Queensland announces two trials of new technology to better track kangaroos
The Queensland government will roll out radio frequency identification devices (RFID) in a $61,000 trial to track the supply chain of kangaroo meat.
But what is a "smartbook"?
A new research study estimates that 163 million "smartbooks" will ship worldwide in 2015 - a significant rate of growth given that the very first models only appeared in 2008.
Software licenced per asset, not per-user
The high barrier to entry into radio frequency identification (RFID) has led one Australian startup to develop an asset management system without the need for on-premise software or infrastructure.
Twenty five girls between the ages of 12 and 13 released a group of microchipped butterflies last week
Tracking Monarch butterflies on their route from Toronto to the Mexican border might be just what a 12-year-old girl needs to spark daydreams about growing up to design her own micro RFID chip.
WebSphere Sensor Events can translate real-time readings into events
IBM on Tuesday introduced middleware that can gather data from a wide variety of networked sensors, analyze it, and feed it into other enterprise applications that can also use the data to make decisions.
A UN agency is turning to cheap, standardized tags to test delivery around the world
One of the world's newest communications technologies soon will be used to track one of the oldest.
RFID technology adds extra layer of security to storage devices
Storage vendor Freecom has come up with a new external USB hard drive that can only be accessed using an RFID (radio frequency identification) swipe card.
Current tolling model could prove disastrous for motorists at petrol stations
The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) is set to overhaul its tolling business by allowing motorists to purchase petrol using their personal e-tags, but this has already received criticism because of the millions of dollars it could potentially add to the organisation’s coffers.
Farmers are using animal recognition technology to protect water and feed from feral animals
Two Queensland-based researchers have just finished working on an animal management system prototype, developed over the past six years, which uses computer software to tell the farming livestock from wild animals.
Part one of a Computerworld series into farming technology, looks at innovations in the livestock industry
Computers determine the quality of meat on your dinner plate, long before it turns up on the doorstep of your butcher, and the increasing uptake of technology in the meat industry means armers across the country are liberating themselves from the global financial crisis, the ravages of drought and other environmental problems.
Digital signboards will supplement wall maps for a couple of months to gauge the usefulness of a high-tech map system
Travellers on Tokyo's subway system are getting some high-tech help finding their destinations with the start of trials Monday of an interactive map system.
Existing investors North Bridge Venture Partners and Charles River Ventures led the new round
RFID infrastructure vendor Reva Systems has raised US$5 million in a new round of venture funding.
SaaS, wireless and skills all important directions
Being appointed an organization's first CIO is a challenge at the best of times, but when you have an international Grand Slam tennis tournament to prepare for in two months things are just that much more hectic. That's what it was like for Tennis Australia's first CIO Chris Yates who, reporting directly to the CEO, began the job in a baptism of fire by managing IT during the Australian Open.
RFID tags used in two new types of border-crossing documents in the U.S. are vulnerable to snooping and copying, a researcher said on Thursday.
RFID tags used in two new types of border-crossing documents in the U.S. are vulnerable to snooping and copying, a researcher said on Thursday.
RFID, LCD and networking technologies combine to enhance shopping experience, and provide a new advertising channel.
NEC and supply chain standards group GS1 today launched a new technology, called the EPCmagic Mirror, that can display key product information such as available sizes, colours and prices to shoppers as they try on clothes in a store.
