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Articles tagged with: Rfid
An Internet of Objects - the Future of RFID Technology
A tiny radio chip is arousing fear - but also great enthusiasm. Is it a threat to everything that we know as personal data protection, or the optimal way of keeping track in a chaos of products? more
Related Tags: testing, security
European Commission Issues Privacy Rules for Smart Chips
The European Commission says that it has adopted a set of recommendations to make sure that everyone involved in the design or operation of technology using smart chips respects the individual's fundamental right to privacy and data protection. more
Related Tags: smartchips, european-commission, viviane-reding, personal, smart
RFID Sensor Detects Radiation Threats in Shipping Containers Using Modified Cell Phone Tech
Sicel Technologies, a privately held, specialty medical device company, says that it has entered into a partnership with Gentag, to create a first passive (no battery), disposable, wireless Radio Frequency Identification (rfid) sensor to detect radiation threats in shipping containers using modified cell phone technology. more
Related Tags: sicel-technologies, gentag, radiation, intel, rsa, gps, tim, iden
80% of Healthcare IT Executives Placing Increased Reliance on Mobility
More than 80 percent of global IT decision makers within the healthcare industry stated that mobile technologies are more important to their organizations today than they were in 2008, according to a recent research study commissioned by Motorola. Respondents cited key benefits such as increased order fulfillment accuracy, reduced manual errors and increased employee productivity due to the utilization of mobile technologies within various clinical settings. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, motorola, eu, itu, driving, tim, ovi, iden, vas, personal, fixed-mobile-convergence, USA
Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically
Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio environment and opportunistically grab free bandwidth be a solution? more
Related Tags: 3g, base-station, oracle, intel, eu, ict, tim, rcom, mts, ovi, radio-spectrum, one-network, base-stations, network-management, bandwidth
Signal opportunities on the slopes – with RFID
A skier gives her all, closely races past the gates in the giant slalom to the final stretch. Yet, upon reaching the bottom, the disappointment is great: Too slow once again. How come? Until now, coaches and athletes have analyzed videos to identify weaknesses in technique. "An analysis was based more on instinct than concrete measured values," explains Dr. Klaus Richter, Expert Group Manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg. more
Related Tags: ict, itu, edge, lte, displays, testing
Digital Proximity Marketing: Short-Range Wireless Technologies Potential
Although digital proximity marketing is still in the beginning stage of development, it is spreading across Europe, with the UK leading the way. Currently there are more than 35 providers throughout Europe who have helped to showcase these new technologies in the marketing realm. Perhaps the most impressive utility of digital proximity marketing is the ability to inform consumers about their interests in a specific time and space. This strategic positioning makes this new form of marketing exciting and a hot topic today. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, sim, eu, bluetooth, o2, gps, java, towers
New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones
University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers (or anyone frankly) from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving. more
Related Tags: intel, bluetooth, gps, driving, rcom, hands-free, patents, maryland, 911, teenagers, wisconsin
Looking back on technology foresight
Opinion by David Molony, principal analyst at Ovum
Technology is a gift for this industry, but itÃ's also the challenge of many of
our lives. And when it comes to making choices we are not running out, as the
huge range of entries in this yearÃ's World Communication Awards, supported by
Ovum, showed.
more
Related Tags: orange, base-station, motorola, arpu, bluetooth, ericsson, ovum, verizon, london, bt, mobile-content
Rolling out flexible displays for the mass market
European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even clothing. more
Related Tags: nfc, ict, eu, oled, displays