RFID
Cleveland Rolls Out $2.5 Million Worth Of RFID Trash Bins
Chris Matyszczyk | CNet.com I know that the Green Goosesteppers mean well. I know that they are saving the world from itself and preserving it for those who currently need to chew gum and smoke pot simultaneously in order to pass from one hour to the next. However, I am a little concerned that, as [...]
RFID Bracelet Brings Facebook To The Real World
Naresh Kumar | GHSK.com Visitors at the Coca Cola Village Amusement Park in Israel got a taste of Facebook in the real world when they were handed RFID-enabled Facebook bracelets. These bracelets allowed people to login into their Facebook accounts and then “like” the various attractions and recreational activities in the amusement park that would [...]
IBM’s Digital Billboard Displays Individualized Ads By Reading the RFID Data in Your Wallet
Clay Dillow | Pop Sci.com Japanese company NEC wowed technophiles and horrified privacy advocates earlier this year with electronic billboards that use facial recognition technology to identify the age and gender of passers-by, tailoring the ads they display to fit the demographic. Now IBM researchers in the UK are taking that notion even further, taking advantage of [...]