Its long since RFID has entered the supply chain in the retail market. Even the US passports have been mandated to have RFID chips in them for security reasons. And now Thinkgeek has come up with MyKey RFID Digital Door Lock for our homes.
Stop worrying about loosing the keys and calling a locksmith to resolve […]
Have you ever rented a car at Zipcar Inc.? Have you used their zipcard? Do you know about the ingenious technology the zipcards use for driver authentication and for wireless vehicles’ administration? The idea and the utility of the RFID technology that the company uses currently is just amazing.
Zipcar Inc., Cambridge, Mass.-based Zipcar is one […]
For those of you concerned about the little RFID chip on your contactless credit card or smart card, think twice before taking a hammer to it. Some blogs are suggesting this a means to disable RFID chips in credit cards and passports. Doing so to the latter might get you fined for tampering. For the […]
Have you seen the movie Minority Report, in which people passes through a billboard in a shop and it greets them by their name and tell them the products they would be interested. Its the work of RFID. Even though Minority Report is a futuristic movie, that time is not far away.
In fact, it […]
Dubai Airport Using Contactless CardsContactless RFID (radio frequency identification) smartcards are being used at Dubai International Airport - one of two such airports worldwide - to allow registered passengers to pass through [Contactless News] automated entry and exit gates faster. The cards are swiped at a terminal and a three second fingerprint scan is performed, […]
While people have been worrying about being subjected to implanted chips containing their personal information, Aveso, a maker of ultra-thin printed electronic displays, has come up with a more interesting solution: a smart card with a display.
These cards can be used for banking, contactless payment, giftcards, healthcare, and probably other applications such as security. Like […]
RFID is an acronym for Radio Frequency IDentification and refers to a collection of related technologies that work on various ranges of radio frequency waves. There are countless applications in numerous industries.
Some example applications include smartcards and keyfobs for contactless payment or secure entry, tracking of assets (SCM - Supply Chain Management) or parts (Inventory […]
