Recently in RFID Category
The Armadillo Dollar, created by Wisteria House Products of Gilbert, Arizona, protects against new wireless ID theft and RFID monitoring. When put into a person’s wallet, the Armadillo Dollar blocks the transmission of sensitive private information from RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) enabled debit/credit cards or employee badges. The user can move around essentially undetected by RFID readers, and wireless ID thieves.
The Armadillo Dollar is 7 3/8” by 3 1/8”, 25% larger than a dollar bill and fits in most wallets. It can also be folded around credit cards. It sells for $25.
On Wednesday, presenters at RFID World in Boston focused on using second-generation active and passive RFID tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology.
Among the buzz from attendees was how the average wireless device could soon become an RFID reader, or perhaps a related radio-capable device for Near Field Communication, a short-distance radio technology to give a mobile user easy access to all kinds of data.Comments from Wireless and Mobile News:
Applications could include credit card payments for toll booths, fast food indulgences or coupons at the supermarket. If an RFID reader was embedded, a quick scan of the booth at th swap meet could reveal the inventory and what was sold or stolen.
