CSNews OnlineThe 'Convenience' Behind Mobility and KiosksCSNews OnlineOne way c-stores are employing self-service is by implementing RFID-enabled self-checkouts. For c-stores, RFID technology allows a sensor to read information from RFID tags or labels on store merchandise. Customers bring their items to one of the ...and more »

Making Things TalkiProgrammerChapter 9 continues the sensor and location theme with a look at how to use RFID tags. Chapter 10 returns to networks and communications big time, with a look at how to use a cell phone to transfer data - this is a long chapter.

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to Offer Implantable RFID Microchip for ...MarketWatch (press release)VeriTeQ develops and markets innovative, implantable RFID technologies for humans and animals including sensor applications. VeriChip is the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip cleared for medical use by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Tyco Builds Security into Store Performance PlatformApparel MagazineThe integrated platform delivers interoperability across a wide variety of sensor devices (EAS, RFID, Traffic, Video) and based on “cross sensor” data analysis, retailers gain unprecedented in-store and enterprise level intelligence.

Parking sensors to take pain out of finding a spaceNew ScientistSome local authorities have already started embedding radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in parking permits. But while this makes it easier for wardens to check their validity with a quick scan by a handheld reader, it does little else, ...and more »

Guest Blog: The future is in your hands - A world of NUI at Microsoft ResearchCabume - Cambridge technology news (blog)Steve Clayton, Editor of Next at Microsoft, digs into the work of Steve Hodges, who manages the Sensors and Devices group at Microsoft Research Cambridge. I was going to start by saying that Steve comes from an unusual background as a Microsoft ...

THINERGY MECs from Infinite Power Solutions are Ideal for Bluetooth Low Energy ...MarketWatch (press release)As a result, THINERGY MECs enable a low cost, hassle-free, permanent power solution for a variety of consumer oriented wireless sensors. Devices using Bluetooth Low Energy technology, a key part of the new Bluetooth 4.0 Specification, consume only a ...and more »

Blue Spark Technologies Opens Battery Printing and Assembly FacilityMarketWatch (press release)Some high value solution applications utilizing Blue Spark's thin printed batteries include: interactive packaging for consumer goods such as food and pharmaceutical products; battery assisted RFID and RF-linked sensor solutions for product, ...and more »

Sony's CLEFIA Adopted as an International Standard in Lightweight CryptographyMarketWatch (press release)Accordingly, CLEFIA is suited for lightweight cryptographic applications as indicated in ISO/IEC 29192 in smartcards, RFID tags, sensor networks, medical devices and more, in addition to conventional applications.Sony 'CLEFIA' Encryption Technology Adopted as an International StandardNewDesignWorld (press release)all 5 news articles »

Sony's 'CLEFIA' Encryption Technology Adopted as an International StandardIEWY NewsAccordingly, CLEFIA is suited for lightweight cryptographic applications as indicated in ISO/IEC 29192 in smartcards, RFID tags, sensor networks, medical devices and more, in addition to conventional applications. Having been recognized as an ISO/IEC ...and more »

Sony 'CLEFIA' Encryption Technology Adopted as an International StandardNewDesignWorld (press release)Accordingly, CLEFIA is suited for lightweight cryptographic applications as indicated in ISO/IEC 29192 in smartcards, RFID tags, sensor networks, medical devices and more, in addition to conventional applications. Having been recognized as an ISO/IEC ...

Research and Markets: Global Wearable Wireless Sensor Market 2010-2014 ...Virtual-Strategy MagazineTechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Wearable Wireless Sensors market to grow at a CAGR of 110 percent over the period 2010-2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increase in number of chronically ill and aging ...

Inside Secure and Kovio collaborate on printed sensor technology+Plastic ElectronicsInside Secure, a semiconductor developer in France, has announced its products can be used to interact with Kovio's RFID wireless tags. The two companies have been working together to ensure their technologies can communicate with each other, ...

Consumer and technology: from data to the right offerHindustan TimesThere is a wealth of customer data being captured through the use of RFID, sensors, geo-tagging and other such methods. Even small amounts of data, when collected over time, can provide a wealth of pertinent information. A customer's grocery purchase ...

Trucking braces for impact of new food safety lawFleet OwnerRyan has spent over 25 years implementing high-technology quality control systems and is credited with piloting the first farm-to-fork, Internet-enabled food traceability system using sensors and RFID technology to help get the job done.

Printed Electronics WorldVisit to JNC Corporation the PE VirtuosoPrinted Electronics WorldIn printed electronics, it is about to sell RFID inlays with a secret new antenna deposition process on plastic film. JNC Corporation already offers many thermal and UV curable printed electronics inks including those for the main conductive layer and ...

RFID News RoundupRFID Journal... at Swedish nuclear-waste facility; FastPoint Technologies earns GS1 EPCglobal software-certification mark; SITA develops NFC demo solution for airports, travelers; Thinfilm establishes partnerships for creating fully printed RFID tags, sensors.Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company Selects IDENTEC SOLUTIONS ...PR Newswire (press release)all 2 news articles »

Rajant Corporation to Showcase Wireless Communications Solutions at 2012 Mine ...MarketWatch (press release)Rajant's BreadCrumb network nodes communicate with IP based client devices such as laptops, PDAs, video cameras, satellite terminals, networked radios, RFID's and sensor devices. Please visit www.rajant.com or call (484) 595-0233.and more »

Researchers Seek to Reduce Wastage for First-Strike RationsRFID JournalTo date, the group has completed Phase I of the project, which consisted of creating algorithms that can be used by software to calculate a food product's shelf life based on its temperature, and testing various models of semi-passive RFID sensor tags.

Gentag GT-601NFC WorldRFID medical sensor specialist Gentag's GT-601 phone is aimed at "people who are concerned only with basic voice communication, mobile payments, social networks, and diagnostics using a low-cost mobile wireless device." The candybar handset is expected ...