Processing at the Speed of Light - Wired News
Israeli startup Lenslet has built a computer processor that uses optics instead of silicon, enabling it to perform 8 trillion operations per second, equivalent to a supercomputer and 1,000 times faster than standard processors. Lenslet said its processor will enable new capabilities in homeland security and military, multimedia and communications applications.
2003/10/30
2003/10/29
Radio tags to the rescue? - CNET News.com
Radio frequency identification technology proved to be the hot topic Tuesday at Forrester Research's Executive Strategy Forum here, with attendees speculating that the technology could help revitalize the sagging enterprise software industry.
Radio frequency identification technology proved to be the hot topic Tuesday at Forrester Research's Executive Strategy Forum here, with attendees speculating that the technology could help revitalize the sagging enterprise software industry.
U.S. Unveils System to Check Identities
AP reports, "The public got its first look Tuesday at fingerprinting and photo equipment that will be installed at 115 airports and 14 seaports to check identities of millions of foreign visitors. The equipment, which goes into use Jan. 5, will allow inspectors to check identities of visitors against those on terrorist watch lists...The system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures. It will be used for the estimated 24 million foreigners traveling on tourist, business and student visas who enter through an airport or seaport."
AP reports, "The public got its first look Tuesday at fingerprinting and photo equipment that will be installed at 115 airports and 14 seaports to check identities of millions of foreign visitors. The equipment, which goes into use Jan. 5, will allow inspectors to check identities of visitors against those on terrorist watch lists...The system consists of a small box that digitally scans fingerprints and a spherical computer camera that snaps pictures. It will be used for the estimated 24 million foreigners traveling on tourist, business and student visas who enter through an airport or seaport."
RFID : The Cost of Being Smart - Ziff Davis
The price of RFID sensors is coming down, but it's still too high for many. The Auto-ID Center, which is creating...
RANTS & Raves - Wired News
... So, it's not "in the mind," it's simply not uniform across the population.
Having school kids tagged with RFID is not an invasion of privacy...
The price of RFID sensors is coming down, but it's still too high for many. The Auto-ID Center, which is creating...
RANTS & Raves - Wired News
... So, it's not "in the mind," it's simply not uniform across the population.
Having school kids tagged with RFID is not an invasion of privacy...
Ridge: U.S. and E.U. Should Pioneer Biometrics - Reuters
The United States and the European Union should lead the world in setting international standards for biometrics such as facial recognition technology, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Wednesday. Ridge said agreement between America and Europe on ways to combine fingerprints and facial recognition in travel documents could lead to a global standard...He added: "The United States and the European Union can be pioneers, and we're convinced that if we unite, that will make a global agreement easier."
The United States and the European Union should lead the world in setting international standards for biometrics such as facial recognition technology, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Wednesday. Ridge said agreement between America and Europe on ways to combine fingerprints and facial recognition in travel documents could lead to a global standard...He added: "The United States and the European Union can be pioneers, and we're convinced that if we unite, that will make a global agreement easier."
2003/10/28
Suppliers Sign On To GE's RFID Effort -InternetWeek.com
... Just a year into its project to attach active RFID tags to thousands of supplies--to track everything from modular duct work to 250-ton generators...
... Just a year into its project to attach active RFID tags to thousands of supplies--to track everything from modular duct work to 250-ton generators...
RFID Blocker Tags Developed - Silicon.com
A blocking technique to ease privacy concerns surrounding controversial radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has been developed by researchers.
A blocking technique to ease privacy concerns surrounding controversial radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has been developed by researchers.
Biometric borders coming - Washington Times, DC
... States as they enter and leave the country, and eventually verify their identity with electronic scanners that will check fingerprints and other biometric data...
... States as they enter and leave the country, and eventually verify their identity with electronic scanners that will check fingerprints and other biometric data...
Get this RFID tag off my fatigues - The Register, UK
The notion of RFID-enabled troops has triggered considerable concern among
Reg readers. Many of you out there suspect that the DoD's...
The notion of RFID-enabled troops has triggered considerable concern among
Reg readers. Many of you out there suspect that the DoD's...
2003/10/27
Three R's: Reading, Writing, RFID - Wired News
Gary Stillman, the director of a small K-8 charter school in Buffalo, New York, is an RFID believer.
Gary Stillman, the director of a small K-8 charter school in Buffalo, New York, is an RFID believer.
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