Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.
RFID is moving from a much-talked about technology to a much-used technology, with many companies about to share RFID trials.
Gillette has dismissed complaints by privacy groups that the company plans to use smart tags in its products to track and photograph shoppers.
A group of academics and business executives is planning to introduce this month a next-generation bar code system, which could someday replace with a microchip the series of black vertical lines found on most merchandise.
Commentary: Radio frequency ID tags may have privacy worries, but the biggest problem is the RFID industry itself.
Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.
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.
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