Testbed Streamlines RFID Development
A test bed for RFID tags allows up to 256 to be tested simultaneously, while an emulator simplifies rapid prototyping of new antenna designs.
RFID Tugs Wilson Sporting Goods' Strings
New uses for RFID could lead to faster return on investment for companies required to meet Wal-Mart and other retail mandates.
Sidense Rolls OTP Memory Macrocells
Sidense Inc. has rolled out a line of one-time programmable (OTP) memory macrocells for use in low-power and cost-sensitive applications.
NXP's Claasen: 50 IC companies, Still Too Many
NXP's Theo Claasen said at the International Electronics Forum in Dubai that there should be at most 50 IC companies, down from the current 450, and that differentiation between them will come not through advanced processes, which should be left to foundries to develop, but through system know how.
IDTechEx Report: NFC, RFID, Contactless Cards
The report provides insight into why adoption comes easily in some countries and not in others.
Ofcom Targets Healthier Wireless Future
Britain's communications regulator Ofcom is predicting a huge range of applications for wireless technologies to make life simpler, safer and healthier, but in a far reaching report of the opportunities for the next two decades., also warns that that the impact of some of these applications on personal privacy needs more debate.
UPDATE: NXP, Siemens Toll Road Device Considers Consumer Privacy
Toll charges are invoiced monthly, but to ensure privacy consumers can purchase a prepaid card instead.
Mobile NFC Moves Closer to Money
A technology that has the potential to replace money is bound to excite interest. Near Field Communications is such a technology, but the security, software complexity and vested interests surrounding the hardware engineering have kept the technology from making its way into commercial applications-until now.
Net Vendors Demo Security Protocol
A handful of vendors have demonstrated a technique to help companies more easily secure a rising number of Internet Protocol devices accessing their private business networks.
Startup Of The Week: Truviso Offers Another Option For BI
The company's software performs continuous, real-time analysis on incoming data.
NXP Mulls Milfare IP Licensing
NXP Semiconductors is seriously considering licensing to other semi companies its Mifare contactless chip card platform technology for use in SIM cards and NFC applications such as ticketing, payment and access management.
European Union Shares Preliminary Recommendation Findings
Although it's too early to provide final results from the feedback, Gerald Santucci, head of the Networked Enterprise & Radio Frequency Identification unit, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, shared the following preliminary findings and statistics.
Wi-Fi Cafes: Easy To Find, But Free Is Fading Away
Despite the expanded services and rollouts, paying for Wi-Fi at some of the larger chains has created an opportunity for smaller restaurateurs.
What If Software Could Simulate Wireless Nets?
Scalable Network Technologies QualNet and Exata provide what are said to be accurate software simulations of wireless network behavior and operations, respectively, so that developers can "what if" before building expensive hardware infrastructures.
Under the Hood: Surveillance On A Shoestring
A recent run-through of my local Fry's Electronics was stretched a bit when I took a walk down the do-it-yourself security aisle. Among an array of products for those wanting self-serve video monitoring, a $99.99 surveillance kit caught my eye.
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RFID World's news section is the news/analysis resource for executives and systems integrators tapping RFID for supply chain management, asset tracking\.management, logistics, transportation applications, the military/aerospace markets, item-level tagging, consumer devices, and more.
