The library created a book drop for every tag. To see pictures of their setup, go here. But for simplicity's sake, imagine a library that does this for just one tag, say, amazing books. When you return books to the library, you’d have a choice: drop it in the regular book drop or the book drop for amazing books. Then, the library staff would take the books in the “amazing” book drop and put them on the shelf called “Books other patrons recommend.” The librarians could also scan those books and add the “amazing” tag to them so that it is captured in the collection database.

This work is funded in part by the National Science Foundation under grant EIA-0303587 as "An Infrastructure for Wide Area Pervasive Computing" and by a grant from Intel. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or Intel.

Its goal is explore the possibility of using technology as a means for blind individuals to orient themselves in both outdoor and interior spaces, and to learn more about their surroundings during their normal walking from place to place, or when they choose to explore an area to learn what's nearby. Currently, we do this by tagging objects of interest with an RFID reader, and providing an RFID reader and computer to read the tags. Unlike ordinary RFID readers, the TalkingPoints reader speaks the information conveyed by the tag to the user.

on the dangers of reading in the bookstore

Depending on who you ask, RFID technology is either the "Mark of the Beast", or a global panacea destined to rescue the grocery stores and Walmarts of the world from shoplifting. But any good geek knows that RFID is nothing more than tiny microchips powered by RF induction that store and broadcast a small bit of data. Want to learn more? Rather than rip apart your passport you can pick up this nifty RFID Experimentation Kit with over a dozen types of RFID tags, a USB based RFID reader and instructions for tons of insidious RFID projects. You even get a cool bio-implantable type of RFID Tag which you should never ever load into a blowgun and implant in any of your coworkers because it's not surgically sterilized.

Marc Marroquin, LADS' president, demonstrates their RFID readers at the 2005 NACS/PEI Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. LADS introduced their new patent pending In-Dispenser-Module (IDM). This ISO 1443 A&B, ISO 15693 and LF combination reader was demonstrated in a leading manufacturer's legacy and new fuel dispensers.

PhidgetRFID reads RFID tags that are brought in close proximity.

Product Features:

* Reads tags brought within 3 inches of the reader
* Reads any tag with EM4102 protocol
* Returns the unique number contained in the tag
* Provides 2 Digital Ouputs to drive LEDs, relays, etc.
* On-Board LED

Se det er smart. En amerikansk biblioteksservicehjemmebygger blogger om hvordan man kan finde sine forsvundne bøger, hvis de vel at mærke har RFID tags. Så bibliotekerne skal bare udlåne en håndskanner, så kan man finde bøgerne.

It consists of a website that sends emails to a tank of three snails, each of which move messages around by the RFID chips fitted to their shells.

Bosch has outfitted each production line with RFID readers and created an application in which the RFID tag embedded in a paper kanban card assigned to a particular container is interrogated four times

RFID: "Et tu, Brute?" -- Killing Some RFID "Truths"

Edgeware configures multiple sensor devices to provide a representation of the physical process. Beyond RFID, others sensors, such as GPS location, proximity, vision, environmental and biological, provide item-level context that enriches decision making c

The new relationship with Lowry adds Lowry’s advanced Smart Trac™ labels with Generation 2 tag inlays to Avnet’s Enterprise Mobility solutions for supply chain case and pallet labeling applications.

When talking about "tracking of Sushi using RFID" I will make the fundamental assumption that you're tracking the plates the sushi arrive on, not the bits of sushi themselves. Although the latter may be possible at some point in the future you probably do

blog on library technology and practices

python-based toolkit to manipulate RFID tags. no experimenting with library rfid in this collection, but perhaps it would be where to start

Nokia's new NFC near field communications protocols allow handsets to transmit data to each other when touched

bake a cake! stop rfid!

put the plastic popcorn in the plastic popcorn maker and it makes plastic corn popping sounds

e-passports readable from many feet away with the right antenna and some patience

bookstore organized by color; with rfid tags you could still find any book

never fear for losing bobby or sally, they have a chip implanted

use of rfid in library applications, a UK view

how about a radio tag for your pet? oh, there's implants too.

NFC = "Near Field Communications". Maybe that's hope for Otto too.

sample application: rfid chips in conference attendee badges

0.4mm square chip, no external antenna

"Americans in the know will be wrapping their passports in alumnium foil". Or mylar bags?

tag reading distance "a few inches" - is that all?

the institute for the future is following rfid technology

Otto is spending the night at the food coop, hence renewed interest.

some questions for Kip or whoever else will answer

Ann Arbor library has one of these systems in place - ask Kip?

points to wired news article

time for faraday cage wallets