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- RFID Tag
- An electronic identification device that is made up of a chip and antenna. For reusable applications, it is typically embedded in a plastic housing, and for tracking shipments, it...
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- Every move you make tracked by RFID tags
- Every move you make tracked by RFID tags...Too Orwellian for my tastes... ]:)
- Tags: RFID tag, RFID
- Discussion threads 2008-04-06
- Every move you make tracked by RFID tags
- We've been told for several years that RFID tags would appear everywhere. This is not the case yet, but researchers at the University of Washington would like to know if the future of social networking could be affected by these tags and check the balance between privacy and utility. They've...
- Tags: Researcher, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-04-05
- Who or what gets the RFID tags?
- Who or what gets the RFID tags?Like the current hospital bar code....the important thing is that you can take it off. "Loonie sized" on tyvek bands is a great idea. Putting a tiny chip inside is not such a good idea.RE: Who or what gets the RFID tags?I...
- Tags: RFID, RFID tag
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- Who or what gets the RFID tags?
- There's a new push on for RFID tags in medicine. Mostly it's patients getting active RFID chips. Newborns, Alzheimer's patients, surgical patients, and even some cardiology patients are being chipped. But the push to RFID stuff is getting more intense, too, as Wal-Mart mandates...
- Tags: Patient, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- RFID tags help you to choose clothes
- RFID tags help you to choose clothesGranimalsFinally, Granimals for adultsThis is the futureRFID will be used for soooo many more things. Imagine creating a food shopping list based off RFID...it will know when you have thrown something in the trash, what the contents of your refrigerator is, when something is...
- Tags: RFID, RFID tag
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- RFID tags help you to choose clothes
- A German department store, the Galeria Kaufhof in Essen, part of the Metro retailing group, is using RFID technology in a new way. Of course, it is using the tags to track the clothing items from its suppliers up to checkout. But according to a short article in Baseline, men...
- Tags: METRO Group, RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- Mass Data Read/Write Technology for UHF?Band RFID Tags
- Passive Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags operating in the 860 to 960 MHz Ultra-High Frequency UHF band have a wider communication area than RFID tags operating in other frequency bands such as 13.56 MHz or 2.45 GHz. It is expected that UHF-band RFID tags will be used widely in physical...
- Tags: RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2007-10-01
- RFID tags to detect purloined school tests
- RFID tags to detect purloined school testsNever HappenThis will never happen... because it would make rich kids compete on a more level playing field.I can't see the parents of those kids sitting idly by while their children are denied entry to the school of their choice -- all in the...
- Tags: school test, RFID tag, RFID
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- RFID tags to detect purloined school tests
- The website ars technica reports that the UK-based Edexcel examination board has announced that the company will be adding electronic radio frequency identifier RFID tags to its GCSE high school equivalency and A-level (pre-university) exam papers.These tags are going to be embedded in exam packages. These packages are delivered...
- Tags: RFID, RFID tag
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Will RFID tags work on Mars?
- Will RFID tags work on Mars?I am interested in this, but I don't think I can do this... :pI will continue to read up on what's happening in outer space, like over to Mars and the moon. Putting RFID tags out in Mars would be kinda interesting! :)
- Tags: RFID tag, RFID
- Discussion threads 2007-02-10
- Will RFID tags work on Mars?
- According to Computerworld, NASA will start to test this summer if RFID technology can survive in outer space. A variety of RFID tags will be on the space shuttle Endeavour in July during a trip to the International Space Station. Then theyll be installed inside containers attached to the exterior...
- Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Wireless &, Telecom, Engineering &, Innovation, NASA, RFID
- Blog posts 2007-02-09
- RFID cosmetics trial in Tokyo
- Two Mitsukoshi department stores in Japan, including its main store in Tokyos Ginza district, are testing RFID tags for two weeks. This experiment, which is far smaller than the ones from Wal-Mart, just wants to help shoppers to choose cosmetics, such as lipstick, eye shadow and blush. In this short...
- Tags: Wireless &, Telecom, Engineering &, Innovation, Fujitsu Ltd., RFID, RFID tag
- Blog posts 2007-01-27
- RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure: A Common Ground Approach for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Safety
- For the pharmaceutical industry to create a secure supply chain using RFID technology at the item-level, it needs a broader and more flexible approach - one that encompasses all stakeholder requirements and provides a range of implementation options. The industry is currently working toward the development of a new Item-Level...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Industry, Pharmaceutical Company, Texas Instruments Inc., Requirement, RFID Tag, Tag Data Security Infrastructure, Supply Chain Management (SCM), RFID, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Management
- White papers 2006-11-01
- RFID tags spy on bartenders
- RFID tags spy on bartendersExcellent use of Tech.Many years ago I was in a limited partnership owning a nightclub. (Couldn't sell it fast enough to suit me.) The BIGGEST loss was via the bartenders pouring WAY too much, giving away drinks, and plain pocketing the money on the...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, beverage, RFID tag, RFID
- Discussion threads 2006-06-25
- RFID tags spy on bartenders
- Do you know how much money is lost in annual sales of liquors in the US? Capton, a provider of liquor-monitoring technology, estimates that $7 billion is lost from bartenders. The RFID Journal reports that the company has developed the Beverage Tracker system currently tested at a Las Vegas Hotel-Casino...
- Tags: bartender, RFID, Capton
- Blog posts 2006-06-25
- PCB: Physically Changeable Bit for Preserving Privacy in Low-End RFID Tags
- In this white paper, a simple approach called "PCB" is proposed for privacy-protection in low-end RFID tags. PCB stands for "Physically Changeable Bit", which adds one bit to tags that can be and only be changed via physical contact. This PCB bit can be turned on or off repeatedly, and...
- Tags: Privacy, RFID Tag, PCB, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2006-05-18
- RFID tags used to teach English
- When you see the acronym RFID radio frequency identification in a paper, you immediately think about how Wal-Mart and other big retailers plan to replace bar codes. But two students from Purdue University got a brilliant idea and are using this technology to teach English to non-English-speaking children. Their Merlin's...
- Tags: toy, Merlin
- Blog posts 2006-04-26
- Making Tuple Spaces Physical With RFID Tags
- This paper describes the design and implementation of a tuple-based distributed memory realized with the use of RFID technology. The key idea - rooted in a more general scenario of pervasive and mobile computing - is that the everyday environments will be soon pervaded by RFID-tagged objects. By accessing in...
- Tags: Association For Computing Machinery, RFID Tag, Application Example, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2006-04-23
- Google Heath, what is it?
- Google Heath, what is it?pretty oddit strikes me as odd that i see no accredited school of architecture on this man's resume. there are certain legal requirements that must be completed before one can claim that title, and i'm not so sure this gentleman qualifies.Heath or Health?Is it Google...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Google Scholar, doc, RFID tag, Google Search, Google Inc., health care, Google Health
- Discussion threads 2006-03-19
- RFID tags and readers are everywhere, perhaps you should know how it works
- RFID technologies offer practical benefits to almost anyone who needs to keep track of physical assets. This chapter excerpt from RFID Essentials explains the basic components of an RFID system. RFID is quickly becoming a ubiquitous technology. With is widespread adoption in manufacturing, retailing, and security systems,...
- Tags: RFID Tag, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- Book chapters 2006-03-08
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