[Swiftwater Gazette] RFID coming your way

[Brad Haslett]

Ed,

This has become an issue on my Bonanza list because the OSH fly-in is
starting next week, and they landed a Predator drone there for the
first time. About half the Bo list is data-geek guys (computers)
because pilots can't afford airplanes - the data-geek guys can.
They're all excited because the landing showcased their skills.

Thank God for China.  One, they save like crazy and loan to our silly
asses. Two, there's too many of them to round-up all at once.  I don't
think about the Warsaw ghetto often, but somehow, it is on my mind
this morning. A few guns scattered here and there in the right hands
makes all the difference.

Brad
On 7/23/09, Ed Kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> Have they put your chip in yet?
>
> If not, be ready when they tell you to come to the clinic.
>
> Here is the source:
>
> The moment you put items into your cart at a supermarket, the payment is
> made automatically. Customers no longer have to wait in long lines at the
> counters. You can have detailed information on products on the shelves if
> you put your cell phone next to them. You can also have your own health
> checked and have access to a u-healthcare system built using wireless or
> wired networks anytime, anywhere.
>
>
> Choi Sung-kyu, CEO of the Korea Association of RFID/USN
>
> You can also build an anti-disaster system that updates information in real
> time by making the most of the communications infrastructure based on a
> ubiquitous sensor network (USN). You can turn your electronic appliances at
> home on or off, or operate assembly line machines in your factory - all
> through the use of your cell phone or the Internet.  This is based on radio
> frequency identification (RFID) technology.
>
> The term ubiquitous refers to an information technology environment or an IT
> paradigm in which various computer-installed devices or systems make
> communications with their users seamless. We live in a world where what was
> considered impossible only a few years ago is now put within our grasp. In
> reality, this occurs in any country where an information and communications
> infrastructure is established. With computers naturally emerging as part of
> people's everyday lives, everything has become intelligent and networked,
> making communications among people and between remote devices possible.
>
> This shows that people are now entering a world where it is possible to do
> what they want anytime and anywhere. All this is possible thanks to a 1mm by
> 1mm microchip - an electronic RFID tag, which is an identification tag that
> symbolizes the era of digital technology. This microchip gives identifying
> information about target objects. USN is a combination of key computer
> science and engineering area technologies, including wireless networking,
> which can pick up and process various kinds of information that the sensor
> collects in real time.
>
> As such, RFID/USN is the key infrastructure component of a ubiquitous
> society. With boundless growth potential, it can bring changes to all
> industrial sectorsas great as the Internet once did. This new technology is
> expected to lead a new information revolution, if it is applied to public
> and private sectors, including health, education, national defense,
> industrial logistics, living convenience, safety, dietary life, medical
> services, environment, and manufacturing. How we can develop this new
> industry is now emerging as a major task facing all of us today. The Korea
> IT Times interviewed Choi Sung-kyu, CEO of the Korea Association of
> RFID/USN, on tasks facing the RFID/USN industry today.
>
>
>
> FYI, submitted by:
>
> Ed K
>