GainSpan, a Wi-Fi sensor company, today unveiled an ultra low power wireless sensor network that utilizes Wi-Fi. GainSpan’s semiconductor and software solutions are said to deliver the benefits of Wi-Fi with 5-10 years of battery life for applications like temperature and condition monitoring of industrial equipment.
The GainSpan GS1010 SoC is an ultra low-power System-on-a-Chip (SoC) [...]
Chief: There’s no telling where they’ll be able to infiltrate next. May be even the Pentagon.
Maxwell Smart: You’re right, Chief. But even if they do get a man into the Pentagon, that’s not saying he’ll be able to get out. I remember one of our own agents was lost in there for three days.
Chief: Three [...]
Applied Digital Solutions (wikipedia), a leading provider of identification and security technology, and Digital Angel Corporation (wikipedia), which develops RF-ID for people and animals, today announced that they have entered into a merger agreement.
Under the agreement, Applied Digital and Digital Angel will create the world’s leading provider of identification, location and wellness monitoring systems for [...]
Wi-Fi is Muscling in on RFID’s Location-Based Services Markets, says ABI Research.
The large and growing installed base of Wi-Fi equipment means new opportunities for using Wi-Fi in unorthodox ways. One of the most interesting is the growing trend towards using Wi-Fi to provide real-time location services (RTLS) for asset management, security, and work-in-progress tracking, which [...]
Walking Plant Systems (WPS), one of Holland’s leading systems providers for greenhouse botanical growers, is using RFID technology in its Plant Order System. Growers using the system, fit each flower pot with a TAGSYS RFID tag. Zetes, which specializes in automatic identification of goods and people, partnered with TAGSYS to integrate RFID infrastructure into [...]
Millions of drivers crossing the new Tacoma Narrows bridge in Washington State will leave a record that could be available for nearly a decade, reports the Tacoma News Tribune. A series of cameras will snap 24 photos of the vehicle, detailing the date and time of each trip when a driver uses the Good to [...]
The RF-ID Weblog says RFID umbrellas are a hot property in Philadelphia. It’s an experiment in mobile advertising. Dutch Umbrella is selling advertising spots on umbrellas to shopkeepers and restaurateurs in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia. RFID tracks their movement and location.
t’s the brainchild of Joe Carlson, a bartender who wanted to help rain-drenched patrons [...]
“Municipal Wi-Fi and WiMAX will challenge 3G cellular technology in machine-to-machine communications for many applications and in many locales,” said Sam Lucero, a senior analyst at ABI Research and author of the report.
Third-generation networks are expected to capture only 30 percent of the “M2M” communications market by 2012, predicts ABI Research.
“Some think that [...]
Jean Girard: My husband Gregory and I want what any couple wants. To retire to Stockholm and develop a currency for dogs and cats to use. — Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The 2007 Indianapolis 500 yesterday (wikipedia), was broadcast in high definition for the first time. ABC Sports used All Mobile Video gear consisting of [...]
AeroScout, a pioneer of Active RFID asset tracking over standard Wi-Fi networks, and DHL today announced a partnership to track pharmaceutical products throughout the supply chain using Wi-Fi-based Active RFID.
Real-time visibility of the location and temperature of the pharmaceutical shipments is enabled. A web browser linked to the Microlise Transport Management Centre software enables [...]
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