Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

RFID implants, the key to our future?

Monday, June 7, 2010

Amal Graafstra, a technology author and owner of several technology and mobile communications companies, is a double RFID implantee who can access his computer and open his front door with a flick of the wrist, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

In 2005, Graafstra first applied the technology to himself so he could stop carrying keys for work and home. After just a five-minute procedure by a cosmetic surgeon he was chipped and able to program the locks in his life to recognize the chip.


About the size of a grain of rice, the chip sits just inside the webbing between his thumb and forefinger. The chip has been programed to enable Graafstra to unlock his car door and even start his motorcycle.

However he says the best benefit seems to be when we returns home from the grocery store. With groceries in each arm, he is able to simply nudge his hand against a reader panel next to the doorknob and unlock it.

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The Basque National Health System has launched a neonatal security system designed to monitor and protect new-born infants using RFID technology.

When a pregnant woman is admitted to hospital, she is provided a tag with a unique identification which can be read in all the maternity zones. When the baby is born, an RFID tag specially designed for the new born is fitted to its ankle. The device monitors the infant 24 hours a day, detecting unauthorized movements, registering entries and exits to and from and enabling immediate location information.

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Ortho-tag has announced that it will provide the University of Pittsburgh with Transcutaneous Near Field Communication (TNFC) technology in “smart” medical devices for orthopedic implants.

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Event planners at the Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival are considering the use of electronic RFID wristbands at next year’s hosted event, according to Spacelab.

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GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications.

The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the external reader, thus acting independently without connection to a network or PC.

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VingCard Elsafe announced new enhancements to the electronics and lock control units of its best-in-class RFID locking systems specifically designed for applications hospitality, hotel and resort security.

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VeriTeQ announced its plans to offer the FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices.

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