RegardingID Archive | RFID Helps the Blind

Friday, October 5, 2007

First, we heard about implantable chips. Now, we’re hearing about all kinds of ways the technology known as RFID can help others.

The TellMate, a scanner and label reader, uses RFID tags that can be attached to, for example, different food items in a kitchen cupboard, reports the BBC. It may soon be available in the UK and the United States, but isn’t yet.

We’ll let you know if we hear anything.

TeleSign and Intel partner for authentication products

Internet fraud prevention and authentication provider TeleSign has teamed up with Intel Corp. for a secure two-factor authentication product targeted to consumers and enterprises.

The collaboration pairs Intel Identity Protection Technology (Intel IPT) with TeleSign Two-Factor Authentication so that it can be offered beyond Intel Ultrabook devices and the third generation of Intel Core vPro-powered laptops.

UK organization pilots RFID way-finding system for the blind and partially sighted

Guide Dogs, a UK-based charitable organization providing guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services to the blind and partially sighted, is working together with the University of Reading to develop a prototype RFID way-finding system.

MIT researchers develop sensor to monitor freshness levels in produce

A group of graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to develop a new type of sensor using RFID technology to monitor freshness levels in fruits and vegetables, according to scdigest.com.

GPI showcases new products at G2E Asia Trade Show

Gaming Partners International Corporation announced that it will introduce several new products at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia exhibition in Macau, China.

GPI will release new currency security features that can be added to any of the company’s chip brands, highlighting several enhancements to its Bourgogne-et-Grasset (B&G) currency and RFID product portfolios.

eScholar helps states ID and track students across state lines

Looking to eliminate inflated drop-out rates, a White Plains, N.Y. company has rolled out a product that enables state education departments to track and identify students who travel among participating states in order to determine whether a student has dropped out of school or not.

EarthSearch expands mobile development to assist the visual impaired

EarthSearch has expanded its new mobile division with the development of a mobile app designed to assist visually impaired individuals to navigate workplace facilities using RFID technology.

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