There’s a New Generation iPad…But Still No RFID
For those of you who have been waiting patiently for the Apple product launch event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Fran to hear about the new “iPad 3,” I would like to apologize for holding your breath because it was a pretty big disappointment. First, there is no iPad 3, or iPad … Read more
Now Introducing a Really Smart RFID Washing Machine.
There are so many rules when it comes to doing laundry. You have to separate your colors and whites, towels and linens, make a dry cleaning pile, and then there’s our personal preferences for separation – everyone has their own rules. But beyond that, we have to decide what we are going to put in … Read more
Does Your Office Serve You Free Beer? This One Does Using RFID.
Your office’s lounge area probably consists of a vending machine, a soda machine, a microwave and if you’re lucky, maybe some couches and a TV. The lucky employees at the Boston headquarters of Arnold Worldwide have it much better than all of us do. Way better. They have a vending machine outfitted with an RFID … Read more
Activision Puts The RFID In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Disclaimer: this post will make any die-hard Call of Duty fan very envious, not mention angry for not knowing about or attending this event. Anyone who has ever owned this game, or has a boyfriend that owns this game knows that it consumes your (or their) lives. I have never been a COD fan, I … Read more
Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s Roll Out the Big (RFID) Guns
My favorite store has come quite a long way over the years. The original Bloomingdale’s store was a few attached townhouses on East 60th street which still bear the legend “Bloomingdale Brothers.” (Actually, the very first original store was on East 56th street, but I digress.) Today, it is a complex of attached buildings that … Read more
Hotel Housekeepers No Longer Have To Worry About Their Safety
Imagine entering numerous supposed unoccupied hotel rooms every single day, not knowing what lurks behind the closed door. Housekeepers face this situation day after day, and many fear for their safety. Last year Kimberly Phillips, a hotel housekeeper, sued the Kentucky hotel where she worked because when she unlocked the door to the room where … Read more
Stock Traders To Be Tracked By RFID
The New York Stock Exchange is no stranger to fraud. Ponzi schemes, insider trading, pumping and dumping are all synonymous with The Stock Exchange. Stock fraud happens, and it happens more often than we all think, and millions (if not billions) of dollars are lost every year as a result. To help reduce the problem … Read more
A Lot Of People Are Using RFID Apparently.
SimplyRFID decided to map all RFID users in the U.S. and Canada. This is what it looks like, and it’s very impressive.
The Saga Continues For NFC and Google – The Foursquare Edition
Tomorrow is going to be a big day for Google – they are having their annual I/O Conference. This is where thousands of developers and engineers get together in San Francisco to discuss all the new and crazy technology that they would like to bring to the table in the near future. The conference center … Read more
