While the new credit card law doesn’t take effect until February, many card issuers are already gearing up to comply with the new regulations. That means there will be fewer freebies to convince students to sign up for a new credit card. More importantly, those students under 21 will find they’re no longer eligible for […]

The Sony Wonder Technology Lab in Midtown Manhattan is issuing guests Sony FeliCa contactless card that are used to access the different exhibits, according to a New York One news report. The lab is designed to give kids and adults a history of electronics and show them how the different devices are used. When guests […]

Sound Transit, the operators of the ORCA Card, are receiving more than 700 complaints a week from riders with complaints that money isn’t showing up on their cards when the reloading is done online, according to a Komo.com report. The issue stems from people reloading the ORCA card online and a spokeswoman says the smart […]

The U.S. Air Force has approved usage of Savi Technology’s RFID asset tracking and security devices aboard all sizes and classifications of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft that transport supplies for the U.S. Department of Defense. Savi, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has been supplying the Air Force with RFID tags for some time but the […]

Impinj has announced the release of its Speedway Revolution RFID reader, the newest in its Speedway line that features Iminj’s Autopilot technology. According to a press release by Impinj, RFID system performance depends upon a number of ever-changing environmental conditions, such as RF interference levels, tag density in the reader field and ambient RF noise, […]

Suffolk University in Downtown Boston has paired with Cellular Specialties Inc., a Manchester, N.H. designer of in-building wireless solutions, to boost wireless signal strength for both data and voice services in highly congested, low coverage areas such as the university’s student residence hall. According to Fouad Yatim, Suffolk University’s chief information officer, the initial need […]

The global shipment of smart cards exceeded five billion in 2008 and is expected to grow nearly 11% a year through 2012, according to the latest report from London-based Companiesandmarkets.com. Use of contactless smart cards has also gained and is forecasted to grow at more than 30% through 2012. The report, Smart Card Market Forecast […]