Designed to link electronic devices, Near Field Communication technology could end up turning the cell phone into a “Swiss Army Knife.” Some of the first projects out of the gate link NFC-capable phones to contactless payment and ticketing solutions while others allow users to download music from a poster advertising a hit band. Sebastian Nystrom, […]

Near Field Communications, a technology originally developed by Philips and Sony, is starting to pick up speed thanks to last year’s creation of the NFC Forum. Its membership is growing, as is the technology that spawned it, but NFC is still in its infancy with only a smattering of projects to look at. The NFC […]

A search for technology that would enable users to find their lost hearing aids piqued a University of Pittsburgh professor’s interest in RFID, but the beneficiaries are not hearing aid customers, but small businesses. He’s still looking for the hearing aid solution, but in the meantime, small businesses, which normally couldn’t afford RFID research and […]

A Massachusetts company has created an active RFID product for hospitals that can track patients and equipment. Bypassing normal RFID uses, Radianse, Inc. is into its second year of production, averaging about one new hospital a month. As its founder and chief technology officer, Mike Dempsey, says: “We don’t do supply chain, we don’t do […]

What’s the cause of the biggest argument at organized sports games? It’s certainly not the fan next to you or even the opposing team. It’s the judgment calls of the game’s referees. Instant replay has tried to solve some of those disputes, but you’re still relying on camera angles and line of sight. Enter an […]

With FIPS 201 driving government physical and logical access security needs, the Smart Card Alliance has released a white paper designed to provide guidance to agencies on how the new PIV (personal identity verification) card should be used in physical and logical security, how the standards compare to previous specifications, and what aspects of the […]

A fingerprint/contactless smart card security solution first highlighted on a popular TV show last year is now a reality at one undisclosed U.S. Air Force base. The iGuard Fingerprint and Smart Card access control security system, designed to protect IT resources, is a self-contained IP Access Control Security appliance that can be accessed and controlled […]