In a unique approach to deaf education, two members of Southeastern Louisiana University’s education faculty are using RFID technology to assist young children learning American Sign Language (ASL). Assistant professors Robert Hancock and Becky Sue Parton have received a $360,000 grant from the Department of Education to develop their “physical world hyperlinking” teaching system, a […]

The University of Arizona’s car sharing program, introduced prior to the fall semester, is starting to gain adherents. Some 70 people signed up for the program before the semester began and nearly 200 more joined after only the first week. Rental car giant Hertz is providing the cars and the service, which allows students, faculty […]

Revenues from smart posters and mobile coupons are likely to drive NFC growth over the next few years, according to a new report from UK-based Juniper Research. The study, “NFC Mobile Payments & Marketing Opportunities: Forecasts & Analysis 2009 – 2014,” predicts NFC mobile payments will exceed $30 billion within three years. Vendors are developing […]

Optically Variable Ink will be used to secure national ID cards being issued in Guyana, according to a report in the Starbroek News. The outline of the map of Guyana will appear on the front of the card and it will have additional security features that would not be visible to the naked eye or […]

About 250 more volunteers are needed to test Maryland Transit Administration’s new contactless fare system called the CharmCard, which is expected to eventually be compatible with the system used by the Washington DC Metro system. The test will run from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30. After the test period participants will have to return their […]

Brussels’ transport agency, theSociété des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), has chosen smart card company Gemalto to provide contactless transportation cards to its 400,000 citizens who ride the city’s subway, buses and trams. Deployment for the MOBIB cards, which started in April, will eventually be extended to cover all of Belgium. The MOBIB card is […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications From managing the comings and goings at an event like the Academy Awards to making sure high school students are where they’re supposed to be, ID management systems have come a long way this decade. ID systems now are being used to monitor individuals at events, attendance at […]