Adam Greenfield, author of the book Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing, can be heard in this podcast interview. Elizabeth Albrycht, one of the founding members of the Society for New...
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Here is something which is going to wipe the sweat of every worrying parent's brow. We all know how tough it becomes to handle children and basically teenagers. Even if one gives a mobile phone...
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Filed in archive Healthcare
by gautam on May 30, 2006
Here is another application of RFID in the field of healthcare. Municipal hospitals in Bielefeld would be testing beds with integrated RFID chips for the purpose of improving the deployment and...
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This is something interesting. A group of students were planning to put their RFID knowledge to use Merck but when that did not shape up they decided to put their knowledge to an even better use....
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Filed in archive Sports
by gautam on May 28, 2006
This is boon for me and fellow golfers. Whenever I go out to play golf the biggest problem I face is searching for the balls because my shots always go haywire. I probably think that keeping in mind...
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Members of AIM Global, the industry organization, have sponsored and produced a six-minute educational video on RFID. The video spot has aired on public television in the United States. It is...
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Printed electronics can transform the RFID industry but only if they can get sufficient market acceptance and find appropriate applications but some believe that the impact would not be significant...
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Gautam, my co-editor here at the RFID Weblog, on Monday wrote about active RFID tags for cattle, combined with a ZigBee network, versus passive RFID tags. (Recall I wrote back in February that we...
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Filed in archive Companies
by gautam on May 23, 2006
Blue Vector has announced the opening of its India Center in Bangalore. Through the Indian center, the company would be expanding its engineering and design teams as well as advancing its overseas...
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There is a movement undergoing to apply RFID tags on all cattle in U.S. by 2009 but there are some people who believe that RFID would not serve the purpose and they are already trying to find...
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A draft report issued by the Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office has strongly criticized the privacy and security risks of using RFID devices for human identification. This report...
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Now here comes an RFID which when put in the washing machine comes out unharmed or what we say transmitting. This tag has been developed by Fujitsu. The tag which is placed in a soft plastic shell...
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The RFID industry is fortunate to have several columnists willing to "tell it like it is." One of those columnists is Mark Roberti, Editor of RFID Journal. His column usually is a...
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Filed in archive Companies
by gautam on May 18, 2006
Wal-Mart which had been all along pushing RFID has seen an impressive performance delivered by this technology. It has exceeded the expectation of the company in minimizing out of stocks. Wal-Mart...
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In a positive move for the RFID industry, the Center for Democracy and Technology's Working Group on RFID has issued a "best practices" guideline to protect consumer privacy. Among the...
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Filed in archive Report
by gautam on May 16, 2006
RFID Update has come up with 2006 RFID Marketing Strategies Report which is a first of its kind report analyzing how the audience responds to certain marketing tactics and messages. The report also...
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Do you love playing Snakes and Ladders? If yes, then one can go to Media Centre, Huddersfield where RFID Snakes and Ladders is being played till 2nd June. The rules are similar to the traditional...
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Are you one of those drivers who suffer from driver fatigue now and then? If the answer is yes then you need the RFID wristband designed by Daniel Ruffle. It is a flexible rubber device which uses...
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Filed in archive Companies
by gautam on May 14, 2006
Sun Microsystems has come up with the first RFID and sensor based Java Net Community Web site for Java developers. One can visit the site on http://sun.java.net/rfid-sensors. Now all must be...
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T.D. Clark writes at the Industrial Market Trends Blog advocating the use of RFID and global tracking seals to ensure security at U.S. and other countries' ports: The government's two-tiered...
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Filed in archive Companies
by gautam on May 11, 2006
Mckenna, Long & Aldridge have launched a new RFID Law Blog this week. The firm would be using the site for the purpose of providing information and commentary on legislative initiatives which are...
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