFID, ... before. The IDTechEx report Active RFID predicts that sales of active RFID systems, including tags ... s boom times ahead Sales of technologies based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, the automatic [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:45:34

Tikitag: Personal Tagging

This isn’t the first idea of real-life geotagging but a new system called Tikitag certainly looks to be the most successful. Think of it as a personal RFID system with a receiver and some sticky tags. These are fully programmable in the sense that you can associate any URL with the RFID tag. Throw it on a pack of condoms [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:10:08

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Gugler Water Turbines GmbH(tags: waterenergysustainable) ... on a system scale for any port.(tags: softwareosxinternet) RFID Dorm Room Door Unlocking System ... (tags: photoshopphotographyonline) SnapterUse your digital camera as a mobile scanner to scan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:03:13

Links for 2008-09-17

Infovore » On Braid and Bullshit A long but rewarding piece by Mr. Armitage on Braid, the problems with criticising games, and more. ( ... . Lots of good stuff here. (tags: videos conferences LIFT) Home | tikitag More commercial RFID kits ... of programming environment. Interesting, but I'm afraid I found the video on their site horrible. (tags: RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 14:01:42

RFID buzz day (week)

Two announces around the same technology/use case in a few days, Violet, on one hand, announces its “mirror”, a USB RFID reader along with bunny-shaped tags Alcatel-Lucent’s startup (!?) tikitag announced today its tikitag rfid reader + 10 tags will be available soon on Amazon at 50 USD This is nice [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 20:21:42

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 simplifies care of fish, prawn stocks

RFID simplifies care of fish, prawn stocks By Pongpen Sutharoj The Nation Published on July 15, ... into more than a thousand of the three aquatic species. An RFID tag measuring 1.0 centimetre ... (RFID) to identify broodstock and track animal growth for improved breeding. Project leader Rungtawan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 13:26:44

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

Exposing Contact Patterns

SocioPatterns.org aims to shed light on patterns in social dynamics and coordinated human activity ... , emerging technologies such as active RFID devices offer previously unfeasible means for collecting ... small tags with integrated active RFID technology, henceforth called the beacons. These beacons [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 22:59:35

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

RFID Tag Reader-06 Used as a RFID Reader Module

Read More... | 2644 bytes more | Score: 0) Page 1 of 148 (1474 total stories) ... Cash Home Buying Service · New Bingo Challenger Launches in the UK · New Industrial MRO Supply ... Updated to V1.3 · Christmas Cracked With a Bit of Inspiration · Long Range UHF RFID Reader DL910 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:47:49

Alien Technology RFID

As RFID expands into more applications, the simple knowledge that a given tag was seen at a certain read point is sometimes inadequate ... information about the tag. This capability enables the RFID system to enhance a number of fundamental applications of passive, Gen 2 RFID, and will open up many new applications and sources of ROI [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 15:00:00

RFID goes beyond inventory tracking

By: Grant Buckler - Network World Canada  Click here to view original article ... to affix radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to merchandise has been the poster boy for RFID for so long that anyone could be forgiven for thinking RFID is simply an inventory control technology – [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 20:54:11

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

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

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

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

iTEK Purchase And Sell

iTEK Purchase And Sell iTEK offers a broad spectrum of products from most major manufacturers including Intermec, HandHeld Products (HHP), PSC, Zebra, and many others. Prodco Remote Management Services Intermec Large Rigid Tags: Passive RFID Tags Psion Teklogix Mobile Control Center Opticon OPR 3201 Barcode Laser Scanner Oracle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:28:43

Weekly Newswire August 13th, 2008

Access this week's industry, legal, and policy news... Massachusetts sues to halt Defcon subway card hacking CNET News - .. ... - The budget, as far as I can determine, primarily covers installation of a passive RFID infrastructure -- which scans tags placed on cases and pallets ... Researchers Work on Using RFID to Calculate [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 16:07:43

Links for 8th August 2008

Stross on the difference between US and UK sf; emergent AI in canine form; ePassports hacked like a cheap padlock; ... his own software, a publicly available programming code, a £40 card reader and two £10 RFID chips ... Can and Will Be Hacked. Tagged with: UK • passport • cloning • identity • theft • RFID • hack • cryptography • biometric [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 00:00:22

BTSUG: Jun 25th - BizTalk RFID - come and test the System to be used at Tech08

Hi folks, we’ve got a great night coming up on this Wednesday – Jun25th Wednesday This session we need to do *testing* of our developing RFID ... or any sort of warehouse tracking then this is a must see session for you. (RFID is much more than ... is needed – you’ll get Tags, walk through RFID Readers and get hands on with the gear. We’ll [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 11:54:37

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