Sorry for the late comment, but I saw this in the most recent issue of PC Magazine. It should give anyone interested in RFID's a little more perspective. Here's the link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1372373,00.asp I wasn't aware that beaming power to a device (even in small amounts) was possible. David Doering HR and Associates, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "GIS Coordinated Ltd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mapinfo List (E-mail)'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 1:03 PM Subject: RE: MI-L Coke GPS contest - Friday continuation... > The list might be interested to hear of RFID being used here in the UK. > > I am not fully aware of the technology used but my understanding is that by > using a tiny transmitter, items purchased from shops can be tracked a small > distance (i think around 2km?) via radio frequency. The idea (the retailers > say) is that they can a) more effectively monitor stock and b) combat > theft. Perhaps there are other reasons I am not aware of. My thoughts are > a) so whats wrong with the sales till? Need new stock control software?? and > b) whats wrong with existing tags that are removed from items after the sale > at the sales point?! > > Gillette (razors, shaving equipment etc) has admitted that in some of their > packages at Tesco and ASDA (big superstores here in the UK - ASDA is owned > by Walmart), RFID devices have been inserted into the packaging without > clearly notifying the public. Of course, if you bought something for your > car then surely you can be tracked (albeit not accurate to GPS) for quite > some time! > > I'm afraid i dont know all the details about this technology eg. how long > can it transmit and over what distance but I was wondering if anyone had > come across this before and indeed can fill in the blanks. > > The real link to this list is....they use a GIS to show where the items are > on a local area map.... even when they have left the store. Presumably when > the customer has thrown the packaging in the bin, the refuse truck can then > tracked ;) > > Although would the radio signal be blocked in the back of the truck? > > Heres the link to the info I found: > http://www.silicon.com/networks/mobile/0,39024665,10005065,00.htm > > Conspiracy thoughts for the weekend!! > > Cheers > > Doug > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Gagnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 November 2003 11:22 > To: Simmonds, Ashley (PTB); 'Mapinfo List (E-mail)' > Subject: Re: MI-L Coke GPS contest > > > I could be possible.. Because we have this contest here "up in Canada" but > it's with a beer company "Molson" > As soon as you open your winning bottle, the Molson crew will appear in an > helicopter to deliver a complete satellite, tv, dvd surround sound system. > > > > Eric > > > > At 23:36 06/11/2003, Simmonds, Ashley (PTB) wrote: > >has anyone here been involved in or heard much about any of the coca-cola > >GPS promotion? i don't listen to radio, so never heard of it until today. > > > >if you're not sure what i'm on about, coke in australia (not sure if > >anywhere else) has 20 specially made bottles which have a GPS and ID > >transmitter inside them, designed so that when you purchase the winning > >bottle (which doesn't have coke in it), you activate it and within a couple > >minutes it transmits your position to coca cola and they come and find you > >to give you your prize. > > > >here's the promotion site... > >http://www.coke.com.au/thrillseeker/ > > > >and here's an interesting article about it (copy paste together) > >http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7758184%5e15321%5e%5enbv%5e > 1 > >5306,00.html > > > >who's got some thoughts on the issue? > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >ashley simmonds > >disclaimer: the views expressed in this email may be a health hazard > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Message number: 9066 > > > -- > Eric Gagnon,B.Sc., GIS Specialist > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 47�02'57"N > 67�44'11"W > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 9071 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 9075 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9111
