Brisbane-based hospital group Mater Health Services has flagged a wide-ranging upgrade of its internal network as it standardises on kit from vendor Cisco Systems.
Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.
VeriChip, the company that makes radio frequency identification -- RFID -- tags for humans, has moved one step closer to getting its technology into hospitals.
A German retailer plans to open a store that will feature "smart shelves" for inventory management and a scale that can identify different types of produce.
Visa International is making a push with a new smart-card payment system that would allow hands-free transactions.
New research shows how to make self-contained communicating computers the size of grains of salt.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seems set to change the future of the supply chain, once privacy and pricing issues are addressed.
Near Field Communication could take RFID out of the logistics chain and into film and music posters, and a UK vendor is now backing the emerging technology with a new reader.
Will corporate leaders broadly adopt the draconian measures in this cautionary tale? Not likely. But once RFID sensors are smart, cheap and pervasive, the potential for abuse will be significant.
Countries begin test programs -- get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.
New research shows how to make self-contained communicating computers the size of grains of salt.
Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.
German chip maker Infineon will make your clothes sing in a couple of years.
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