27 Mar, 2009Apple patents biometric device for use in iPhones and computers
Apple has received a patent for a biometric device it expects to be embedded in future lines of iPhones and Macintosh computers. The patent explains some of the concepts and procedures Apple is hoping to utilize in their future products for improving security including some that aren’t biometric. Among the ideas presented are creating a […]
27 Mar, 2009Impinj lays off 23, cuts expenses
Seattle-based RFID provid Impinj laid off 23 employees last Thursday as a result of the general worldwide economic downturn. The company has also begun making cuts in the number of contract workers it employs, as well as other unspecified cuts in expenses. According to an Impinj spokesperson, the layoffs are not the result of specific […]
27 Mar, 2009RFID expansion to slow in 2009, not stall
Despite the worsening global economic picture, revenue from RFID technology sales will still hit $5.6 billion by the end of 2009, according to ABI Research’s latest market survey. The firm’s data indicates that while some project deployments have been delayed or canceled, the market does continue to grow in a fragmented fashion. ABI’s report says […]
27 Mar, 2009Colorado State expanding RamCard program
27 Mar, 2009Contactless smart card market to grow by 33% in three years
Rising applications of smart cards in various fields, including security, payment and ticketing, is expected to spur a 33% growth rate in contactless cards over the next three years, according to a report from a research firm based in India. In its “Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012,” RNCOS notes that the contactless smart card […]
27 Mar, 2009Confidex ships two million contactless paper tickets to Turkey
Confidex, a Tampere, Finland-based supplier of contactless limited use tickets and RFID tags, says it has delivered more than two million of the paper tickets to Konya, Turkey for the city’s mass transit bus and tram system. The ISO-14443-A-compliant tickets were purchased by Teknikkart, an Istanbul-based smart card manufacturer. Konya’s mass transit system includes 248 […]
26 Mar, 2009INGECOM launches low-cost active tag
Swiss-based RFID tag provider INGECOM has announced a second generation of its low-cost line of ActiveRFID tags and controllers. The tags are priced at around $7. The new tags are roughly half the size of a credit card, have an outdoor read range of 200 meters and an indoor range of 30 to 50 meters, […]
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