Citing a “want it now, need it now” attitude among its riders, the Maryland Transit Administration has accelerated its roll-out of an automated fare card system. It has now set an October date for launching the new smart card system, but it won’t be interchangeable yet with a similar technology in use on Washington’s subway […]

European Union researchers have successfully tested a new biometric system that verifies a user’s identity via brain patterns using a series of tests called the Human Monitoring and Authentication. The system uses Biodynamic Indicators and Behavioral Analysis (Humabio), according to a Guardian article. The tests were funded to look into new possibilities for authentication in […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has been getting unique uses out of Apple iPods, including using them for collecting biometric information, according to a Telegraph article. The iPods enable soldiers to upload reports and photos of detainees into a biometrics database via a secured wifi connection where matching software can yield matches of known terrorists or […]

In an effort to encourage the local development of RFID technology, Thailand’s National Telecommunications Commission has funded a pilot project for an RFID-enabled system in the logistics operations of a convenience store chain. The 3.8 million Thai bhat project deployed RFID technology throughout the supply chain of the Sun108 company’s 700 108shops. The project was […]

European semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics has introduced a new hardware developer kit (HDK) for building active RFID tags and readers. Hardware built with the new Smart Web-Based Sensor HDK comply with the global standard for 433MHz active RFID technology, ISO 18000-7. “We strongly believe that the next big wave in sensors will be driven by the […]

A new tech-focused development in downtown Dayton, Ohio, is hoping to become a haven for RFID entrepreneurs and small start-ups. The Dayton RFID Convergence Center (RCC), which is scheduled to open in July, is accepting applications to fill ten to fifteen spaces for RFID research and development. The Dayton RCC is located in the Creative […]

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission has approved the TransLink smart card transit-fare payment program, declaring it “revenue ready” for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. It’s the last hurdle that TransLink had to meet and paves the way for a summer launch of the new system. TransLink, a rechargeable dual-interface contact/contactless stored value card, is designed […]