Deadline Nears for Smart Card Chip Readers
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Starting October 1, retailers that have not installed the necessary equipment to accept chip cards will be liable for any fraud that occ...
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Chat App Kik Introduces QR Codes To Connect Users And Brands
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Mobile messaging company Kik recently landed investment from Tencent at a billion dollar valuation, and now it is borrowing a hallmark of...
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Smart Card Alliance Response to GAO Report on Electronically Readable Cards Recommends System-wide Smart Card-based Strong Authentication for CMS
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In a response to the U.S. Government Accounting Office (GAO) report “Medicare: Potential Uses of Electronically Readable Cards for Benefi...
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Australian Researcher Uses RFID to Track Preschoolers' Activity Levels
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Karen Tonge, a researcher with the University of Wollongong's Early Start Research Institute (ESRI), is using an RFID-based solution ...
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RFID Brings Security, Location Awareness to First European Games
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When the estimated 250,000 visitors attended the first European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, RFID tags built into their tickets enabl...
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How Does Metal Affect RFID Reads?
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If you were to take an ordinary passive RFID transponder and place it on a metal object, the metal would detune the antenna. This is sim...
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Internet of Things (IoT) Market in China 2015
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IoT is the interconnection of devices with unique identifiers that have the ability to transfer data without human interaction. Internet ...
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I just got a computer chip implanted in my hand — and the rest of the world won't be far behind
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The founder of GrindFest, biohacker Jeffery Tibbetts, gave implants to journalist Dylan Matthews and myself —specifically, glass-encas...
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Selle Italia will use RFID chips to track aftermarket saddles
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Gray marketing and rampant online discounting are twin evils plaguing a host of brands. But Selle Italia is beefing up its fight to maint...
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How RFID Tags Could Minimize Retail Food Waste by 20 Percent
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Chances are you encounter radio frequency identification (RFID) technology quite often. You’re doing so when you use a proximity card at ...
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Macy’s adopts PayPal in-store mobile payments
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US department store chain Macy’s will enable PayPal as a payment option for in-store, online and mobile purchases by the end of Septembe...
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Intel Unveils RFID System for Retailers
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Intel Corp. is marketing the Intel Retail Sensor Platform , an RFID-based system designed to make retail radio frequency identification d...
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A Sad Comparison of RFID vs. DVD Adoption—and What to Do About It
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Adoption rates for passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID have been a disappointment to anyone with any knowledge of the industry. To un...
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Biometrics testing at the U.S.-Mexico border
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Aiming to crack down on foreigners who remain in the country with expired visas, the federal government is turning to biometrics — and O...
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MyECheck offers QR mobile payments
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Electronic check technology provider MyECheck has launched a mobile payments service that will let consumers make payments by scanning QR...
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Microscan Slated to Release All-New Barcode Reading Solutions Fall 2015
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Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode reading and machine vision solutions for industrial manufacturing, announces that it wil...
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TriMet to roll out NFC ticket payments
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Canadian commuters in the greater Portland-Vancouver area will soon be able to pay for their journeys using Apple Pay and other NFC mobil...
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$500 Million To Prepare for Internet of Things 'Deluge of Data'
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An information explosion from the burgeoning Internet of Things threatens to swamp existing computing and data Relevant Products/Services...
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Days numbered for barcodes as shoppers demand more data
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Growing demand for more information about the products we buy could mean the end of the simple bar code — the blocks of black and white s...
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Jennifer Lopez's wardrobe is so huge she uses 'barcode scanner to avoid wearing same outfit twice'
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Oh to be rich and famous and have a wardrobe so big you never have to wear the same clothes twice, eh? Jennifer Lopez's closet is so e...
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Firms ready for smart cards?
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Liz Moore has lots to worry about as she juggles the many duties necessary to keep her popular downtown lunch counter, Bluebird Kitchen, ...
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‘Internet of Things’ is Exploding Across California
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The “Internet of Things” (IoT) incorporates a dynamic array of technologies that mobilize sensors to monitor environmental conditions and ...
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New RFID Software Platform Utilizes the Power of Real-Time
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A software framework is now available that enables solution providers to access real-time data for the billions of items incorporating R...
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Herman Kay Gains Packing Accuracy Via RFID
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Global coat and outerwear manufacturer Herman Kay Co. is carrying out a five-phase RFID deployment to track the garments that it produc...
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The Future of the Internet of Things Will Be 'Notification Hell' Before It Gets Better
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Right now, the Internet of Things (IoT) is primarily the realm of futuristic-minded early tech adopters. Think of the pioneers who use Go...
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Wienerschnitzel launches mobile payment and loyalty app
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US fast food restaurant chain Wienerschnitzel has launched a loyalty based mobile app that also comes equipped with mobile payment capabil...
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Does Any Software Update a Database Based on RFID Location Data?
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This is what all RFID software does. Each time a tag is interrogated, the reader sends the tag ID number, as well as the reader ID, some...
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Kenyans to Use New Smart Card to Pay for State Services and Get Cash
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MasterCard has won a government contract to rollout smart cards for use to pay for State services and also to disburse funds to wananchi...
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MEMS to enable next-gen IoT
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STMICROELECTRONICS will focus its MEMS innovation efforts on “smart things, smart environments” and automotives. STMicroelectronics is a...
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NFC Is Yesterday's News: This Technology Will Change the Future
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There are plenty of new technologies swirling around in the tech sector at any given time. In the not-too-distant past many were buzzing ...
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NextGen Barcodes Will Store Data and Tell Stories About Products
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Growing demand for more information about the products we buy could mean the end of the simple barcode - the blocks of black and white s...
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LTC rolls out smart cards
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The paper bus ticket will soon be a thing of the past. The London Transit Commission’s long-awaited smart cards are hitting the streets ...
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Coin launches new second-gen smart card with NFC
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Coin was the first company to announce a smart card solution capable of replacing all of the credit cards in your wallet with a single de...
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Shops ill-prepared for smart cards
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Liz Moore has lots to worry about as she juggles the many duties necessary to keep her popular downtown lunch counter, Bluebird Kitchen, ...
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Biometric Capabilities Added to Smart Card Platform
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Smart card and ID security developer CardLogix has announced a major new update to its MOST Toolz platform. A development system for sma...
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German Manufacturer Links Workers to Parts and Stations Via RFID, Bluetooth
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Bosch Rexroth, a manufacturer of electric drives and controls, has boosted productivity and reduced the volume of inventory it must keep...
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CaixaBank launches HCE mobile payments app
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Spain’s CaixaBank has broadened its range of mobile payment services with the launch of CaixaBank Pay, a new app based on host card emul...
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The year of cashless payments?
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The year 2015 was tipped to be the year of the cashless event in the UK - admittedly, mainly by the PR machine of the suppliers producing...
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Tyco Opens Experience Center for Wal-Mart
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Tyco Retail Solutions has built Retail Experience Centers around the world so that its customers can view and try out its technologies, i...
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PCTel: Testing airport cellular networks for RFID luggage tracking
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PCTel was recently involved in a global project to assess carrier networks at more than 300 airports around the world, in order to help a...
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MCX adds offers and discounts to CurrentC mobile wallet
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US retailer-led consortium MCX has announced a partnership with promotions management and processing provider Inmar to bring digital pro...
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Australian researchers are attaching sensor-stuffed ‘backpacks’ onto honey bees
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The decline in the bee population began in the late 1990s when beekeepers worldwide noticed a sudden and precipitous decrease in the num...
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