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2009 may not turn out to be as bad for RFID as you might think
in The RFID Weblog, on May 16, 2009
...ment.
The areas where we could expect RFID to contribute are asset management, baggage handling, contactless payments, contactless ticketing, electronic identification documents, item level tracking...
Smartboard G83-6675: The RFID Keyboard
in The RFID Weblog, on April 8, 2008
...al security as only authorized operators will be able to use this RFID keyboard. It brings together contactless and contact reader technology making it a good option for numerous card applications. It...
GSMA Hails GestureTek as the Overall Winner of 2008 Mobile Innovation Global Awards
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 13, 2008
...ation, content selection, gaming, and other uses in the future."
Other winners include Inside Contactless, Flexenclosure, Tagattitude and Audience.
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IDC Study Names the 10 Emerging Mobile Players To Watch in 2008
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 6, 2008
...ing mobile companies: Aegis Mobile
Enterprise Mobile
Gearworks
Hook Mobile
INSIDE Contactless
Medio
mFoundry
Mobile Posse
Mobilians
Vlingo
Selection are based...
London Underground to Enable Payment by Mobile Phone
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2007
...a built-in Oyster card , using NFC to transmit payment data to card readers.
"Nokia's contactless system is likely to use a microchip inside the phone, which activates whenever it is pas...
London to Start M-Payment Trial
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 26, 2007
...Following the success of its contactless communication system, Barclaycard OnePulse has teamed up with Nokia to test the practicality of mobile payment in London.
Early next year, barclaycard ...
Mobile Payments Market to Reach $11.5 B by 2011
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 13, 2007
...per found that by 2011, around 12% of the total mobile phones in circulation will offer support for contactless payment, specifically NFC - equating to nearly 470 million NFC-enabled handsets worldwid...
Visa Micro Tag: Contactless payment device from Visa
in The RFID Weblog, on September 28, 2007
I think you need this. Use it as a key ring and even make payments using it easily. This is the Visa Micro Tag which is the latest key fob payment device from Visa using the Visa payWave technology. Using it one will be able to make payments easily by just waving Visa Micro rather than bother to tak...
Will China be branded as a consumer or manufacturing hub for RFID technology?
in The RFID Weblog, on August 27, 2007
...s is being regarded as the largest RFID project in the world since $1.65 billion are being spent on contactless national identification cards for the event.
If China is a such a big consumer of RFID...
Verizon Announces Mobile Payments via Partnership with Obopay
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 21, 2007
...from Electronista ... more here from Geek.com ... more here from CNET News ... more here from Contactless News ... and the press release is here .
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M-Payment Future Looks Bright
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 20, 2007
...e. Even research firm Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Strategies has reaffirmed its forecast on contactless payments. Phil Taylor , Director of the Wireless Media Strategies Service, comment...
Near Field Communication: So Close, Yet So Far
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 16, 2007
... As an emerging technology deeply associated with "contactless mobile payments", Near Field Communication (NFC) remains far from consumers' reach, according to a new study from ABI Re...
Paper contactless payment ticket for transit being developed by MasterCard
in The RFID Weblog, on April 5, 2007
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MasterCard got you the PayPass and now the company is working to develop a paper contactless payment ticket for transit use and a host of other applications. It is expected to emerge as an alter...
Visa Chief Executive Sees a Wireless Future
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 29, 2007
Reuters' Sinead Carew reports today that Visa USA chief executive John Philip Coghlan says the credit card company "sees cell phones as the best way to expand electronic payments."
"Wireless transactions are common in some countries, such as Japan, where shoppers with m...
China Atop the RFID World
in The RFID Weblog, on February 24, 2007
...et for radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, driven largely by its mass issuance of a contactless smart card as a new identification document, Peter Harrop, chairman of UK-based consulti...
When is RFID Not RFID?
in The RFID Weblog, on January 31, 2007
...at is RFID and what isn't.
For a variety of reasons that I have written about before, I think contactless credit cards pose no particular security/privacy risks to consumers. Consumers are prote...
Credit Card Reader for the Playstation 3
in The Gadgets Weblog, on January 26, 2007
For years, gamers have bought consoles, then gone back to the store in order to max-out their credit cards on games and other accessories. Looks like Sony has eliminated the middle man of going to the store by making a credit-card reader that attaches directly to the Playstation 3.
The PaSoRi r...
The NFC Phone- Nokia 6131
in The RFID Weblog, on January 16, 2007
...31 NFC which is an RFID phone and is expected to do away with smart cards which are used for making contactless payments. The payments made using NFC are secure and they would only be possible when au...
RFID 2006 Year in Review - Retail Mandates Disappoint
in The RFID Weblog, on December 28, 2006
... taking off. Ubiquitous sensor networks and livestock tagging are other promising segments.
Contactless cards are a successful market, and will pass $3 billion in 2008.
Contactless ticket sa...
RFID Tickets for Mass Transit
in The RFID Weblog, on November 4, 2006
...ntly, the Guangzhou subway system ordered an additional 800,000 smart tokens. The commuter taps the contactless token on a turnstile to enter the subway system, then drops the token into a turnstile s...
Sirit plans to achieve cash flow neutrality
in Supplychainer, on October 30, 2006
...bought TradeWind Technologies, a manufacturer of High frequency RFID readers that served the contactless payment, asset management, and closed-loop application markets, and in April it snapped ...
Bluetooth-Over-UWB Delayed
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 17, 2006
...rly 2008," Hachman writes.
Hachman says Foley sees Bluetooth as cooperative with NFC as a contactless payment method, allowing the user to make the payment over NFC and then view the receip...
Kalifornien: RFID-Gesetz per Veto gekippt
in RFID Weblog, on October 6, 2006
...#39;s provisions are overbroad and may unduly burden the numerous beneficial new applications of contactless technology
Man kann hierzu sicherlich beide Positionen nachvollziehen. Gewiss ist es wün...
How Does RFID Touch Me? Let Me Count the Ways
in The RFID Weblog, on September 15, 2006
...unterfeiting is another area seeing growth -- for ticketing, access cards, even identity documents. Contactless payment cards are another booming area, in credit cards and other payment devices such a...
Swedish Parliament and RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on September 7, 2006
...ions Technologies HF Multi ISO reader fort its new voting system. The voting system is based on the contactless access control cards which have been issued to all MPs and RFID readers.
This system i...
RFID Tickets Find Place in Chinese Railway System
in The RFID Weblog, on September 5, 2006
... has emerged as the first operator in the country to move over from traditional barcode tickets to contactless only fare collection solution . In order to control ticket frauds and at the same time i...
Buy Your Smoothie With RFID
in The RFID Weblog, on August 30, 2006
...a.
Download the Smoothie King RFID Case Study here .
It's all part of a larger trend toward contactless payment systems ....
RFID, the Perfect Baking Ingredient
in The RFID Weblog, on August 29, 2006
...but the flour dust would have hindered its functioning and therefore RFID was chosen because of its contactless data transfer. Around twenty transponders were attached to the sides of stainless steel ...
RFID - Sicherheit als Geschäft
in RFID Weblog, on August 18, 2006
Nachdem anlässlich der Ausgabe von RFID-versehenen US-Pässen die Wogen in punkto Sicherheit hochgeschlagen waren, ist die Industrie nun bemüht, die Gefahren des "eavesdroppings" (also des Ausspionierens von Daten) für die Entwicklung von Sicherheitstools auszunutzen. RFID-News beispi...
RFID Trials at Subway
in The RFID Weblog, on August 12, 2006
...launched the New York City Subway Trial in spring 2006. This pilot is meant to find out whether a contactless payment system which uses RFID is a quicker way of riders to make through turnstiles to ...
Hertz Europe Trials RFID Car Rental System
in The Wireless Weblog, on August 9, 2006
...ctors Mifare RFID chip, which operates at 13.56 MHz and conforms to the ISO 14443 standard for contactless smart cards.
"Upon verifying that the customer is picking up the correct car, an on...
RFID Passports Make Debut in US amidst Warnings
in The RFID Weblog, on July 31, 2006
...h as fingerprint image.
A number of security experts have already pointed fingers over the use of contactless chips which do not require contact with a scanner and the new passport could be read abo...
Broadcom unveils personal authentication RFID IC
in Supplychainer, on July 8, 2006
...hentication transactions associated with physical access, logical access (into a PC or network) and contactless payment applications. The secure processor also enhances the use of currently deployed a...
MasterCard Guarantees RFID Security
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 3, 2006
...retail outlets such as 7-Eleven ," Deare writes. "A scanned PayPass card can make a 'contactless' transaction to the value of AU$35 (£14), meaning a signature or identification numb...
LAKS introduces new contactless paypass watches
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2006
...troduced the LAKS SmartTransaction Watch, which is equipped with MasterCard 's PayPass, a contactless payment feature that provides consumers with a quick alternative to cash for their every...
MasterCard and RBS RFID Debit Card Trial towards a Cashless Society
in The RFID Weblog, on June 18, 2006
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MasterCard and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) would be conducting trials of an RFID based contactless debit card which would replace cash for low value payments. The trials of the Oyster Card styl...
New RFID reader by Integrated Engineering
in Supplychainer, on June 17, 2006
...eresting piece of news which I saw in Using RFID :
Integrated Engineering has introduced a new contactless smart card reader. The SmartTRANS reader provides a transition path from existing propri...
Knight Rider meets Atomic Clock
in Cool Picking, on June 8, 2006
...ssible view of the time. This self-setting clock also features dual alarms, indoor temperature, and contactless keys.
more info: macadelic (german)
order at: Oregon Scientific ...
Time to pay
in The Techwear Weblog, on June 4, 2006
... SmartTransaction Watch . It is the first watch using the Master Card Pay Pass system, a new "contactless" payment feature that
provides consumers with a fast and convenient alternative to ...
SanDisk and Philips Bring NFC Payment to Flash Memory for Mobiles
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 6, 2006
...nDisk TrustedFlash products to enable payment using Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, or contactless payment.
Philips and SanDisk are taking steps to help jumpstart NFC-based payment for t...
CyPak
in The Techwear Weblog, on April 8, 2006
... adhesives to print electronic circuits, antennas and questionnaires on paper and plastic.
RFID / Contactless communication
The platform offers both standard RFID and a new low cost and low power c...
Contactless Payment Cards Coming to a Store Near You
in The RFID Weblog, on April 6, 2006
... Jimmy Atkinson has created a Report about contactless credit cards designed to educate consumers about the cards.
The Report is a primer of sorts on the topic of these RFID-enabled credit ...
RFID Cards for New York Subway Tolls
in The RFID Weblog, on March 21, 2006
... Contactless payment cards are one of the intriguing and promising areas in the RFID space these days.
While the Wal-Mart and DOD mandates tended to snap up the headlines, the payment systems usin...
Debunking RFID Myths
in The RFID Weblog, on February 24, 2006
...he article in the context of supply chain related applications, and not other kinds of RFID such as contactless payment cards. Also, the article has a decided Western focus and does not take into acco...
RFID Market to Exceed $26 Billion in Ten Years
in The RFID Weblog, on February 3, 2006
...jected for this year, 2006.
IDTechEx's projections cover all uses of RFID worldwide, including contactless payment systems, passports, supply chain, smart cards and more. The projections also inc...
Novel Biometrics Technology Yields Human Bar Code Based From Vein Maps
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 2, 2006
...nt vein structure as a biometric breakthrough. Fujitsu is has already launched its own "Contactless Palm Vein Authentication" system and has sold more than 5,000 units in .
Lumine...
Sometimes RFID is Not the Best Solution
in The RFID Weblog, on January 30, 2006
...t to the counter staff, who could then use this to cross-sell."
Hmmm. I am a big believer in contactless (RFID-chipped) credit cards, because I can see the efficiencies at the retail point of s...
Enter the Penguin: Mobile Wallet Ticketing in Tokyo
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 29, 2006
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Wireless Watch Japan reports that the new Mobile Suica system, which allows contactless ticketing from a mobile-based wallet, has gone live on the Tokyo metro system. Using the FeliCa-based mo...
VCs and RFID - More News
in The RFID Weblog, on December 16, 2005
...tners, Unilever Technology Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and the Viterbi Group.
Inside Contactless , a France-based provider of chips and hardware platforms related to 13.56 Mhz contactle...
Spychips: The Book and Reviews
in The RFID Weblog, on November 7, 2005
On October 4, 2005, the book Spychips was published and made its way to Amazon.com.
You get an immediate sense for the angle and approach the book takes from its extended title: Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID .
Spychips is written ...
Smart Cards and RFID - What Is the Difference?
in The RFID Weblog, on November 2, 2005
...iffer on the future prediction part, however. While smart cards offer certain advantages, it is the contactless nature of RFID that is precisely so enticing for certain uses.
Anyway, that horse has ...
Disappointment with RFID?
in The RFID Weblog, on October 14, 2005
... use of RFID. The article does not reflect the market uptake for other applications of RFID such as contactless payments, etc.
(2) The pessimistic outlook is to be expected. We are in the " Trou...
RFID Credit Cards The Way of the Future
in The RFID Weblog, on October 13, 2005
From an article in this month's Fast Company magazine, entitled " The Future's So Bright " comes this quote of executives making future prognostications:
"Radio-frequency technology is the way of the future in payments, and we are pleased to be first to introduce our ...
RFID Enabled Credit Cards Debuting In New York
in Philoneist, on October 13, 2005
Outfitted with an RFID chip that enables tap-to-charge functionality, new monetary transaction cards that eliminate the somewhat timely swipe and sign process associated with conventional credit cards are set to debut in New York stores within the next few weeks. The RFID technology embe...
AT&T Launches Trial of RFID Service
in The RFID Weblog, on September 15, 2005
...cting their RFID data in AT&T's Internet Data Centers. The service is designed to support contactless payment, the latest trend in retail payment applications because of its speed and convenie...
Challenges of RFID Industry(2): Is the future clear?
in Supplychainer, on August 26, 2005
...ations?
In my view some of the fastest growing areas applying RFID will be:
(1) Smart cards and contactless payment systems: Today this is the largest single RFID market worldwide, according to Sm...
Supply Chain RFID Implementations to Grow Modestly
in The RFID Weblog, on August 5, 2005
...t appear to have any direct bearing on plans to use RFID in other ways, such as livestock tracking, contactless payment systems, security applications, and the like. So, don't confuse this report ...
Contactless Payments - We Got The Point
in The RFID Weblog, on July 22, 2005
... will resort to using especially colorful words.
Yesterday's ABI Research press release about contactless payments is one such example. The release is about how strong the market uptake is for c...
RFID Tags in Sports Tickets...Update
in The RFID Weblog, on June 14, 2005
...For 2008 Olympics
Great Wall of China adopts Philips' MIFARE UltraLight chip technology for contactless ticketing
...
Point/Counterpoint Part 2: RFID Credit Card
in The RFID Weblog, on June 3, 2005
...One Step Closer to a Cashless Society by Anita Campbell
Back in December of 2004 I predicted that contactless payment systems would really heat up and we would see more activity in 2005.
Well it ...
RFID Cards Lead Market
in The RFID Weblog, on May 23, 2005
...ID cards are the number one market worldwide , for use in ticketing and access-control, and also in contactless payment cards:
"Reading the press, one could be forgiven for thinking that RFID i...
RFID to Combat Counterfeiting
in The RFID Weblog, on March 5, 2005
...ntication mechanisms, such as the challenge-response techniques that are common in today's contactless smart cards."
The article is well worth a read if you are involved in the manufac...
How Soon Will Cash be Obsolete?
in The RFID Weblog, on December 21, 2004
... american express recently announced its first national rollout of a retail outlet using its contactless payment system called Express Pay . CVS drug stores will be accepting Express Pay at ...
If Your RFID MasterCard is Stolen are You Liable?
in The RFID Weblog, on October 19, 2004
...st I made over at the popular culture blog, Blogcritics.org , the comments turned to RFID-enabled, contactless payment systems.
A reader there asked an interesting question about consumer liabili...
Carnival of the Capitalists - Anniversary Edition (pt 1)
in Businesspundit, on October 11, 2004
...poorly executed.
Miscellaneous The RFID Weblog discusses the role out of MasterCard's new contactless pay system.
MasterCard says that its new RFID-based payment system, called PayPass, i...
MasterCard Contactless Payment System Headed to National Rollout
in The RFID Weblog, on October 6, 2004
...et-by-market basis. It already has been piloted in local markets in Florida and Texas.
The PayPass contactless payment system marries together the MasterCard credit system along with either an RFID-e...