The French technology and lifestyle magazine Amusement is offering an RFID-enabled bonus for purchasers of its latest issue. Each copy of the new issue, Amusement’s fourth, has an RFID tag embedded in a page which can be scanned to access exclusive online content. Amusement’s RFID enhancement is the result of a collaboration between tech company […]

The University of Minnesota is seeking a director for its U Card Office. The person would be responsible for the administration, operation and maintenance of all aspects of the university’s card identification program that includes photo and digital signature identification, banking, building access, campus service access (library copiers and printers, print labs, equipment check-out), the […]

2009 was supposed to be the year of NFC but problems persist By Andy Williams, Associate Editor Initially, 2009 was supposed to be a year of progress for Near Field Communication. But with tough economic times on tap many commercial rollouts will be pushed until at least 2010. The tough economy is just one obstacle […]

Oberthur Technologies has delivered the first prototypes of the Generic ID Card Command Set (GICS) card compatible with Microsoft Windows 7. ID-One GICS, an identity applet, has been developed to answer the needs for a generic card command set that provides functionalities required by both government and corporate applications. Backward compatible with PIV, this product […]

One of the country’s largest convenience store operators, Circle K, has entered the contactless payments arena. It recently announced that some 1,500 of its 2,100 stores across the U.S. will now accept MasterCard PayPass. According to MasterCard, the number of MasterCard PayPass cards and devices in market has grown from nearly 13 million from late […]

Apple Inc. has released a new television commercial showcasing a new feature of its iPhoto application: facial recognition. The ad shows the PC character surrounded by stacks of photos and flipping through them to find one. “I’m having a very difficult time finding pictures of my friend,” he says. The Mac character then asks if […]

A contactless reader from On Track Innovations, Fort Lee, N.J., has been selected by Australia’s largest retailer, Woolworths, to support its ePump initiative for payment at its gas stations. OTI’s reader and its personalization services have been integrated into the FlexPay Control System for Fuel Dispensers supplied by Greensboro, N.C.-based Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a supplier of […]