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The message's content type was not explicitly allowed From: Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [nycwireless] OT: RFID On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 02:24:46PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am intersted to learn more about RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) on > open source about > > 1) It latest development both software and hardware > 2) Its application > 3) The impact on its widely applicaton > 4) Sites actively discussing this topic > > Kindly advise. TIA > > B.R. > Stephen Liu Hi Stephen, not sure if this is what you wanted to know but... most of the computer mags I get say its being adopted by walmart and the DOD for the sole purpose of tagging inventory and increasing the automation of the supply chain. Each of the aforementioned businesses wants a percentage of the their suppliers to be RFID equiped/compliant within a few years. This involved the use of passive RFID tags. There are demo kits available from the main suppliers for this technology. Due to the frequency needed for the tag activation/reception, the range need to read a passive RFID tag is very short -- less than 50 ft?. The main issues with its use is PRIVACY. One use of this is to tag prescription drug bottles. Imagine if someone could read data from the bottle as you walked by them on the street. There are already people developing signal blocker to allow 'better' privacy. -Kevin Mark -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
