All the stories tagged with rfid
IDEO C60 Redux RFID Music Player
12/12/2010, Design studio IDEO has recently come up with a cool device that is dubbed the C60 Redux. If you’re feeling nostalgic, this setup allows you to blend the past with current technology. This device features a turntable and a set [...]
Apple Patent Hints That iPhone Display Could Be Used As An RFID Transponder
10/05/2010, Apple has been placing a lot of focus on NFC (Near Field Communications) recently, and now the fruity company has been granted a new patent that brings its devices one step closer to being able to pay for your grocery [...]
RFID tags to avoid gas leaks
10/04/2010, [CEATEC 2010] Tagged World is showing a simple RFID application that could be used to retrofit entire natural gas infrastructures (ca$h-ing) to improve their safety/efficiency. By replacing existing valves with an RFID-enabled one, maintenance workers can inspect valves and notify [...]
Nokia Smartphone With RFID Hits The FCC?
08/19/2010, FCC filings for an unnamed Nokia smartphone show an interesting feature. Seems that Nokia has submitted a device that sports RFID support, which could possibly indicate the possibility of future mobile payments via your phone. The phone supports WCDMA on [...]
Move Your Speakers To Mix Your Music Via RFID Tags
05/30/2010, Can’t think of a cool way to make hack your speakers? Some folks out there seem to have put some effort into coming up with a RFID-supporting pair of speakers. What it does is it can read the orange squares [...]
BrainWave Desktop Microwave Offers USB Connectivity And An RFID Scanner
04/29/2010, The BrainWave desktop microwave concept is something we really wouldn’t mind having in the office, especially during those late night sessions. This microwave oven comes with a USB port and RFID scanner built-in. So all you have to do is [...]
Memorial RosettaStone Tablet Gives You A Message From The Grave
03/21/2010, Having a tombstone that sports some fancy electronics certainly isn’t a new idea, but that hasn’t stopped the Phoenix-based company, Objecs, to take another crack at it. The company has come up with the Memorial RosettaStone Tablet, allowing visitors to [...]
Attach A RFID Reader To Your iPhone
03/15/2010, While there are already rumors that the next generation iPhone, possibly the iPhone 4G, might sport built-in RFID technology, there’s nothing stopping you from attaching a RFID device to your current iPhone, as can be seen by the latest gadget [...]
Verayo Touts Unclonable RFID Chips
03/08/2010, When a security company comes out and announces that its next-generation RFID ICs are unclonable, you can be sure that the company will attract a lot of attention, though the question is whether the attention is the desired type (potential [...]
RFID record player
02/09/2010, Have you ever wondered what a real world Cover Flow would be like? Wonder no more with Matt Brown’s invention – the RFID record player that is capable of playing songs on a turntable that interestingly enough, does not turn [...]
RFID Terminator Gun
12/23/2009, Are you paranoid of being tracked by RFID tags in your possessions? You probably won’t want to carry something like the RFID Zapper around, but it can certainly help you kill an RFID tag or two. Basically what this threatening-looking [...]
