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Static over RFID

September 13, 2004 A key patent holder wants royalties. If that starts a trend, adoption of the wireless tagging technology could suffer. TAGS: RFID, royalty, Intermec Technologies Corp., Symbol Technologies Inc., protocol, RFID tag, intellectual property, patent, tagging, standard, retailer, monitor

U.K. may try RFID to stop medical gear theft

February 28, 2006 National Health Service may turn to new technology to help stop the theft of expensive diagnotic eqiupment. TAGS: theft, RFID, radio frequency, equipment, tagging, U.K., radio, security

HP's Memory Spot puts video, audio into photos

July 17, 2006 Hewlett-Packard researchers have come up with button-size computer that can stick on cards or any document. Photos: HP's computer on a sticker TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, tag, radio, HP, photograph, memory, card, video

Passports to get RFID chip implants

October 25, 2005 The State Department says tiny tracking chips will be put in passports starting next year, despite concerns over privacy. TAGS: passport, RFID chip, RFID, Bush Administration, radio

RFID passports take off

October 26, 2006 Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are doing so. TAGS: passport, e-passport, RFID, visa, Visa International, RFID chip, holder, U.S., digital photograph, radio, security, photograph

A peek into Fujitsu's future

March 19, 2007 Colored e-paper, waterproof RFID tags and vein-pattern readers are among the products touted at company's tech forum.Photos: Fujitsu peers into the future TAGS: e-paper, RFID, Fujitsu, RFID chip, RFID tag, researcher, image, photograph

New RFID travel cards could pose privacy threat

April 19, 2006 A forthcoming federal travel ID may be implanted with an RFID chip that can be read up to 30 feet away. TAGS: RFID, homeland security, traveler, Mexico, agency, Canada, conference, person, document, U.S., card, radio

Tech industry attacks state anti-RFID laws

April 20, 2006 Proposals to curb use of the radio ID technology are overbroad and rife with unintended consequences, companies say. TAGS: RFID, RFID chip, law, personal information, state, California, radio

Intel invests $10 million in British start-up

July 3, 2007 Chipmaker plans to give Hampshire-based Mirics Semiconductor management and technical advice, as well as introduce it to potential investors. TAGS: RFID, Intel

An RFID solution to rush hour headaches?

March 6, 2006 IBM says system of windshield transponders has helped Stockholm, Sweden, reduce traffic congestion by 25 percent. Photos: RFID traffic reducer TAGS: RFID, RFID tag, IBM Corp., OCR, Sweden, city, trial, road, fee, pricing, payment, radio, solution

Fujitsu eyes improved designs, consumer push

May 24, 2007 Company executive admits its PC designs could use a little work, but loves the profits that cell phones generate. TAGS: Fujitsu, RFID, Fujitsu Siemens, design, China, Japan, cell phone, Sony Corp., PC

'Smart shelf' test triggers fresh criticism

November 15, 2003 Wal-Mart Stores and Procter & Gamble quietly tested a controversial new smart-chip-based retail technology earlier this year, representatives of both companies confirm. TAGS: Procter & Gamble Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., shelf, Gillette Co., RFID, shopper, radio frequency, criticism, representative, spokeswoman, radio, webcam

Sensors: Living off scraps of energy

May 24, 2006 In the future, your shoes may be able to charge your camera and RFID chips could tell when you leave the room. Images: Energy-saving sensors TAGS: RFID, energy, sensor, transistor, RFID chip, tag, microprocessor, reader, scientist, battery, Intel, security

Nixed: Black Hat talk on RFID access badge risks

February 27, 2007 Legal threat from HID prompts security researchers to cancel discussion on flaws of radio tag-embedded building access ID cards. TAGS: Black Hat, RFID, researcher, conference, presentation, threat, intellectual property, security, Las Vegas, radio, event, card

'RFID' fabrics and surfing for porn, the Israeli way

June 26, 2006 VC confab in Israel features everything from underwater broadband communication for ships to chemical signatures in clothes. TAGS: RFID, cyberterrorism, fabric, RFID tag, chemical, virtualization, porn, Israel, signature, CEO, broadband, PC

Order me a mojito with your table's touch screen, please

September 20, 2006 High-tech bar at London's University of Westminster lets students skip the usual hassles of grabbing a drink. Photos: Skipping the bar line TAGS: Compuware Corp., drink, RFID, table, student, touch screen, order, London, radio

Keeping tabs on citizens

April 20, 2006 As the U.K. government looks to set up a national registry of adults, some in the U.S. are warning of the dangers of a national ID system. TAGS: ID card, RFID, RFID chip, driver's license, New Hampshire, U.K., database, U.S.

Security in focus at Black Hat

March 2, 2007 Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense. TAGS: Black Hat, RFID, computer security, Washington D.C., researcher, security, Wi-Fi, blog, Apple Macintosh, PC

New chip promises to track kids from miles away

September 6, 2007 Radar-response technology developed for military tracks with extreme accuracy, even through walls and other obstacles. TAGS: Sandia National Laboratories, RFID, military, radar, mile, kid, GPS

Canada, Mexico travel cards under privacy attack

April 23, 2007 Federal ID cards expected to be issued to frequent border-crossers draw fire over miniature radio chips readable from afar. TAGS: Ari Schwartz, passport, RFID, Mexico, pass, homeland security, government, Canada, vehicle, card, radio
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