ipodnn: A variety of Apple patent applications have been newly published by the US Patent and Trademark Office, exposing possibilities the company has been considering for the iPhone and iPod touch. Unusual filings include one for an RFID tag reader, which would be embedded within a handheld's touchscreen, allowing users to scan an RFID tag simply by passing the device over top. An iPod or iPhone could alternately be made to operate as a tag itself, quickly transmitting information such as personal identification.
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Product Reviews News: The recent news that TomTom will be offering an app for the Apple iPhone proves that there is now more demand than ever for GPS devices. This technology is expected to keep growing, so it comes as no surprise that Dell is to offer the Dell Wireless 700 location solution for its Mini 10 netbook.
Dell explains that this is a perfect combination between hardware and software, and that this service is certain to be launched in other netbooks in the future. The hardware inside the Dell Mini 10 is a GPS card with built-in Wi-Fi locationing; this technology will work indoors and out and will be powered by Skyhook Wireless’ Wi-Fi position solutions and Broadcom’s A-GPS.
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Network World: Trapeze has a released an enhanced version of its wireless location-tracking appliance, now incorporating what had been a separate firewall product.
Besides the patented RF Firewall product, the new LA-200E Location Appliance also now tracks signals from 802.11n radios and doubles the number of Wi-Fi devices it can monitor, to 4,000 including Trapeze asset-tracking tags.
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PR WEB: Unique convergence of active RFID and IP Video provides complementary security to healthcare institutions and patients and industrial asset tracking.
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) June 27, 2009 -- Guard RFID Solutions Inc., announced today that its next generation Active RFID platform and its software applications, such as its TotGuard™ Infant Security solution, can integrate closed circuit television (CCTV) where increased security is required.
Vice President of Sales Beth Bandi explains, "Security and Access control systems are enhanced by presenting a live video stream from a CCTV camera placed at the location associated with an alarm or warning event within a system, as well as providing video images of activity in that location immediately prior to the event." Continuing, she said, "Instantaneous visibility of such activity allows staff to immediately respond to the event, saving precious time. All such video streams are captured and archived for subsequent review, if ever required."
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PR WEB: Vestac LLC of Brick, New Jersey announced today the general availability of the industry's first FCC approved, multi-modal Wi-Fi and Infrared (IR) Real Time Locationing System (RTLS). This unique, patent-pending RFID capability combines high accuracy Wi-Fi positioning algorithms and IR's inherent lower cost "choke point" tracking.
Brick, NJ (PRWEB) June 25, 2009 -- Vestac LLC of Brick, New Jersey announced today the general availability of the industry's first FCC approved, multi-modal Wi-Fi and Infrared (IR) Real Time Locationing System (RTLS). This unique, patent-pending RFID capability combines high accuracy Wi-Fi positioning algorithms and IR's inherent lower cost "choke point" tracking. Coupled with long battery life Vestac provides for a flexible, easy to deploy positioning solution for the lowest total cost of ownership. The system has already received advance orders from several large enterprises for tracking people, inventory, and equipment.
The 220Bi tag and 330Xi battery-operated IR transmitter support simultaneous tracking through Wi-Fi and IR, and overcoming the limits of traditional RFID tags. This allows for a low-cost deployment and delivers a high level of accuracy even in areas with relatively sparse Wi-Fi coverage. The 220Bi tags can be worn by personnel or affixed to assets and are available in several form factors, which can be customized to specific requirements. The 220Bi and the 330Xi transmitter form a unique "Deploy and Go" architecture which requires no additional network modifications or expensive wiring.
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PR News Wire: DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IDENTEC SOLUTIONS announced today that
its industry-leading active RFID technology has been selected by DP World,
one of the world's largest container terminal operators, for truck
identification and access control at all their Australian container
terminals.
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RFID Solutions Online: Visonic Technologies (VT), a global leader in unified RFID/RTLS safety and security solutions, announces the immediate availability of the new Elpas2 RF Ethernet Reader. This 433MHz, RFID/RTLS reader is designed to detect and relay ‘Location' and ‘State' data from Elpas Active RFID Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection Tags to host applications over wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks to enable the real-time monitoring and tracking of assets or personnel.
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SmartBrief: CTIA SmartBrief | 06/15/2009
Alcatel-Lucent is marketing a venture to wireless carriers based on radio frequency identification -- RFID -- that turns cell phones into conduits for delivering an array of Internet-based applications and services. The equipment maker, which is dubbing its venture "Touchatag," cited such examples as enabling a user to link business cards to a company's Web site by scanning the cards and giving them an RFID tag. Telephony Online (06/12)
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RTLS For Dummies Book Review at amazon.com: RTLS for Dummies is the most comprehensive book written for anyone who is involved in the Location system business. It also provides an excellent study for anyone entering this business or educational institutions who could use it as a textbook or a reference for all RTLS related seminars.
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PR-Inside: Awarepoint Corporation (www.awarepoint.com) today announced deployment of its Real-time Location System (RTLS) at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center (http://cancer.ucsd.edu). This deployment adds a third UCSD Medical Center hospital to Awarepoint's RTLS (http://www.awarepoint.com/rtls.shtml) coverage, which currently includes the system's Thornton and Hillcrest campuses. The Awarepoint enterprise RTLS installation has now been expanded to include nearly 1.5 million square feet with more than 2,000 assets under management, covering three hospitals across nearly 14 miles.
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