Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Smart RFID Tile (lost and found app)
http://12160.info/forum/topics/the-tile-app-the-world-s-largest-lost-and-found-or-the-rfid-in
It's called Tile, and essentially this is a one inch by one inch security tag that you can put anywhere that links with the iphone app to help you find your keys.
Tile has raised $2.6 million on the crowd sourcing funding website “SelfStarter”, the largest amount raised thus far, and has created Bluetooth enabled tags that can be attached to any object so that an owner who has lost it can find it quickly. If the lost item is within a certain range a mobile app called “Tile” will display the object’s location on a map. In addition, each tile has the capability of sounding an alarm so that objects can be found if they are within listening distance. Finally, when batteries contained in a tile are running low the owner will be notified so that it can be recharged.
It's called Tile, and essentially this is a one inch by one inch security tag that you can put anywhere that links with the iphone app to help you find your keys.
Tile has raised $2.6 million on the crowd sourcing funding website “SelfStarter”, the largest amount raised thus far, and has created Bluetooth enabled tags that can be attached to any object so that an owner who has lost it can find it quickly. If the lost item is within a certain range a mobile app called “Tile” will display the object’s location on a map. In addition, each tile has the capability of sounding an alarm so that objects can be found if they are within listening distance. Finally, when batteries contained in a tile are running low the owner will be notified so that it can be recharged.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus
Apple has officially announced the iPhone 6 - the eighth generation of iPhone - at a special event in Cupertino.
As well as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Tim Cook has also treated us to the Watch.
If you want to get a feel for the handset, head on over to our hands on iPhone 6 review, and keep an eye out for our iPhone 6 Plus and Watch early reviews. (courtesy of techradar.com)
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
RFID tracking garments sample
The Hong Kong knitwear company has installed RFID interrogators at 8,000 sewing stations in three of its plants, so that it can record the number of garments made by each worker.
Hong Kong knitwear company Crystal Group is employing passive 13.56 MHz RFID tags to track garments as they are manufactured. The company maintains 15 manufacturing sites in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Malaysia that produce more than 90 million garments each year. Crystal Group’s clients include GAP, Old Navy, Wal-Mart, JC Penney, Marks and Spencer and Ann Taylor. Three of the manufacturer’s sites currently use RFID technology to track the number of products workers manufacture during their shifts.
Because of the large volume of products it makes, Crystal Group emphasizes speed and quality in the production process. To accomplish this goal, the company closely monitors work-in-progress from sewing newly cut fabric to shipping completed garments, as well as the planning of workloads and payroll for the company’s many sewers.
Until now, the company has relied solely on a bar-code-based system to track its plants’ production process. At the start of a shift, employees use a bar-code scanner installed at their sewing station to read the bar-code number printed on their ID card. They then scan the bar code printed on a paper form accompanying each bundle of items they sew. The company utilizes this data to assist in calculating work hours, and to track the productivity of a specific point on the manufacturing line. The bar-coding system, however, has several shortcomings: The bar-coded forms are often difficult to read, can become crumpled in the garment and frequently do not scan properly.
The company wanted a faster and more accurate scanning process, as well as a system that could be integrated into its own back-end management system. Therefore, over the past three years, Crystal Group has been gradually implementing an RFID solution provided by Malaysian IT solutions and technologies company GPRO Technologies.
The firm is now using GPRO’s Shopfloor Data Tracking (SDT) system with RFID interrogators installed at every sewing station in some of its facilities. GPRO custom-built and provided all the hardware, including RFID-enabled ID cards and garment labels, label printer-encoders and interrogators, which comply with the ISO 15693 RFID standard.
cheaper than RFID
http://www.ukm.my/news/index.php/en/research-news/1322-ukm-scientist-developed-rfid-system-using-wireless-network-card.html
A researcher at The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has developed a radio-frequency identification(RFID) system that uses Wi-Fi technology to replace a critical and costly component of conventional systems – the scanneror reader.
A researcher at The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has developed a radio-frequency identification(RFID) system that uses Wi-Fi technology to replace a critical and costly component of conventional systems – the scanneror reader.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Running race with RFID as tracking
RFID Race Timing Systems was used this year to time the 27th annual Mt Kinabalu Climbathon on the island of Sabah, Malaysia on October 18-19. The event was timed by RFID Race Timing Malaysia based in KL using Ultra and side antennas with the re-useable UltraTag. After 12km the runners reached Mt Kinabalu at 4095m above sea level and returned to the finish line for a total of 23km. The course is one of the toughest around with temperatures ranging from very hot and humid at the start/finish to near freezing at the summit. Almost 600 hardy trail runners competed this year and an in-depth race report with photos can be found here.
Sirim Training on RFID
News - RFID Training, Applications and. Implementation. MALAYSIAN TECHICAL. COOPERATION PROGRAMME. (MTCP) 2014 from 8 - 21 June 2014 was held by Sirim
Monday, July 21, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Amazon Fire Phone
After literally years of speculation, Amazon finally announced its own smartphone, the Amazon Fire, at an event in Seattle yesterday. The device boasts several innovative new features that go beyond what's currently available on other platforms, but for now at least, the Fire's awkward positioning and high price make it unlikely to lure masses of users away from their iPhones or traditional Androids.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
RFID library sebut harga
Read MKM wants install RFID for library
http://www.mkm.edu.my/documents/10157/32802/sebutharga+22_2014+RFID.pdf
http://www.mkm.edu.my/documents/10157/32802/sebutharga+22_2014+RFID.pdf
Malaysia's utility giant TNB seeks efficiency in meter reading
| Importer/Distributor | : Powercomp Automation Sdn. Bhd. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer | : Tenanga Nasional Berhad ("TNB") | ||||||
| Location | : Nationwide in Malaysia | ||||||
| Product | : Over 2000 units of DT-X5M10E Industrial Handheld Terminal | ||||||
| Application | : Meter Reading |
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
iBag to track your spending
THE iBag is designed to be a stylish way of keeping shopaholics in check.
It looks like a normal handbag and, to an extent, it is. However, it is a handbag with radio sensor, a GPS tracker and the ability to trigger a physical lockdown, preventing its owner from being able to open it, if need be.
Created by creditcardfinder.com.au, an Australian credit card comparison service, the motivation for launching the iBag is to help people rein in their unnecessary spending and in particular, keep them from accessing their credit cards when they are at “their most vulnerable”.
It uses an RFID tag which tracks and counts every time the purse or wallet is being removed and replaced in the bag; it also uses GPS technology to track when the bag and its owner are in dangerous locations – for example, a shopping mall the week before payday.
RFID halal food
Smartag Solutions Bhd is teaming up with Ningxia Salimy Muslim
Commodity Trading Co Ltd (Salimy) to develop China’s international
online trade and traceability ecosystem.
The two parties inked a partnership agreement on the project yesterday.
“Smartag has budgeted that the amount to develop the ecosystem will be RMB(renminbi)16mil over a two-year period,” the ACE Market-listed company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Salimy, which is involved in trading and promoting Ningxia’s local featured goods such as halal food and Muslim products, is a well-respected and trustworthy Ningxia Muslim enterprise that leads the Muslim community there towards international trading, Smartag said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Ningxia is China’s sole Muslim province with a population of 6.4 million, 36% of whom are Muslims.
Smartag said the agreement involved the building of an online e-commerce and traceability platform that allowed companies from all over the world to display halal food and Muslim supplies and trade internationally.
“Companies from all over the world can open virtual store in the e-commerce platform if their products comply with inter- national halal standard. Products listed in the e-commerce platform are traceable by using RFID (radio frequency identification) and 2D Barcode.
“Further to that, the platform offers international financial clearance that eases the trading between China and the rest of the world,” it added.
Smartag said Salimy would be responsible to deal with the local and central government departments on regulations matters and getting provincial government aid/subsidy/grant.
Salimy will also coordinate joint bid project, forming project team and tasks as well as promoting and recruiting merchants to participate in the e-commerce portal
Funding plans for the project include matching fund from the Chinese government.
Smartag is responsible to develop e-commerce portal with traceability, complete client platform software and install servers, and to obtain international halal certification and realisation of international financial settlement green lane.
The two parties inked a partnership agreement on the project yesterday.
“Smartag has budgeted that the amount to develop the ecosystem will be RMB(renminbi)16mil over a two-year period,” the ACE Market-listed company said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Salimy, which is involved in trading and promoting Ningxia’s local featured goods such as halal food and Muslim products, is a well-respected and trustworthy Ningxia Muslim enterprise that leads the Muslim community there towards international trading, Smartag said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Ningxia is China’s sole Muslim province with a population of 6.4 million, 36% of whom are Muslims.
Smartag said the agreement involved the building of an online e-commerce and traceability platform that allowed companies from all over the world to display halal food and Muslim supplies and trade internationally.
“Companies from all over the world can open virtual store in the e-commerce platform if their products comply with inter- national halal standard. Products listed in the e-commerce platform are traceable by using RFID (radio frequency identification) and 2D Barcode.
“Further to that, the platform offers international financial clearance that eases the trading between China and the rest of the world,” it added.
Smartag said Salimy would be responsible to deal with the local and central government departments on regulations matters and getting provincial government aid/subsidy/grant.
Salimy will also coordinate joint bid project, forming project team and tasks as well as promoting and recruiting merchants to participate in the e-commerce portal
Funding plans for the project include matching fund from the Chinese government.
Smartag is responsible to develop e-commerce portal with traceability, complete client platform software and install servers, and to obtain international halal certification and realisation of international financial settlement green lane.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Android crashing?
Does your Android device crash frequently or has it taken a
performance hit? Or do you always exceed your data cap or run out of
battery even though you don’t use it much? Or do you see obtrusive
advertisements popping up often on your mobile device?
These are some of the commons signs of malware infection, according to security experts.
As most modern malware are capable of working silently in the background, they can not only affect your device adversely but also send out your personal information to a third-party which could result in financial loss.
It doesn’t take much to contract malware — they could be hidden in apps, especially games, or infect your device via a compromised website.
Major security vendors, including Sophos, Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro, Fortinet and F-Secure, have all reported a rise in mobile malware.
This is in part due to the explosion in the uptake of Android devices, be it smartphones or tablets, and the largely unregulated Android app market.
In the past 12 months mobile malware has increased sixfold to well over 650,000 individual pieces of malware for Android — a tiny fraction if compared to the malware on PCs — but it’s the fastest growing threat, reported Sophos.
While Kaspersky Labs said about 145,000 new malicious programs for mobile devices was detected last year which is more than double the figure in 2012.
Apart from high-risk apps, web threats like phishing continues to be the biggest concern for mobile devices, according to Trend Micro. In a phishing attack the perpetrator usually mimics a legitimate site to steal personal information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Financial sites remain the most favoured phishing target particularly in the second quarter of 2013 with PayPal being the most “abused” company when it comes to such scams.
These are some of the commons signs of malware infection, according to security experts.
As most modern malware are capable of working silently in the background, they can not only affect your device adversely but also send out your personal information to a third-party which could result in financial loss.
It doesn’t take much to contract malware — they could be hidden in apps, especially games, or infect your device via a compromised website.
Major security vendors, including Sophos, Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro, Fortinet and F-Secure, have all reported a rise in mobile malware.
This is in part due to the explosion in the uptake of Android devices, be it smartphones or tablets, and the largely unregulated Android app market.
In the past 12 months mobile malware has increased sixfold to well over 650,000 individual pieces of malware for Android — a tiny fraction if compared to the malware on PCs — but it’s the fastest growing threat, reported Sophos.
While Kaspersky Labs said about 145,000 new malicious programs for mobile devices was detected last year which is more than double the figure in 2012.
Apart from high-risk apps, web threats like phishing continues to be the biggest concern for mobile devices, according to Trend Micro. In a phishing attack the perpetrator usually mimics a legitimate site to steal personal information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
Financial sites remain the most favoured phishing target particularly in the second quarter of 2013 with PayPal being the most “abused” company when it comes to such scams.
World Mobile Congress in Barcelona
Here are five major trends to emerge at the four-day World Mobile
Congress in Barcelona, the industry's biggest annual gathering, which
wrapped up Thursday:
Connected watches, bracelets, and a toothbrush
The new star accessories of manufacturers such as mobile titan Samsung, Sony or China's Huawei are smartphone-connected bracelets and watches. You can take a call and read messages on them. But now they offer to count your steps, check your pulse, even monitor your sleep cycle and decide the best moment to wake you. They are part of a "quantified self" trend, in which smartphone owners can measure the minutiae of their own lives, right down to cleaning their teeth. Procter & Gamble's Oral-B smart toothbrush will check your technique, and you can share the results on social networks.
Cheap smartphones
From a US$25 (RM82) smartphone, which Mozilla Foundation says it is developing for this year for developing markets, to Nokia X models for less than 150 euros (RM674.13), manufacturers are trying to tap into the fastest-growing markets such as Latin America, China, South Asia and Africa.
Smartphone for better "selfie"
Often neglected, the camera on the front of your smartphone for taking a photo of yourself is becoming more powerful to satisfy the growth of the "selfie". Huawei's Ascend G6 boosts the front camera to five megapixels. More broadly, photo and video quality is improving rapidly. Sony's new Xperia Z2 allows users to film in 4K resolution, the most advanced available on the market.
Spam and other threats
As people pour sensitive personal data into their smartphones and tablets, and as more objects are hooked up to the network, security threats can take on a new dimension. Some hackers manage to get into target devices to take photos or record conversations. One compromised refrigerator has been caught sending spam. Security specialists say even your connected car's brakes could be at risk.
A movie downloaded in one second
The next, fifth-generation mobile networks to begin rolling out in 2020 promise to let users download an entire high-definition movie in one second flat. The network will have to cope, also, with billions of connected objects communicating with each other, from kitchen appliances to cars and traffic signals, industry players say.
Connected watches, bracelets, and a toothbrush
The new star accessories of manufacturers such as mobile titan Samsung, Sony or China's Huawei are smartphone-connected bracelets and watches. You can take a call and read messages on them. But now they offer to count your steps, check your pulse, even monitor your sleep cycle and decide the best moment to wake you. They are part of a "quantified self" trend, in which smartphone owners can measure the minutiae of their own lives, right down to cleaning their teeth. Procter & Gamble's Oral-B smart toothbrush will check your technique, and you can share the results on social networks.
Cheap smartphones
From a US$25 (RM82) smartphone, which Mozilla Foundation says it is developing for this year for developing markets, to Nokia X models for less than 150 euros (RM674.13), manufacturers are trying to tap into the fastest-growing markets such as Latin America, China, South Asia and Africa.
Smartphone for better "selfie"
Often neglected, the camera on the front of your smartphone for taking a photo of yourself is becoming more powerful to satisfy the growth of the "selfie". Huawei's Ascend G6 boosts the front camera to five megapixels. More broadly, photo and video quality is improving rapidly. Sony's new Xperia Z2 allows users to film in 4K resolution, the most advanced available on the market.
Spam and other threats
As people pour sensitive personal data into their smartphones and tablets, and as more objects are hooked up to the network, security threats can take on a new dimension. Some hackers manage to get into target devices to take photos or record conversations. One compromised refrigerator has been caught sending spam. Security specialists say even your connected car's brakes could be at risk.
A movie downloaded in one second
The next, fifth-generation mobile networks to begin rolling out in 2020 promise to let users download an entire high-definition movie in one second flat. The network will have to cope, also, with billions of connected objects communicating with each other, from kitchen appliances to cars and traffic signals, industry players say.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
RFID for highways ?
The Works Ministry is studying the possibility of carrying out the radio frequency identification (RFID) system in all highways.
This is to ensure an uninterrupted traffic flow at toll plazas, which are always choked with long queues of vehicles, especially during peak hours and public holidays.Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said Plus Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) was conducting a study on the system as well as getting feedback from several parties, including the public.
“The use of RFID is still at the proposal stage. I understand that the system is cheaper than the current SmartTAG. There is a low usage of SmartTAG probably because it is ex pensive.
“By using the RFID, road users will drive through the toll gates which are installed with sensor to deduct toll charges.
However, the matter is still under study, including its legal aspect,” he told reporters after launching the PSKLM In ternational Expressway Conference and Exhibition 2013, here, yesterday.
Meanwhile, Fadillah said the ministry would take the necessary actions to address the problem at motorcycle lanes at the federal highway in the Klang Valley.
He said actions were aimed at enhancing its security level, like increasing number of lamp posts along the lanes and repairing several stretches which are inundated with water during heavy rains.
MESCORP and SKMM
MESCORP will be collaborating and supported by Malaysian Communications
and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for the Conference to further enhance
the success and knowledge sharing of NFC, RFID, WSN and LTE for the
future generations among the universities and the industries in
Malaysia. MCMC, Telekom Malaysia and several other industries and
universities has come forward to support the event by bring together one
of the largest Internet of Things (IoT) gathering that would showcase
new technologies and to share user experience on how IoT can help them
in their day to day and in the business world.
(Contact Chong 0127796379/ Yap 0163116877/ Chyn 0176669982/ John Tay 0193868199 if you need more information). Visit our website http://dlm.skmm.gov.my
(Contact Chong 0127796379/ Yap 0163116877/ Chyn 0176669982/ John Tay 0193868199 if you need more information). Visit our website http://dlm.skmm.gov.my
Car e-Plates
RFID e-Plates by mid 2014
A senior officer with the Bukit Aman traffic department told Cars, Bikes & Trucks (CBT) that police was finalizing the possibility of using the radio frequency identification tags (RFID) as e-plate with Road Transport Department (RTD).
“We are serious with the regulation of the e-plate for all vehicles in the country. We are working closely with the RTD and the Transport Ministry to make it happen by middle of 2014,” said a Federal police officer who was responsible for looking into the legal aspects of the e-plate introduction.
It is learned that a meeting involving high ranking Bukit Aman officials was held last week on Wednesday discussing in-depth of the mechanism to install the RFID for all vehicles including motorcycles, in stages.
The source said that the police were not keen on the idea of 5,000 accessory shops appointed to be part of the nationwide group responsible for the installation of the e-plate.
“One of the proposals is to implant the RFID into the road tax sticker. Let it be handled fully by government agency since this involves security matters,” the source added.
The RFID e-plate contains an embedded tag with a unique encrypted identification number that is transmitted by the tag for detection.
CBT understands that the size and shape of the plates remains the same, as RFID tags are permanently fitted to the vehicle, normally at the windscreen.
It is designed to shatter should anyone attempt to tamper with the tag and it can be programmed to transmit a warning to RTD and police if any attempt is made to remove the sticker.
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