Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions

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Walmart Begins Rollout of RFID and EPC
Tags

Walmart Begins Rollout of RFID and EPC
Tags 04/30/2004 11:57 AM

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well

RFID Tags Don't Work That Well 11/03/2003 12:21 PM
For all the focus on how RFID tags could lead to invasions of privacy or how Wal-Mart is going to use them in all parts of their operation, one thing that many people have apparently overlooked is the fact that the technology still isn't all that reliable. I'm sure it will get better and the problems will get fixed, but this report points out that the technology doesn't work all that well sometimes. Everyone admits that RFID systems are likely to become a big thing, but the timing may not be as fast as has been predicted. In fact, some are wondering if the smaller companies providing RFID technology will be able to stay in business long enough.

RFID Tags For The Rich

RFID Tags For The Rich 02/12/2004 02:13 PM

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You!

RFID tags not ready to Spy on You! 05/09/2004 05:09 PM
Seems Walmart is having problems reading some pallets of merchandise and the RFID tags contained within or on. They have...

Second-generation RFID tags on the way

Second-generation RFID tags on the way 03/23/2005 10:09 AM

RFID tags: The people say no

RFID tags: The people say no 09/07/2004 06:38 AM
The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes.

RFID Tags For Tracing Food

RFID Tags For Tracing Food 12/28/2003 05:24 AM
Forrester Research

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Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags

Gartner: Get ready now for next-gen RFID
tags 04/11/2005 07:50 AM
Three suppliers have developed a chip that complies with a new standard, and another has unveiled a new reader and tag system.

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags

IBM and Philips team on RFID tags 01/26/2004 08:35 AM
ZDNet Jan 26 2004 12:51PM GMT

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods

RFID Tags Used More for Tracking Goods 05/28/2004 08:02 PM
As disposable radio tags replace bar codes for tracking goods, demand is expected to explode for plastics that conduct electricity.

RFID tags become hacker target

RFID tags become hacker target 07/28/2004 08:04 PM
The tracking technology could be abused by tech-savvy shoplifters to mark expensive goods as cheaper items.

RFID tags in Benetton clothing

RFID tags in Benetton clothing 03/13/2003 10:24 AM
Benetton is buying 15 million RFID (radio frequency identification) tags to attach to the labels in their clothing as an anti-theft measure. People are freaked out (again) about privacy issues, but the reality (at least today) is that the range of RFID tech is too short for someone to drive by your house and scan your closet. Still, it does make sense to zap the tags out of commission once items are paid for. Link Discuss

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage

Delta to use RFID tags to track luggage 07/01/2004 05:20 PM
Following a series of tests designed to see how well RFID tags work, Delta Air Lines said today it will use the new wireless technology throughout its U.S. network to track luggage.

School kids to receive RFID tags

School kids to receive RFID tags 07/13/2004 08:23 AM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs

Sidebar: RFID tags key to some cattle ID
programs 12/30/2003 05:20 PM
Two U.S. companies and one in Australia supply cattle RFID tags through supplier arrangements with producers in Australia, Brazil and Canada.

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them"

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags

New tool demonstrates hacks against RFID
tags 07/29/2004 08:44 PM

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags

Low-cost ways to 'foil' low-tech RFID
tags 08/13/2004 05:38 AM

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“Though RFID devices come in all shapes and sizes, it’s the tiniest tags using the technology that are bound to cause the biggest headaches, according to a presenter at Wednesday’s USENIX Security Symposium….warned Ari Juels, principal research scientist for Bedford, Mass.-based RSA Laboratories, “the very simple technology can give rise to a whole host of problems.” Declaring that “we’re on the brink of an explosion in RFID use,” Juels cautioned that the security community must…

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store

Radio tags dress up RFID concept store 07/14/2004 02:58 PM
In India, Wipro sets up clothing store to demonstrate latest fashion in inventory control.

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware

RFID tags gaining in popularity but
consumer beware 07/01/2004 03:53 PM

Some big names in business are investing serious cash in researching RFID tags. I have no doubt that RFID tags will be on virtually everything including embedded in clothes, consumer products etc. I am aware of the power of tracking products consumable products from cradle to grave.

Imagine buying some steaks at Costco and taking them home and when you put them in your refrigerator you push a inventory button and your Wifi connected fridge broadcast the updated information to your computer. You want to see where those steaks came from login to your PC and connect to national database which includes information that gives you DOB of the Steer, what the animal was fed, what type of injections it had, what processing plant processed the meat, where it was stored, what temperature variations the meat was subjected etc.

Does this sound far-fetched. Well I challenge that in 5 years or less this will be possible. But I caution you this could be a two way street. You buy a pack of cigarettes at Walmart on your debit card this purchase is tracked and then your life insurance company buys a profile about your buying habits and then send you a rate increase because now you are a high risk client in that you are a candidate for lung cancer.

Think about that the next time you see a RFID tag. [Infoworld]

Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars

Texas Considers Putting RFID Tags in All
Cars 04/02/2005 11:05 PM

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags

LXE Wireless Computer Software Supports
96-Bit RFID Tags 04/04/2005 11:35 AM
Frontline Apr 4 2005 3:18PM GMT

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam

Despite cost pressures, RFID tags
gaining steam 06/08/2004 12:34 PM
It may be "the oldest new technology," in the words of IDC analyst Christopher Boone, but the combination of RFID (radio frequency identification) tags with electronic product codes could change the way manufacturers and retailers manage their supply chains, according to analysts, vendors, and attendees at IDC's RFID Update conference in Boston on Monday.

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs

FDA backs RFID tags to track
prescription drugs 02/19/2004 06:17 PM
The Food and Drug Administration is backing RFID technology as the best way to track prescription drugs and anticipates widespread use of the wireless technology by the health care industry within three years.

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store

Radio tags dress up India's 1st RFID
concept store 07/14/2004 03:21 PM
CNET Jul 14 2004 7:08PM GMT

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller

New Generation of Highly Conductive Inks
Making RFID Tags Better, Smaller 06/17/2005 03:23 PM
Creative Materials promotes its Product #112-15 for printing RFID antennae. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2005]

Texas bill would replace vehicle
inspection stickers with RFID tags

Texas bill would replace vehicle
inspection stickers with RFID tags 04/06/2005 06:10 PM
A Texas legislator has filed a bill that would, in part, call for the state to replace vehicle inspection stickers with RFID tags.

Walmart.com - How Walmart Is Destroying
America And The World: And What You Can
Do About It

Walmart.com - How Walmart Is Destroying
America And The World: And What You Can
Do About It 12/28/2004 06:54 PM
"How Walmart Is Destroying America And The World: And What You Can Do About It"

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3G Traffic Conclusions

3G Traffic Conclusions 12/11/2003 05:01 AM
3G Dec 11 2003 3:32AM ET

Wists new features - exploiting tags to
improve a search engine - global search
over users, tags and items

Wists new features - exploiting tags to
improve a search engine - global search
over users, tags and items 03/14/2005 04:33 PM
We've added a global search feature to Wists. The search will look up users, tags and individual item titles and...

Reviewing Web Architecture: Conclusions

Reviewing Web Architecture: Conclusions 02/11/2004 08:28 PM
Kendall Clark concludes his review of the W3C TAG's Architecture of the World Wide Web document, covering good practice in the separation of form from content and the use of XML vocabularies.

Conclusions excerpted from the full
report

Conclusions excerpted from the full
report 07/10/2004 02:35 PM
conclusions .. pdf

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Ex-CIA Chiefs Rebut Bush Panel
Conclusions (AP)

Ex-CIA Chiefs Rebut Bush Panel
Conclusions (AP) 04/01/2005 10:44 PM
AP - Two former CIA chiefs on Friday disputed claims cited by a presidential commission that agency officials warned them that the government's leading source on Iraq's biological weapons had a reputation for making things up.

MS unveils newest Xbox game: Jump to
Conclusions

MS unveils newest Xbox game: Jump to
Conclusions 05/29/2004 09:33 AM
MS's $50 iPod killer is vaporware. Xbox 2-PC hybrid a pie in the sky? Also, a shakeup at Ion Storm.

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution

Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
Aplus Flash Technology has introduced a new version of its silicon proven 0.35um 2P3M CMOS based EEPROM IP that is targeted for RFID applications. This embedded memory IP can be used in RFID applications such as contactless smart cards, RFID tags, security and surveillance, and other supply chain tracking purposes. Aplus Flash Technology is a fabless IC design company specializing in non-volatile memory IP and products. [PRWEB May 19, 2004]

"the conclusions that this veteran
footie writer took fifteen years to
draw"

"the conclusions that this veteran
footie writer took fifteen years to
draw" 05/05/2004 10:47 PM

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC

RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC 08/12/2004 06:48 PM
RF Design Aug 12 2004 11:20PM GMT

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab

RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
Worldlabel.com shipped a roll with 105 pieces of 4” x 6” Xtrack™ RFID Smart Labels to the RFID Alliance Lab for testing. The tags embedded were a Rafsec dipole design with EPC UHF Ucode 1.19 chip. Tests were performed at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Deavours, Director of Research at the RFID Alliance Lab and Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deavours issued the following statement on behalf of the RFID Alliance Lab. “On December 14, the Lab tested all 105 labels with a ThingMagic Mercury 4 reader. The Lab observed that all 105 labels were readable”. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry

The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry 12/19/2004 03:04 PM
The International RFID Technology Center, Inc. (IRTC) announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) to locate the IRTC’s headquarters in the City of Frisco, Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the thriving Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. This enables the IRTC to take advantage of DFW’s technology talent pool and geographic location as a focal point for activity in the RF (radio frequency) and RFID (radio frequency identification) sectors. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004]
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"Loki Torrent - Torrent Search, Torrent
Download, You name it..."

"Loki Torrent - Torrent Search, Torrent
Download, You name it..." 12/31/2004 10:23 AM

Loki Torrent - Torrent Search, Torrent
Download, You name it, we've got it.

Loki Torrent - Torrent Search, Torrent
Download, You name it, we've got it. 12/30/2004 11:53 AM
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Veritas Backup Exec 9.1

Veritas Backup Exec 9.1 06/20/2004 08:30 PM
ZDNet Jun 21 2004 0:30AM GMT

Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers

Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers 06/16/2004 02:46 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 16 2004 6:12PM GMT

Bodrag Announce New Outlook Express
Backup Expert Version - Email Backup
Made Easier

Bodrag Announce New Outlook Express
Backup Expert Version - Email Backup
Made Easier 03/31/2005 03:45 AM
Timisoara, Romania (March 31, 2005) Bodrag today announced the release of Ooutlook Express Backup Expert 1.20, an award winning backup solution for Outlook Express email client running under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Outlook Express Backup Expert can backup mail & attachments, account settings, address book, block sender list, stationery and general settings. [PRWEB Mar 31, 2005]

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve
Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup
UniversalAgent buffer overflow
vulnerability

Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve
Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup
UniversalAgent buffer overflow
vulnerability 04/14/2005 07:25 PM
Posted by Williams, James K, Apr 14 2005

Backup Hard Drives: CMS ABSplus And
Maxtor OneTouch Offer Easy Backup And
Easy Storage

Backup Hard Drives: CMS ABSplus And
Maxtor OneTouch Offer Easy Backup And
Easy Storage 12/19/2003 11:33 AM
Both drives do a fine job of simplifying backup and providing external storage space. The ABSplus is a focused backup device that's easy to use, right out of the box, for backup and restoration, whereas Maxtor's cheaper and quieter drive is better for people who want extra disk space and more backup flexibility. By Adam Engst (Macworld via MyAppleMenu)

Backup your iDisk to CD using Apple's
Backup

Backup your iDisk to CD using Apple's
Backup 02/17/2004 11:49 AM
If you are a .Mac subscriber, you know that Apple's Backup utility will allow you to back up data to your iDisk. However, if you've ever tried to back up your iDisk to a CD, you'll find that Backup will tell you that it can...

Remote Backup Systems' Remote Backup
Software Makes Data Earthquake-Proof

Remote Backup Systems' Remote Backup
Software Makes Data Earthquake-Proof 06/22/2005 01:51 AM
Online backup services can save the day when things get shaky. [PRWEB Jun 20, 2005]

SQL Server forum stories - Sql backup or
copy of backup to server in trusted
domain

SQL Server forum stories - Sql backup or
copy of backup to server in trusted
domain 08/12/2004 08:48 PM

Torrent 0.61

Torrent 0.61 01/27/2004 02:58 PM
An arcade game with colored tiles.

Torrent Zip

Torrent Zip 03/31/2005 11:44 PM
The project is live!

My first torrent

My first torrent 07/30/2004 03:00 AM

Thanks to Jim and Ado for setting up the BitTorrent tracker. Here is a torrent for Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture talk in Helsinki that I blogged about earlier.

UPDATE: Please standby. It doesn't seem to be working.

Comment - TrackBack

Bit Torrent : An Analysis

Bit Torrent : An Analysis 12/19/2004 03:10 PM
Hardy news site, The Register, recently published a detailed analysis of the file sharing protocol Bit Torrent. Bit Torrent has received attention in the main stream news after reports that it was carrying as much as 50% of all peer 2 peer (p2p) traffic, which in tern amounted to a massive 30% of all the traffic on the internet. The paper, by Dr. Johan Pouwelse, examines the protocol and looks especially at one of the largest bit-torrent hubs, Suprnova.org. He examines how just 20 moderators solve the problem of fake files, something that plagues the traditional file sharing networks like Kazaa.

Dr Powelse notes that the major problems facing hubs like suprnova are fakes and maintaining hub availability. The availability of files on bit torrent is based on a centralised system; without it, the network fails as users cannot access the trackers. Decentralising bit torrent has already begun - Suprnova have started a project called "Exeem" which apparently has 5,000 beta testers trialling it, and has an ultimate aim of taking the best of Kazaa (a decentralised network) and merging it with Bit Torrent. Decentralisation removes the issue of poor availability at the tracker end, yet0 it also provides more scope for fake files and a reduction in data integrity at the user end.

The paper concludes that bit-torrent needs to evolve to create incentives to users to seed files. Bit-torrent as a protocol is a system that’s here to stay; it enjoys more and more usage from more main stream content providers. Yes, there is a lot of illegitimate use of the protocol, but unlike Kazaa, these users should not be allowed to over shadow the usefulness to legitimate users of the bit torrent protocol.

[Update] Since this article was published, Suprnova has shutdown as a hub for torrents. Although this cannot be confirmed, the shutdown is very likely related to legal action from the Hollywood against tracker websites; earlier in the week many other sites were taken down. The effectiveness of the takedowns could be massive; the paper below notes that when on the Suprnova mirrors went offline during their monitoring period, they saw a massive reduction in the number of users downloading files through the site.

Download: The Paper (pdf) | The Register

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Torrentocracy = RSS + Bit Torrent + Your
TV

Torrentocracy = RSS + Bit Torrent + Your
TV 06/21/2004 07:41 AM

CC Torrent Hosting

CC Torrent Hosting 12/17/2004 06:33 PM

Torrentocracy has announced a free BitTorrent hosting service for Creative Commons licensed content: Prodigem.

Download one of the beta torrents currently available. Send an email to Torrentocracy creator Gary Lerhaupt to request an upload account.

Update: Download all of the Duke Law School Arts Project Moving Image Contest finalists via one torrent at prodigem.

Xcode .torrent

Xcode .torrent 08/08/2004 02:13 AM
Apple just released an update to is Xcode development tools, but Apple's content distribution network is slow and poky, and as Danny notes, it "won't let you resume downloads using wget -c." So here's a .torrent for Xcode. Link (via Oblomovka)

Sri Lankan hip-hop mix: torrent

Sri Lankan hip-hop mix: torrent 03/17/2005 03:55 AM
Xeni Jardin: Boing Boing reader Lucas Emery says,

Your big article on M.I.A over the weekend reminded me that I had downloaded a mix mp3 shortly after the Tsunami disaster comprised exclusivly of Sri Lankan hip-hop. I can't remember where I originally found the mix (boomselection, maybe?) so I just made a .torrent. 58.4 Meg mp3 mix by Dr. Auratheft.

Link

Previously: M.I.A. is, well, MIA; and MIA for intergalactic overlord

It's the torrent, stupid

It's the torrent, stupid 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: Mark Pesce rants about the recent shutdowns of BitTorrent supersites Suprnova.org and TorrentBits.com.

Hey, Hollywood! Can you feel the future slipping through your fingers? Do you understand how badly you've screwed up? You took a perfectly serviceable situation - a nice, centralized system for the distribution of media, and, through your own greed and shortsightedness, are giving birth to a system of digital distribution that you'll never, ever be able to defeat. In your avarice and arrogance you ignored the obvious: you should have cut a deal with SuprNova.org. In partnership you could have found a way to manage the disruptive change that's already well underway. Instead, you have repeated the mistakes made by the recording industry, chapter and verse. And thus you have spelled your own doom.

It's said that the best sequels are just like the original, only bigger and louder. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for one hell of a crash. This baby is now fully out of control.

Link (via waxy)

Following up on Torrent Shutdowns

Following up on Torrent Shutdowns 12/22/2004 01:40 AM
Slashdot Dec 21 2004 6:33PM GMT

ShiftyGames Torrent 0.8.2

ShiftyGames Torrent 0.8.2 05/05/2004 10:52 PM
An arcade game with colored tiles.

Battle Torrent

Battle Torrent 08/11/2004 09:45 AM

Thanks to Dave over at Scripting News for the link. The already easy process of downloading files via BitTorrent has just gotten easier. [Downhill Battle]

Bit Torrent question

Bit Torrent question 04/09/2004 10:30 PM
Bit Torrent and the ability to download everything in one click (is this the end of Direct TV, Tivo and the music business?!).

Used BitTorrent a little bit when it first came out and was a bit underwhelmed. It didn’t work, there weren’t a lot of places to find files, etc.

I decided to take another look at it when a designer friend of mine was telling me that he has the latest version of every single piece of design software on his Mac compliments of bit torrent (yes, I know it’s wrong… not the point I’m trying to make, the point is coming :-).

Part I: I installed bit torrent and immediately noticed an amazing new trend (prob. not new to all of you) of people posting dozens of albums in one RAR file for download. Huge file sizes in the 500 to 4,000 meg size range. The last season of seven seasons of Southpark, every Nirvanna album and here is another file with every Howard Stern radio show from March in one file.

In one click you grab one really well organized, clean and deep sets of files—scary.

Part II: A couple of month ago I got the Gateway Connected DVD player. For $195 it connects via WiFi to my desktop and I can hit the My Music or My Videos button on the remote control and pull up those directories on my hard drive (in the other room).

Part III: Today I moved into my new apartment in Santa Monica and was faced with the standard $100 month cable/dish bill and I’m thinking “dang, I only watch less then a half dozen TV shows and they are all here on bit torrent… maybe I should save the $1,200 a year and just download the shows and watch them via my Gateway Connected DVD player?”

The Point/Question: How soon before you’ll be able-with one click-download every prime-time TV show or last year’s top 500 CDs in one click?!

(Note: This is not a trick question, I have yet to find a file containing that much content—however, I did find a file with last weeks top 100 singles that someone put together in one nice package).

[The Digital Music Weblog]

Comrade - Bit Torrent Client

Comrade - Bit Torrent Client 06/24/2004 12:03 AM
Working.

Better Than Bit Torrent, For Internet2
Users?

Better Than Bit Torrent, For Internet2
Users? 11/18/2003 07:54 PM

Grokster briefs torrent

Grokster briefs torrent 03/26/2005 05:13 AM
Cory Doctorow: Thad sez, "This is a torrent of all of the briefs submitted re: MGM v. Grokster, in the zip format provided on the U.S. Copyright Office site." Torrent Link for 74 briefs in 20.7MB

"Torrent Link for 74 briefs in 20.7MB"

"Torrent Link for 74 briefs in 20.7MB" 03/27/2005 10:28 AM

Microsoft builds a better Bit Torrent

Microsoft builds a better Bit Torrent 06/17/2005 03:18 PM
Researchers at Microsoft's computer science lab in Cambridge have developed a peer-to-peer filesharing system that they say overcomes the scheduling problems associated with existing distribution protocols such as Bit Torrent.

The researchers claim download times are between 20-30 per cent faster, using their network coding approach, than on systems that only code at the server, and between 200 and 300 per cent faster than distributing un-encoded information.

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Torrent Site Status

Torrent Site Status 01/07/2005 04:15 AM
Don’t download too much pr0n .. Torrent Site Status

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SP2 Bit Torrent Legal Challenge

SP2 Bit Torrent Legal Challenge 08/11/2004 05:20 PM

Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2: The guys who were doing Microsoft a favor by pushing Service Pack 2 via Bit Torrent got slapped down by Redmond.

Microsoft sent DMCA takedown notices to our two webhosts, one of which was just linking to a torrent file on another server. We've stood up to these kinds of legal threats before (see the Grey Tuesday protests), but we decided not to bother this time, because we started this site primarily as a demonstration and to that end it's already been a huge success.

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Walmart and RFID tags some conclusions

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