Zebra QLn Series mobile printer

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2011 ending

Well here's to another new year and bye bye 2011. Lots of new mobile and apps came out this year, but looking forward for more goodies soon.

Samsung Galaxy Y at RM499

Yet another Samsung device appears and it is the Samsung Galaxy Y, an entry level Android smart phone. The pricing is written as RM499 outright . At the moment, it is only available for pre-order which we believe full availability would be happening in the next couple of weeks. IMCC, a popular online retailer has yet to put up any details of the Galaxy Y.

The Samsung Galaxy Y is a replacement for the existing Samsung Galaxy Mini which has been selling rather well for under RM700. Now at a much lowered RM499 price, it comes with a decent 832MHz processor, 3″ QVGA TFT screen, 2MP Camera and a 1200mAh battery. On board there’s 160MB of storage which is expandable via microSD. The Galaxy Y runs on latest Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread.

Priced below RM500 mark, the Galaxy Y is probably the cheapest Android smartphone running on Android 2.3 in the market.

Huawei Vision

Huawei Malaysia has recently kicked off the pre-order program for two of its upcoming Android devices - the Vision smartphone and MediaPad tablet - through its official Facebook page. The devices are priced at RM 1,099 and RM 1,399 respectively. Not to forget, each pre-order will receive a screen protector, a pouch, an 8GB memory card and pair of earphones before 17th Oct.

Xperia Active

New Sony Ericsson Xperia Active looks good in the water test demo; so now it is time to check out the smartphone in flesh. Available in our market since earlier this week comes with a price tag of RM 1,159, it is designed for users with active lifestyle which explains its dust-proof and water-resistant capabilities.Not to forget, it is also bundled together with accessories such as an armband, straps and extra back cover together with a number of pre-installed fitness apps as well as the ability to sync to heart rate monitor that supports ANT+ technology.

Apple founder dead

Hardware Zone website

http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/home

Huawei Android Smartphones

Huawei Android Phones Malaysia.

Those interested to take a look at these and other Huawei solutions can visit Plaza Low Yat where the booths will be station.

The three Huawei smart devices, IDEOS X3, Sonic and Boulder, are available for retail in Malaysia at RM599, RM649 and RM549 respectively.

New ZTE Blade at RM699

New ZTE Blade by Dancom Malaysia at RM699.

Free Asset tracking software for Iphone

http://appfinder.lisisoft.com/app/inventory-scanner.html

Siemens track pharma using rfid

Siemens RFID monitors pharma, sensitive freight

DB Schenker is now using RFID (radiofrequency identification) technology from Siemens to continuously monitor the temperature of its sensitive air freight, such as pharmaceuticals. Siemens together with its partners developed the system that continuously monitors products with the help of RFID chips. The chips feature an integrated temperature sensor, which provides important data about the condition of a product.

Pigs track with RFID

Malaysia will give locally-reared pigs embedded identity discs in a bid to stop the illegal slaughter and distribution of meat that is unfit for human consumption, reports said Sunday.

This follows the revelation by Malaysian pork sellers association chief Goh Chui Lai over the weekend that unhealthy pigs were being slaughtered at illegal abattoirs, resulting in unhygienic meat being distributed nationwide.

Malaysian veterinary services department chief Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin told the New Straits Times daily that radio-frequency identification (RFID) disc would now be placed beneath the skin of each pig in order to track it.

"Any mismatch between the number of pigs reared in each farm and the number slaughtered at licensed abattoirs will be considered suspicious," he told the paper.

"Normally, pig farmers will only send healthy animals to licensed abattoirs. However, some are known to send the unhealthy ones to illegal abattoirs, which mainly operate in (central) Selangor and Negri Sembilan (states)," he added.

Confirming Abdul Aziz's comments, a senior veterinary department official told AFP the rollout was expected to begin by the middle of the year.

Health ministry officials said they were also investigating the distribution of unhygienic pork. Illegal abattoirs continue to operate in Malaysia despite regular crackdowns.

Central Christian Church use QR Code

What has 2D barcode doing here?
Help the church to incorporate QR code on our 20th Anniversary celebration held at Taylors College, Sunway. When you scan the barcode with your smartphone, it will take you to the website.

HTC flyer Promo by Maxis

Maxis offering Xoom and Defy for price of RM2499

new bundle promotion by Maxis!!!

RFID for tracking surgical tools

SHENZHEN, CHINA, APRIL 5, 2011 - NXP Semiconductors is enabling ClearCount Medical Solutions to further ensure patient health and safety with its NXP Radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions.

ClearCount has selected RFID solutions from NXP Semiconductors, a specialist in multi-applications, to enable its SmartSponge® System.

ClearCount's SmartSponge system can improve patient safety systems by accurately detecting, and accounting for, surgical sponges placed in a patient's body during surgery.

If left inside a human body, discarded sponges can cause serious post operation complications and thus it is imperative to have safety measures in place.

This safety issue is taken care of with the SmartSponge System, which comprises RFID-enabled surgical sponges and an embedded RFID reader within a user-friendly automated software accounting system.

Dramatically improved accuracy

"Surgical sponges could be counted manually or with the assistance of a barcode reader, but neither of these methods is able to identify any blood-soaked sponges that are hidden in the body," said Victor Vega, RFID marketing director, NXP Semiconductors. "NXP's RFID-based system enhances accountability with a unique read before, during and after the surgery, which dramatically improves accuracy as well as patient safety."

SmartSponge also includes SmartWand to detect sponges accidently retained within the body and a smart disposal system to account for discarded sponges.

Focused on preventing medical errors, ClearCount Medical Solutions offers an extendable RFID-based platform that provides a comprehensive solution to improve efficiency while enhancing patient safety.

"Our SmartWand-DTX and SmartSponge System, the first Food and Drug Administration-cleared RFID-based platform for the operating room, can help save patients from serious complications that can arise when surgical sponges are left behind," said David Palmer, CEO of ClearCount. "Our solutions also provide renewed confidence - for doctors, hospitals and insurance agencies - that they are providing the highest level of patient safety."

8th Annual RFID World Asia is here again

http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/rfid-world-asia/

Prince Court Medical Center use rfid for baby tagging

The Prince Court Medical Center, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently adopted a new system to heighten security measures involving newborns.

The hospital will begin placing -embedded straps and tags on infants and mothers, to ensure no abduction or misplacement occurs. The center will also tag its equipment and other assets to track.

"What was needed was a preemptive safety measure that would effectively serve as a secondary deterrent and a back-up to the hospital's existing security measures [for tracking patients and assets],” said Shrinita Yogeswaran, PCMC's IT application manager. The hospital’s previous system involved scanning barcodes or using ID numbers on labels to track individuals or assets.

The medical center is a 300-bed, six-floor, multi-speciality-care hospital, meaning the attention needed to keep all assets and patients secure is great. Thus, the efficiency and effectiveness of RFID tags serves as a perfect solution.

Other hospitals have begun adopting similiar systems. The inclusion of RFID tags or barcode software on medicine has allowed medical centers to cut down on the rising amount of counterfeit drugs in the marketplace.

Use TEKLYNX barcode labeling software to create RFID tags with ease.

Nokia Windows 7 Phone

Looks like coming 2011, Nokia will have their own Windows 7 phone.

Unitech HT680

Had a chance to test out the new units of Unitech HT680 with barcode scanning, running on Win CE before ship out to customer after charging for 16hrs on first time. Handles very nicely.

Tracking tyre using rfid

Since Malaysian logistics firm Lee Ting San (LTS) Group began trialing an RFID-based tire-management system a year ago on some of its 400 trucks, the company has found that tagged tires are better maintained and have fewer blowouts than those without RFID tags, according to Ahilan Thiyagarajah, the managing director of Auto RFID Solutions, which installed the system. The tire-management solution, known as e-Tyre and provided by Malaysian RFID company FEC International, consists of an EPC Gen 2 passive RFID patch tag, a tire probe for determining a tire's tread depth and air pressure (the patch tags and tire probes are manufactured by Translogik), a handheld RFID reader and e-Tyre software.

The company began testing the technology in January 2010, during a trial involving three 14-wheeler trucks, for a total of 42 tires. LTS' staff permanently attached an RFID patch tag (an RFID inlay encased in protective layer of rubber) to the exterior of each tire, on the sidewall facing the center of the vehicle. Auto RFID Solutions provided training on how to attach the tags via an adhesive. The unique ID number encoded to each tag is then read using an RFID-enabled AT870 RFID handheld computer made by ATID, and that ID is linked, in the e-Tyre software installed on LTS' back-end system, with tire information input into the handheld reader, such as brand and model numbers. Once the tire is installed on a truck, workers use the handheld to read the tire's tag, then input such information as the truck's vehicle identification number (VIN), license plate number, make, model and depot name, as well as its odometer reading, to link the vehicle to that particular tire.

The RFID system has solved their problems, Ahilan says, by providing the company with alerts whenever tires are due for maintenance, as well as an electronic record of each inspection and its results. LTS had hoped to eliminate the risk of errors during data collection, he explains—such as the incorrect recording of a tire's ID number, or the omission of important details—and to increase visibility into whether the firm's tires were being properly maintained and inflated. The company also hoped to reduce the number of blowouts resulting from improperly inflated tires.

When tire inspections are planned, the e-Tyre data is loaded onto the handheld reader. Staff inspectors go to each truck, and first update mileage and other vehicle data on the handheld terminal, then read each tire's RFID tag. After reading the tag, the inspector uses the tire probe to measure the tire's tread and pressure, and that information is transmitted to the handheld reader via a Bluetooth connection. The operator can then view the results of each measurement on the handheld's screen as the data is received. The reader is then placed in a cradle attached to a PC, and all reader data (tag IDs linked to inspection data) is stored with the tire and vehicle details.

The RFID patch tag, which measures 120 millimeters by 35 millimeters by 5 millimeters (4.7 inches by 1.4 inches by 0.2 inch), has 96 bits of memory for the Electronic Product Code (EPC) number, and an additional 512 bits of user memory; however, LTS is using only the encoded RFID number on the tag. To date, Ahilan says, the greatest benefit that the company has seen from the system has been in ensuring that tire pressure is checked regularly, and that tires are inflated properly when needed. Prior to the system's installation, he explains, about one tire blew out every two months.

RFID World Asia 2011 Expo

RFID World Asia 2011 is back again with more information.

Working closely with EPCglobal and GS1 Singapore, RFID World Asia has been produced with thorough research. It is Asia's longest running RFID-focused conference that is a must-attend for all interested in this technology. The speakers represent the leaders in their fields and will be sharing their thoughts, success and even lessons learnt with the audience.

Date: 13-15 April 2011
Place: SUNTEC Singapore
www.rfidworldasia.com.sg

JUPEM Malaysia tracking maps using RFID

Jupem doing digital maps, now, tracking products using passive RFID. This is to prevent original products from being copied . And if customer is found to have the map without the rfid, they will be fine. Visit www.jupem.gov.my

Resorts World Sentosa using RFID track garments

Garment tracking at RWS Singapore

According to Chan, RWS invested S$5 million (US$3.6 million) in the uniform management system and laundry service which has allowed the integrated resort operator to reap savings from reducing its staff requirements by two-third and floor space by 50 percent.

An example of manpower and cost savings lies in the uniform management platform installed at RWS, which has a “two-way interface” with the laundry vendor’s own IT system, he said. This setup allows his staff to monitor the amount of laundry entering its facility without having to go down to the resort.

Furthermore, the system automates the delivery order (DO) receipt for each day’s garment delivery–sent and received–which helps free up time and manpower for his staff to focus on other areas of business, he added.

With regard to the sorting of garments, Chan revealed that RWS had installed RFID readers at the opening and end of the chute, where employees dispose their used uniforms, to track the movement of the clothing.

To achieve “99 percent accuracy”, readers were installed in two directions so that they can better capture the signal emitted by an RFID tag even if the garment is crumpled as this would distort the signals, he said.

Garment tracking starts and ends at the uniform collection room so employees need not worry that their movements will be monitored throughout the resort, Chan said.

He said the RWS deployment is a “proof-of-concept” that illustrates Laundry Network’s expertise and technical ability to launder and manage up to 20,000 pieces of garment daily. The company is able to handle loads of up to 60,000 garments daily, he added.

Laundry Network also has plans to set up two RFID-based self-service kiosks for consumers at both Anchorpoint and Parkway Parade shopping malls “later in the year”, Chan revealed.

He said this service will be extended to a pool of “VIP customers” that will be given a RFID-enabled “prestige card”. These consumers need only to drop off their soiled clothing at the kiosk, swipe their card through the reader and, once their garments are processed, have their clothing sent back to them.

Each kiosk will set the company back around S$20,000 (US$14,566) and S$30,000 (US$21,849), he added.

Asked about plans to use RFID to track individual consumers’ garments, Chan said the company will only look to implement that in a year’s time. He cited the high investment cost of around S$100,000 (US$72,830) and S$200,000 (US$145,660) as the reason why Laundry Network is reinventing its business in stages.

BN Youth Job Fair 2011

With 20,000 jobs on offer from 650 companies, job-seekers will have a field day at the inaugural Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth Job Fair 2011, held from March 25 to 27 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).

Touted as Malaysia’s largest career fair ever, 500,000 job-seekers – from school leavers to fresh graduates – are expected to visit the three-day job fair.

“BN Youth’s main agenda in 2011 is to ensure the young generation are provided with enough job opportunities,” said BN Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin at the soft launch of the job fair at PWTC this morning.

“Unemployment is one of the main problems facing today’s youth,” said Khairy, who is also Umno Youth chief. “There are also many graduates who find it difficult to attain jobs that complement their qualifications.”

The companies participating in the fair would be from various industries including manufacturing, agriculture, services, hospitality, banking, engineering, IT and medical.

Khairy added that posts in the civil service would also be available at the job fair.

The job fair will also introduce an innovative barcode system designed to help create real-time submission of resumes to all prospective employers.
“The barcode system eliminates the need to print out many resumes for many booths. The job-seekers will only need to present their barcode to the prospective employer,” Khairy explained.

Apple Malaysia Store pricing

Attach the pricing for Apple Stores Malaysia