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The company Violet (best known for the Nabaztag ) has invented the " Violet Mirror ", a RFID chip reader that can be connected to the PC. The RFID can be attached to any object and scripted to trigger applications and multimedia content automatically or communicate over the Internet. This is a usage scenario described in the product's website: "8:40 am – you’re getting ready to leave home. On your desk, next to your computer, a halo of light is quietly pulsating. You swiftly flash your car keys at this mysterious device. A voice speaks out: "today, rain 14°C". The voice continues:...

From Pink Tentacle   Hitachi researchers have developed a new micro-miniaturized radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is 64 times smaller than their currently available 0.4 x 0.4 mm mu-chips . At 5 microns thick, the RFID chips can more easily be embedded in sheets of paper, meaning they can be used in paper currency, gift certificates and identification    

Via Networked Performance RFID and The Internet of Things After a succesfull CrashCourse in May, Mediamatic now presents a second workshop on RFID and The Internet of Things : 11,...