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From the Editor's Desk
Welcome to 2012. The economy seems to have turned the corner and so
let's all wish for a happy and prosperous new year.
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news@hightechaid.com. Technology News Briefs RRFID Standards The RFID standards world has started the New Year with several ballots closing. Work on the Crypto Suites for RFID and on a revision to 18000-7 is underway. If you want more information on ISO standardization or on any issue of RFID standardization, then email steve@hightechaid.com. For a look at RFID standards work, you can visit http://www.UnderstandRFIDstandards.com. Radio Frequency Identification Maryland's Medical ExaminerTo Track Human Bodies Via RFID http://t.co/qaweEzxg FCC Is Asked To Update its RFID Technical Rules http://t.co/k5bEd5xF The true learning curve With RFID http://t.co/N5od0uyE Walton tried to interest GM in RFID GM said it was too "Buck Rogers" http://t.co/cWjxCmNG Pen-Shaped Bluetooth RFID Scanners http://t.co/WGZTHaEO RFID At The (POS) Point Of Ski http://t.co/jnPIwujq Tracking Small Birds Using RFID http://t.co/kdNX5rVl Etching Alternative Emerges For RFID Antennas http://t.co/EwFIRiSy SMARTRAC To acquire RFID operations of UPM http://t.co/mgVR4EBG Izzy�s uses RFID To Flavor Up and Improve Customer Experience http://t.co/NJd3TC7D Qantas fliers Get a fast, practically paperless airport experience http://t.co/NvpvIgvW Disney's EPCOT May use RFID tags in Test Track ride http://t.co/rFvcy7OC Treehouse Labs Looks Into RFID for Football Helmets http://t.co/FBl0SxnD RFID Tags Can Save Paper and Lives http://t.co/OYuPN2kw Impinj Sells Memory Business To Virage Logic for $5.2M http://t.co/bWX6Y1XA Radio Frequency Labels To Improve Blood Transfusion Tracking Administration http://t.co/KYMAWGLk Toshiba's New RFID Chip Is Over 50x Faster Than NFC http://t.co/7CujSYF2 RFID Reading Performance http://t.co/bOVbE3NR internet of things IOT-based smart homeGetting boost http://t.co/3HxzJ0S7 The Internet Gets Physical http://t.co/tXVkyhEm IBM's "new" Internet Full of toasters, earrings & electronic T-shirts http://t.co/5nIDYGeu Internet of Things Awards 2011 http://t.co/1Wq9uIw5 Living in An Internet of Things World http://t.co/v9FH9Rv8 Curved glass iPod-bangle In Apple labs http://t.co/djaI6wCh Tracking From Pig To Plate http://t.co/ZBJSfUos Tourism And the Web of Things? http://t.co/hqYBjYBM Wireless sensors Tap ambient energy http://t.co/0P9BKShH Smart Grid Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Revealed http://t.co/Y5imUN37 How the Network Will Make Our Cities Smart and Transform the World [VIDEO] http://t.co/k5OUEzRL 10 Billion, 20 Billion, 50 Billion devices Who cares - where is the business opportunity? http://t.co/fzgO8Xcy After Chinese hacks How do we secure the Internet of Things? http://t.co/Ry2ObBJP 3 startups That showcase the future of chips http://gigaom.com/2011/12/28/3-startups-that-showcase-the-future-of-chips/ The "internet of things" And supply chain impact http://t.co/MPjxrlsd China eyes Next-generation internet http://t.co/JYnSn2Mj New TIA Standard 'Lays foundation' for future of M2M and 'Internet of Things' http://t.co/i00m4u02 KORE Telematics' Alex Brisbourne (Part 3): An Internet of Things API? http://t.co/vHd2ZSWk The "Internet of Things" Is Reshaping Manufacturing http://www.automationworld.com/information-management/manufacturing-and-internet-things 5 Ways The Smart City Will Change How We Live In 2012 http://t.co/YNoZpA8G Towards a Sensor commons http://t.co/hxXMVdT7 Winning countries have Internet of Things policies http://t.co/JxfN8K07 So Much Fun So Irrelevant http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/opinion/friedman-so-much-fun-so-irrelevant.html?_r=2 12 smart grid startups To watch in 2012 http://t.co/MWU5XyNK Nice summary Of the Internet of Things meetup in London last month http://t.co/VrPUkr3U Keep your nerve In the M2M comms minefield http://t.co/f8Lba5TZ EU-Japan Memorandum of Understanding To promote cutting edge global IoT http://t.co/eZvvlukS The Internet of Things Explained http://t.co/j3FjgVTQ Who Will Control The Internet of Things? http://t.co/LxUZv2t0 India could soon move forward On smart grid projects http://t.co/Cymid8wU M2M Looking Further Ahead http://t.co/732g70Mj ARM exec: Standards are needed for the 'internet of things' http://t.co/suoblumn Internet of Thing works Bringing industrial into the mix http://t.co/8tWP7KJd UK: Preparatory studies Will help develop �Internet of Things� applications and services http://t.co/ybJrxAV0 UK companies get �500k To research internet of things http://t.co/ElF7o0lt Google Joins IPSO Alliance http://t.co/DHF5FYz0 M2M Shines At CES 2012 http://t.co/gWlhDenb The Google Rush Toward Internet of Things http://t.co/1PzJUXzX How the Internet of things could Make the world safer and greener http://t.co/LF0EYsvR Adoption of M2M It's no longer an option http://t.co/3izsuLo9 Machine and Future society http://t.co/ucf0j70V Mobile Apps and The Internet of Things http://t.co/gEbWLcl4 TI spurs Internet of Things With easy-embed WiFi chip http://t.co/zfN5NDfE Smart Energy Major Force in M2M http://t.co/b0yQJImG Major Standards Development Organizations Agree on a Global Initiative for M2M Standardization http://t.co/5lCiz1qU
NFC Make NFC deal http://t.co/0qQx2TjD NFC-enabled phone sales Top 35m in 2011 http://t.co/44v9pqMW Seven barriers to The growth of NFC mobile payments? http://t.co/rmQQ5yiq New report maps out The current status and future trends in the NFC market http://t.co/iwOsiaib Park in SF With NFC with PayByPhone http://t.co/KtXqTOon NFC Primer For Developers http://t.co/eM0ETcff Free Press files complaint with FCC Over lack of Google Wallet on Verizon Galaxy Nexus http://t.co/uWsUqgYt NFC Forum and Bluetooth SIG Publish guide for NFC pairing to Bluetooth http://t.co/VDSLM4MZ GSM Association issues New NFC handset requirements http://t.co/EoMDsLOC MasterCard's Ed McLaughlin talks about Isis and mobile payments http://t.co/nSnXNayU Paris gets Interactive NFC mailboxes http://t.co/5Y9TR7a9 NFC is A hand-wavy technology in a good way http://t.co/JcyASKVS Japan's Top 3 Mobile Carriers Agree To Support Global NFC Standard http://t.co/mxoGS9My The Visual Story of How NFC Is Going To Change The World [INFOGRAPHIC] http://t.co/8GPrmIiv Understanding NFC [Hint: It's not a subset of RFID] http://t.co/aqmooFFC The End Of Cash http://t.co/bIWDh8OB NFC: Terrifying or Terrific? http://t.co/ZCqsKGox Broadcom brings NFC and apps To 2 billion existing TVs http://t.co/Nh2C6tL0 The Question of Spectrum http://t.co/Li6JUPS2 NFC In 2012: Time For The Training Wheels http://t.co/lVHENWDb Mobile payments will soar In the next three years (Infographic) http://t.co/WiLVf06D Starbucks introduces NFC payment to the UK http://t.co/pnw0NuSD CES 2012's Big Sleeper: Near Field Communications http://t.co/pMzH9Mbo Visa certifies Samsung, LG and RIM smartphones to utilise NFC payments http://t.co/nY6D7KVf South Korea Takes Lead Globally In NFC Rollouts http://t.co/GdCp3RUP Barcelona is set to be the first European city Wwith widespread contactless payments http://t.co/pAMb62Ox Sony to sell NFC SmartTags That will work with all NFC Android phones http://t.co/JFy5oJyh First iOS then Android NFC enabled microSD for iPhone released http://t.co/zLLutlly Near Field Communication Is Coming To Air Travel! http://t.co/nSaT4MM5 Infineon Technologies is the world's leading supplier Of security microcontrollers for NFC applications http://t.co/cvSiKIGN NFC Technology: 6 Ways It Could Change Our Daily Lives http://t.co/OMW7gjL0
Healthcare and Life Sciences To sell Proteus smart pills, sensors http://t.co/WxkwOsoD Bar Code GS1 DatabarHelp ensure a safer and fresher food supply http://t.co/FKuk6qlQ US Air Force Labeled its 1 Millionth Item on Way to 2.1 Million http://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/12-01-10-2.php?cid=5361&ctype=content Improving on QR Code Technology http://t.co/Tha9UmbL Google Files Patent For Driverless Car "Landing Strip" http://t.co/QNiWaTiw General Logging In With a TouchOr a Phrase (Anything but a Password) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/24/technology/logging-in-with-a-touch-or-a-phrase-anything-but-a-password.html?_r=1&hpw=&pagewanted=print Finding the Unique in You To Build a Better Password http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/finding-the-unique-in-you-to-build-a-better-password/?pagemode=print |
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Press Releases
A regular feature of HighTechAIDCourier will be a
review of interesting press releases from around the world. Please send
your press releases to
news@hightechaid.com, but do not forget to include a URL to the full
release on your web site. Here are this month's selections:
New DENSO AT20B Barcode Scanner Features Advanced Technology, Yet Affordable Price LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DENSO ADC, the Americas sales arm of DENSO Wave Incorporated, inventor of the QR Code�, announced a new, AT20B handheld barcode scanner that offers high-speed scanning, user-friendly operation and high durability, yet an affordable price. http://www.denso-adc.com/news/at20b-barcode-scanner Datalogic powers its business drive with world-class customer solutions as the new integrated Datalogic ADC division goes live! Bologna, January 10, 2012 � Datalogic Group primes its global business engine with the integration of Datalogic Scanning, Datalogic Mobile, Enterprise Business Solutions and Evolution Robotics Retail to form the new Datalogic ADC (Automatic Data Capture) division. http://www.datalogic.com/Dat alogic+powers+its+business+dr ive+with+world-class+custo mer+solutions+as+the+new+int egrated+Datalogic+ADC+divis ion+goes+live!_nws_idnws592_e ng.aspx Avery Dennison Introduces Ultra-small RFID Inlay for Challenging Item-level Applications The AD-110m5�s small size, along with its insensitivity to liquids, plastics and other RF-unfriendly materials, helps meet the exacting demands of many item-level tracking applications. http://rfid.averydennison.com/ avery-dennison-introduces-ultr a-small-rfid-inlay-for-challengin g-item-level-applications/ SMARTRAC signs purchase agreement to acquire KSW Microtec AG SMARTRAC N.V., a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID transponders, announced that the company signed a contract today with Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG, Jena, Germany, regarding the acquisition of KSW Microtec AG by SMARTRAC N.V. at an amount of EUR 24 million enterprise value. http://www.smartrac-group.c om/en/media-relations-latest- press-releases.php?type=pm&i d=334&year=2011 SMARTRAC to acquire RFID operations of UPM RFID transponders supplier SMARTRAC NV said today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the RFID business of Finnish forest products company UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM). http://t.co/mgVR4EBG M2M: The Machine-to-Machine Market, 2011-2015 NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.prnewswire.com/ news-releases/m2m-the-mac hine-to-machine-market-2011 -2015-136303003.html RF Code Announces Record Revenue for 2011 Company Growth Fueled by Fortune 100 Acceptance of its Wire-Free Environmental and Real-Time Asset Tracking Solutions http://www.rfid-ready.com/2 01201123373/rf-code-announ ces-record-revenue-for-2011.h tml China to Inject CNY160bn into IPv6 BEIJING, Dec 26, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- China will launch small-scale commercial pilot on the IPv6 before the end of 2013 and kick off large-scale deployment and commercial use in 2004. http://fixed-mobile-conver gence.tmcnet.com/news/2011 /12/26/6018370.htm VeriTeQ Acquires VeriChip Technology from PositiveID Corporation VeriTeQ to focus on human and animal applications for implantable RFID including patient identification, animal identification and wellness, sensor applications, and medical device identification http://www.rfid-ready.com /201201183380/veriteq-acquir es-verichip-technology-from-p ositiveid-corporation.html NEW SURVEY SHOWS CONTINUED MOMENTUM FOR THE ADOPTION OF GLOBAL DATA STANDARDS IN THE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN, BUT LOTS OF WORK STILL TO BE DONE HISCI, HSCA and University of Arkansas Release Survey Examining Progress Toward Adoption of Critical Standards to Increase Efficiency and Patient Safety and Reduce Costs http://higpa.site-ym.com/resour ce/resmgr/press_releases_2011/ surveypressrelease121611.pdf United Cargo Accepts OnAsset SENTRY 400 Across Entire Jet Fleet IRVING, Texas, Jan 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OnAsset Intelligence, a leading provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless asset tracking solutions, today announced that United Cargo, the world's largest belly carrier, is now accepting the OnAsset SENTRY 400 FlightSafe(R) device for transport on its entire mainline jet fleet of more than 700 aircraft, linking more than 370 worldwide destinations. http://www.marketwatch.com /story/united-cargo-accepts-o nasset-sentry-400-across-entire -jet-fleet-2012-01-05 Global Cellular M2M Connectivity Services Market to Rise to $35 Billion by 2016, Led by Automotive Telematics and Smart Energy, Says ABI Research SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The M2M market has become a fully mainstream segment of the cellular industry. http://www.marketwatch.com/sto ry/global-cellular-m2m-connectiv ity-services-market-to-rise-to-35-b illion-by-2016-led-by-automotive-t elematics-and-smart-energy-says- abi-research-2012-01-17 Revosys Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts has launched plans to implement Payment Processing and Digital Video Recording in a number of their In-Taxi and Restaurant Kiosk solutions. BOSTON, MA, December 16th, 2011 � Revosys Inc.announced the implementation of In-TaxiPayment Processing and Digital Video Recording for the upcoming �Interactive V5� In-Taxi advertising system for the transportation and hospitality markets today. http://www.revo-sys.com/press -release-december-16-2011.php The Final Comment
We always try to find something to keep away those boring evenings while
you wait to get back to work. This month is no exception, try these:
Two fun things to do on your next vacation Longboard surfing - not on water - try a volcano! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=K3 ij0HUw350 And now something for the bike fans http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=W GAeZWKkijk Dog laments Missing treats http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nG eKSiCQkPw Entertaining NFC 2008 Video http://t.co/r9TchLrY Ducks take on all comers Friend or foe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJXbJ2o98g&feature=player_e mbedded Illusions In an ice-and-water world http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VIs 00QjiJZQ Imagining The secret life of books, after hours http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SK VcQnyEIT8 Please tell us what extra you want from the newsletter and don't forget to tell your friends to subscribe. You can forward your ideas to steve@hightechaid.com. No part of the newsletter may be reproduced without written permission. No liability is accepted for any action arising from the contents of the newsletter; readers are advised to seek professional opinion on the use of any products described. Opinions expressed in any article by an outside contributor are not necessarily endorsed by the publishers of the newsletter. Unsubscribe: See the link at the bottom of the page |
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