After a two-month pilot of using palm scans to pay for cafeteria lunches, Carroll County, Md. schools have scrapped the program, reports the Baltimore Sun. The program was tested in ten schools to speed up transactions and give children more time to eat, but parental concerns over children’s privacy led to the demise of the […]
19 Dec, 2012Carroll county schools scrap biometrics in cafeterias
18 Dec, 2012Turkish bank enables instant issuance
Customers of the Kuveyt Türk Bank can now receive their debit cards instantly, thanks to the Evolis Dualys card printers deployed in every branch of the financial institution. These Dualys printers are equipped with encoders for magnetic stripes, smart cards and contactless cards so that the card can be personalized and issued in just a […]
18 Dec, 2012Report: Smart Contactless Credentials to hit 6.9 billion by 2017
IMS Research has released a report entitled “Smart Contactless Credentials – World – 2012” that projects the number of shipped smart contactless credentials to reach 6.9 billion by 2017. The report indicates that the top four uses for smart contactless credentials are payments and banking, government IDs, transportation and physical access. The payments and banking […]
18 Dec, 2012Proxama to forge NFC partnership with SMARTRAC
NFC mobile wallet and mobile technology specialist Proxama has announced a partnership with SMARTRAC that will showcase the potential that NFC can offer to mobile marketing campaigns. SMARTRAC — a developer, manufacturer and supplier of RFID transponders and inlays— will work alongside Proxama to consult with consumer-facing brands and agencies starting in early 2013. Both […]
18 Dec, 2012Federal court hears ID case
A federal court is expected to rule this week on a mandate by the Northside Independent School District San Antonio, Texas requiring students to wear RFID-equipped name badges that enable school administrators to track a student’s whereabouts while on campus. But 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez is objecting to the mandate for religious reasons, calling the requirement […]
18 Dec, 2012STMicroelectronics allows technical equipment to ‘talk back’
STMicroelectronics announced its latest chip, the LRiS64k, designed to speed up servicing and to simplify record keeping for OEMs and equipment operators in sectors such as health care, aviation, logistics, oil and chemicals, construction and manufacturing. The LRiS64K combines RFID circuitry with a 64-Kbit non-volatile EEPROM capable of storing data, such as initial manufacturer details […]
18 Dec, 2012Immersive Realms, NFC Data Inc. let you be a zombie in time for the holidays
A partnership between Chicago-based Immersive Realms and NFC Data is giving people an opportunity to be immortalized in its latest Apple iOS game— as a zombie. The Chicago companies are enabling fans the chance to be immortalized with their own character, storyline and interactive game figure to be featured in the Box-O-Zombies iOS game. Those […]