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Lost cat walks 200 miles to get home, finds owners thanks to RFID chip

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to Jacob and Bonnie Richter, they were on vacation in Daytona Beach, Florida when their beloved four-year-old cat Holly disappeared. The couple was unable to find their cat before they had to return home. The couple lived approximately 200 miles from the vacation destination in West Palm Beach Florida. Read The Full Story

Forget mobile payments, real-life Mario Kart is the best use ever for RFID

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime may have straddled a full-sized Mario Kart replica for publicity, but Waterloo Labs' DIY version goes several steps better with actual gameplay dragged out from the console to the race track. Taking four regular go-karts, and then strapping on RFID readers, pneumatic launchers, and various servo-controls of the steering and throttle, the real-life drivers can boost their performance by grabbing RFID-tagged boosters hanging over the course, and sabotage rivals by shooting at them. Read The Full Story

Keurig Vue V1200 coffee brewer uses RFID technology

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

I wager most of the offices out there have normal coffee makers where you put in a paper filter, water, and ground-up coffee to get a full pot. Some offices have fancier coffee machines that brew single cups of fancy hot drinks. Some of the coolest single cup makers are made by company called Keurig. Read The Full Story

Indian researchers invent RFID device that can block a driver’s cell phone

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Distracted driving is a big problem all around the world. Many states in the United States have laws on the books banning texting while driving or making phone calls while driving without using a hands-free device. The problem is these laws are difficult to enforce and many drivers simply ignore them. Researchers in India have come up with an interesting way to block only the driver's mobile phone while the vehicle is in motion. Read The Full Story

UGrokIt aims to prevent you from losing anything

, Mar 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

A new mobile company plans to use smartphones and RFID technology to easily help users locate their keys, remote controls, chargers, or pretty much anything. The RFID tags, which will only cost about $1 a pop, will not require any elecricity and can attach to pretty much anything. The only thing it can't find is, well, your RFID scanner. Read The Full Story

Karotz smart rabbit robot uses Facebook

, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

"What the US needs is a social-network aware robotic rabbit." If you've ever found yourself muttering those words, then the Violet Karotz smart rabbit is probably for you (or maybe medication); the third-gen Nabaztag, a web-connected voice recognition robotic desk rabbit, is finally crossing the Atlantic to the US. Read The Full Story

Asahi Kasei RFID device stores medical data and uses FeliCa tech

, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

When it comes to emergencies, where a life hangs in the balance accessing information about the patient seconds faster could mean the difference between life and death. When people with severe medical issues or allergies are in an accident where they are unable to communicate with responders the special needs that doctors and paramedics don’t know about can make a huge difference in treatment and the outcome for the person. Read The Full Story

Walmart, Macy’s, and JC Penney to use item level RFID tagging for shoes

, Feb 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

We have all been shopping for shoes and had to ask the person behind the counter if they have the size we need only to see them disappear into the back for an eternity only to come back out and say they are out of your size. Walmart, JC Penney, and Macy's are all working toward implementing a new system that will eliminate that wait to see if your size is in stock. Read The Full Story

Apple Seeking RFID Expert in Recent Job Postings

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

We all know Google is pushing big into the NFC market with the inclusion of support in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, and it looks as if Apple is readying themselves to be ready for the next generation of mobile payment systems with two new job listings on their corporate site. Read The Full Story

Google CEO Eric Schmidt at Web 2.0 Drops both Nexus S and Android 2.3 Gingerbread

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [6]

For all of you sitting at your computers (or sitting in the audience) today in the afternoon watching some fellows talking on stage on the way the world is working, you already know that one of those guys, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whipped out something pretty neat to show off the brand new Android 2.3 Gingerbread system (if only for a few moments). The phone he displayed was none other than the mystical Nexus S, the same one we've been all a jibbles about since last week. Gingerbread held some sensual code-reading paying-for-donuts secrets of its own as well... Read The Full Story

Vail Resorts Awarding Real Life Achievements This Season with EpicMix

, Sep 22nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Microsoft's Xbox LIVE features one of the most engaging parts of video games: Achievements. Rewarded to gamers who accomplish something outlined by the video game's designers, they provide gamers the ability to brag, as well as accrue points into their total Gamerscore. Sony has their own system for PlayStation Online, seen in Trophies. Incorporating Achievements has always just been a pipe dream, and Foursquare managed to get pretty close with their Badges system, but Vail Resorts is about to take it to the next level. Read The Full Story

Kena Kai offers new shiny patent leather wallets offering RF shielding

, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

It used to be that if you wanted to be sure someone didn’t steal your wallet all you needed to do was get one of those wallets on a chain. Today a thief doesn’t actually have to steal your wallet to get at your credit card info if you are using the contactless credit cards. Read The Full Story
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