Active RFID Tent Glocation by Orange

Orange pilots a number of technologies, including RFID and photovoltaics, in its solar concept tent at the Glastonbury festival in the UK. The tent can be located by its glow, ...

... "To avoid festival-goers ever losing their tent, the Concept Tent would be fitted with innovative glo-cation technology. Glo-cation works by enabling campers’ mobile phones to identify their tent using either an SMS message or automatic active RFID technology (a longer range version of that used in London Underground Oyster cards); both would trigger a distinctive glow in the tent helping identify it from a distance. " ...

Via Orange: Glastonbury Solar Concept Tent

Harvest RFID from Oyster

Animal RFID: RFID Will Find Major Niche as Livestock Tracker, Says ABI ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... OYSTER BAY, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--"One RFID market that's gaining a lot of momentum at present is animal tracking," according to Sara Shah, an ...

RFID Price: Clamor Around 5 Cent Tags For RFID Compliance Overshadowing ...

Business Wire (press release) ... OYSTER BAY, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004--Recent rumblings in RFID -- a market brought into the limelight with Wal-Mart's mandate announcement last June ...

RFID Today...

A Baby Step For RFID Privacy RSA Security has announced that it's working on RSA Blocker Tag an anti-radio frequency identification technology...

California State Senator Introduces Bill To Regulate RFID Use The proposed legislation is designed to protect consumers privacy...

Privacy Standards for RFID Technology Proposed SB 1834 at the state capitol recently proposing first-in-the-nation privacy standards for the use of radio frequency identification technology RFID...

RFID - Hot Technology with Wide-Ranging Applications - Editorials Typical RFID systems are composed of two main elements...

Target's Supplier Mandate Further Validates RFID Claims Oyster Bay NY February 25 2004 Continuing the worldwide RFID supply chain adoption push Target the fourth largest US retailer announced supplier RFID mandate plans...

MENLO WORLDWIDE TO OFFER CUSTOMIZED RFID SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIC SERVICES Menlo Worldwide a leading global supply chain management transportation and logistics company announced today the availability of customized RFID solutions that will enable companies to comply with government and retail industry RFID requirements...

WhereNet Replenishes Parts RFID supply chain solution provider introduces a system that tracks the quantity of automotive parts on the assembly line and reorders when stocks are low...

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The RFID-based Oyster Card

Foiling the Oyster Card
Many people are worried about the privacy implications of the new Transport for London Oyster Smart Card. This promises greater convenience (and some introductory discounted fares) for travel on London Underground railways and Bus services, at the cost of greater surveillance of individuals, since each Oyster Card is uniquely numbered, and has to be swiped at the start and end of each journey. This self tracking behavior is reinforced by... More

Today's RFID News...

Recent survey shows U.K. is slow to implement RFID... A survey by supply chain association e.centre shows that despite a belief in RFID's benefits few U.K. companies plan to implement the technology this year...

However, consider that the U.K is implementing Oyster Cards, based on RFID technology in their public transportation systems --- The London Tube, etc. --- progress is being made... So much for surveys.