| Title: | RFID |
| Price: | $29.95 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 01, 2007 |
| Source: | Information Sources, Inc. |
| Author: | TecTrends Staff |
| Abstract: | Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are essentially tiny electronic transmitters that can be adhered to or imbedded in virtually anything?from food packaging to pets to children. These devices promise to revolutionize everything from product distribution to personal identification and, despite growing concerns about how this technology affects privacy rights, billions of dollars are being poured into research on RFID. What are the promises?and the peril?posed by this emerging technology? |
| Brief Excerpt: | ...Imagine the supermarket without checkout lines. Eve ry item in the cart telepathically transmits its price to sensors embedded in the stor e s exit. The store debits a checking account and the shopper is out the door. A lso imagine any of these grocery items broadcasting the shopper s whereabouts to any body with a radio receiver. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags have the potential to do both. They are essentially tiny electronic transmitters that can b e adhered to or imbedded in virtually anything from food packaging to pets to ch ildren. Far from a new technological development, the British used them du ring WWII to identify friendly aircraft in the skies over Europe. Today s RFID tag s, however, make those tags look Stone Age in comparison. Modern tags come in two varieties, passive and acti ve. Passive tags are the most common and can usually be found stuck to your new C D or book. A passive tag is nothing more than a microchip and an antenna woven into a sticker.... |
| Word Count: | 4421 |
| Length: | 15 Pages |
| Document ID: | 165168 |
| Industry: | Mobile Communications |
| Country: | United States |
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