September 01, 2006
RFID Roundup - Fri Sep 01/06
RFID Solutions Center For NEC
Earlier this week, NEC announced an RFID solutions center, which will be opened in Tokyo later this year. The center will employee 350 people. [via RFID In Japan]
California Passes RFID Legislation
The California Senate passed new legislation on RFID by a vote of 30 to 7 yesterday. The legislation would impose a number of regulations on the public use of RFID, and is the result of security and privacy concerns. [via RFID Law Blog] The California Legislature had postponed banning RFID last September.
Resort Island In Singapore Goes Contactless
The resort island of Sentosa, off the coast of Singapore, will have all of its admissions gates and outlets upgraded to use a contactless payment system from INSIDE Contactless. This includes thermal printers, tickets, and smartards, all of which use INSIDE's dual-standard memory chip, PicoPass. [via Contactless News]
Choose A Controller For ZigBee
Comms Design has some (technical) tips for selecting a MAC (Media Access Controller) for ZigBee wireless networks, which are increasingly being used for RFID projects. [via Comms Design]
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