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In 2010 everything you own that is worth more than a few dollars will know that it's yours, and you'll be able to find it whenever you want it. Stealing cars, furniture, stereos, or other valuables will be unusual, because any of your valuables that leave your house will check in on their way out the door, and scream like a troll's magic purse if removed without permission (they may scream at 2.4 GHz rather than in audio).  "It's not just academic research. It will provide real data about what's happening at any moment." Source: SmartDust Predictions based on "Autonomous sensing and communication in a cubic millimeter." Kris Pister, December 2000. See also his business site Dust Inc. Read more on www.nanotech-now.com/smartdust.htm

ZigBee Solutions Made Easy MeshNetics is a creator of easy-to-integrate ZigBee modules and software, used by OEMs and system integrators to add wireless connectivity to their products and solutions. A considerable amount of RF expertise and engineering went into these tiny modules to make their integration a breeze, so that you can stay focused on your core business. see more www.meshnetics.com/    

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14 | 15 | 16 November 2006 A group of crucial thinkers and makers from various RFID related area's gathered to contribute their insights to the workshop RFID & The Internet of Things (Mediamatic's 4th RFID related workshop). Programmer Melanie Rieback, media analyst Rob van Kranenburg, cultural critic Arie Altena, media professor and internet-of-things thinker Julian Bleecker and interactive artist Chris O'Shea were present at the workshop. Their stories and experience guided the participants through technical, social, cultural and political RFID issues. Participants made their own prototype of an RFID application, blending the physical and virtual world in quite unexpected ways. read more www.mediamatic.net/article-13440-en.html

A group of great international speakers guide the participants through technical, social, cultural and political RFID issues. Participants make their own prototype of an RFID application or scenario, in which the virtual and the physical world are joined.

www.mediamatic.net/artefact-11944-en.html

RFID plays a pivotal role in joining the physical world with the digital. An object tagged with an RFID chip has a unique digital identity. Any kind of online data can be linked to these unique ID's. Here is where the real world and the internet become two faces of the same reality. Things go online, in other words, an internet of things evolves. During the workshop participants can mould their ideas into working prototypes, allowing them to partake in the whole process; from 'idea' to (potential) 'product'. Workshop projects may range from new ways to personalise objects, to funny locative applications or world-wide sustainability scenario's. Mediamatics' RFID powered Symbolic Table as well as the Nokia 3220 RFID phone will be amongst the available tools for participants to use, test and play their ideas on.

Intellident www.intellident.co.uk/en/4.00/default.php  are Europe’s leading provider of control systems based on the use of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and barcode-technologies, with experience that extends across multiple vertical markets and solutions.  We specialise in supplying complete systems, which provide our customers with immediate benefit and rapid pay-back on their investment. Together with our supply chain solutions, Intellident also provide a specialised barcode print, apply and verification package; a sophisticated document management solution, and are Europe's leading provider of RFID-based self-service solutions to the public, academic and private library sectors.

GPS tracking is a widely used tracking technology. www.icantrack.com/index.php Our GPS tracking products can enable you to benefit with this technology in improving visibility of your assets across the supply chain. We provide customised tracking and other automation solutions around RFID technology. Our experience with all types of RFID as well System Integration and Solutions we are able to deliver solutions that really meet the need of the client.

about: Matt Biddulph, www.hackdiary.com/ since October 2005, I've been an independent freelancer, open to new work. I'm currently based in London but I'm open to travel and have worked remotely for clients in a number of countries. I specialise in the design of software systems for the internet. I have a particular interest in digital media, social software and data on the web.

The SmartMesh-XT Research Development Kit is based upon Dust Networks’ industry-proven SmartMesh-XT products. SmartMesh-XT products have been successfully deployed by leading OEM customers in harsh environments and provide >99.99% reliability, ultra low-power and are easy to integrate. The SmartMesh-XT Research Development Kit provides all the tools necessary for prototyping and application development based upon Dust Networks’ wireless sensor networking (WSN) technology. See more www.dustnetworks.com/products/research_kit.php

Anne is a New Media Lecturer/Instructor at the University of Amsterdam at the Media Studies department. She also works for the Institute of Network Cultures at the Interactive Media department at the Amsterdam Polytechnic (Hogeschool van Amsterdam) see www.annehelmond.nl/tag/recalling-rfid/

The sheer volume of assets in a supply chain-many of which are reusable-is just the tip of the asset management challenge. So often timing is critical, as when a pipeline company ships components from multiple countries to a major project, with each shipment taking weeks or even months. If a crucial component misses the ship and that fact isn't discovered until unloading, then the entire project might slip weeks or months. www.alientechnology.com/  RFID assists in determining the location of valuable assets and the transit timing and condition, providing continual timely, actionable information. Enterprises in manufacturing, agriculture, retail, construction, equipment and fleet rentals, defense, aviation, fulfillment and more can all benefit from this ability to track, trace and know in real time.

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