Podcasts about radio frequency identification

A rebroadcast of BOR #296, Nov 9, 2006 Aaron Russo (February 14, 1943 – August 24, 2007) Producer, Filmmaker, Director, - Watch the Film Here: America: Freedom to Fascism There is no law that requires people to pay an income tax on their labor "Supreme Court decisions do not apply to the IRS" Aaron's website was "freedomtofascism.com" Habeas Corpus, H.R. 6166, get out into the market place, DVD, Google 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment The Supreme Court ruled, that while corporate gains are taxable, labor isn't 1913, the Federal Reserve Act Tax the labor of the people to pay the Federal Reserve System interest The Democrats just won, nothing's gonna change, totalitarian policies A central bank and graduated income tax are planks of the Communist Manifesto A One World government, money controlling governments America has become a Facist country run by the corporations Have everybody "Chipped", Radio Frequency Identification, RFID chips Women's Lib, tax half the population, indoctrinate the children The difference between a Democracy and a Constitutional Republic "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch" Fiat Money, making money out of thin air, is a curse Congress has the legal authority to shut the Fed down They can't control us unless we allow them to, stop cooperating If you care about your freedom, fight back, wake people up  

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Jamie Shew in Douglas County, Kansas. They spoke about how innovations - like RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification technology, can be used for keeping track of all of the equipment needed to run a good, efficient election.  

In this podcast, Dr. Ashley Bowden and Dr. Carlie Wilke discuss the AJHP Commentary, “Implementation of radio-frequency identification technology to optimize medication inventory management in the intraoperative setting,” with host and AJHP Editor in Chief Dr. Daniel Cobaugh. The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.

The reliable HF RFID devices with IO-Link from Pepperl+Fuchs are easy to set up and powerful when needed, meaning you can alternate between Easy and Expert Mode. They have proven to be very popular with customers. Ultra-high frequency is now also an option, expanding the read/write distances up to 1.5 m. The housing size of the F191 is between that of the F190 and F192. It features an extended temperature range, degree of protection (IP67), and a highly competitive price. It is used in Intralogistics, automotive, Kanban, material handling, and factory automation applications. The devices provide protection against electrostatic discharge and enable bulk tag detection. In addition, several UHF parameterization settings are available.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode: 2853 Radio frequency identification and toll roads.  Today, we ease on down the road.

Liebe Zuhörende, herzlich willkommen zur 2. Staffel der „Diagnose: Zukunft“, präsentiert von eHealth-Tec. Der Podcast thematisiert die Digitalisierung des Gesundheitswesens und beleuchtet die Entwicklung in diesem Bereich aus unterschiedlichen Blickwinkeln. Zusammen mit hochkarätigen Gästen sprechen die Gastgeber Doc Esser und Tobias Leipold über Herausforderungen und mögliche Zukunftsprozesse in diesem spannenden Themenfeld. Karsten Otto ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer von Otto ID Solutions. Sein Unternehmen schafft Lösungen für eine ständige Prozessoptimierung im Gesundheitssystem. Das soll mit Radio Frequency Identification, oder kurz RFID gelingen. Karsten verrät uns, wie sich diese Technik mit der Gesundheitsbranche verbinden lässt und erläutert, wie genau RFID funktioniert und wie man sich die Anwendung explizit vorstellen kann, zum Beispiel in einem Rettungswagen. Welche Rolle spielt die Nachhaltigkeit dabei und wo kommt die Technik schon überall zum Einsatz? Lassen sich damit Prozesse tatsächlich optimieren? Was bedeuten innovative Prozesslösungen für die Modernisierung der Branche? Diese und weitere spannende Themen erwarten Sie in Diagnose:Zukunft, präsentiert von eHealth-Tec. Viel Spaß beim Anhören!

Today, Chris is joined by Marshall Kay to talk RFID, Radio Frequency Identification. Marshall is the founder & CEO of RFID Sherpas and a contributor to Forbes.com. He is a 20-year retail veteran, with a wealth of knowledge and is in demand more than ever as brick and mortar retail continues to thrive! 

Hello everyone welcome to the show "Ethical Hacking" episode 87 today we are going to discuss about We just spent a lot of time talking about wireless networks, but there are other wireless networks out there besides Wi-Fi.These include things like Bluetooth,RFID, Near Field Communication, cellular,GPS, and satellite communications.Previously, we've talked about some vulnerabilities with Bluetooth.I want to remind you of two big terms when it comes to Bluetooth.This is bluejacking and bluesnarfing.I'm covering these again because I guarantee you're going to get at least one question on test day about either bluejacking or bluesnarfing really loves to ask that for some reason.Bluejacking is the sending of unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as mobile phones and tablets.Bluesnarfing, on the other hand,is the unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection.So, to simplify this for the I want you to remember this.Bluejacking sends information to a device where Bluesnarfing takes information from a device.If you remember those two things,you'll do great on the exam.Also, when it comes to Bluetooth,remember you don't want to allow your device to use the default PIN for its pairing operations You should always change the PIN to something more secure than 1234 or 0000.Next, we have Radio Frequency Identification or RFID.RFID devices have an embedded radio frequency signal that's used to transmit identifying information about the device or the token to a reader that's trying to pick it up.RFID refers to a large category of devices and technologies,but, for the exam, the specifics of RFID are not that important.Instead, you need to focus on the fact that RFID devices can send information from a card to a reader to provide authentication or identification.For example, one of the most common devices that we use RFID for is a card that looks like a credit card,and can be used as part of your alarm system or door access system.So, with these cards, you can swipe your card over the reader, and it identifies you and allows you to enter the building.Because there are so many different types of RFID devices, RFID can operatein either very close environments or very far environments.It can be as close as 10 centimeters from the reader or as high as 200 meters from the reader depending on the particular device and technology in use.Because of that large distance,RFID is subject to eavesdropping,the ability to capture, replay, and rebroadcast its radio frequency as part of a larger attack.To minimize the ability to eavesdrop on RFID, an idea called Near Field Communication was invented.Near Field Communication or NFC allows two devices to transmits information when they're in close proximity to each other.This occurs using an automated pairing process and transmission process of that data.For example, some cellphones have the ability where you can touch the cellphones together to pass photographs back and forth.Other uses of NFC are common place in payment systems.For example, I have an iPhone,and I can hold it over a credit card terminal to pay with my credit card that's linked through Apple Pay.This is an example of a Near Field Communication device.Just like RFID, we do have to worry about the possibility of interception of that wireless information though because it could be replayed and rebroadcast Now, luckily for us, NFC does require the devices to be very close for the communication to work.

RFID handhelds from Pepperl+Fuchs help you to identify RFID tags independently of stationary readers. This leads to a wide range of potential applications. Use our RFID handhelds to manually control the quality or to verify maintenance work. Using a sophisticated mechanism, RFID read/write heads for different frequencies (LF, HF, and UHF) can be quickly and easily attached to the handheld's base module without any tools. The read/write heads are plug-and-play, allowing them to be interchanged during operation without needing any time-consuming configuration work. This ensures users can concentrate completely on the identification task at hand. To help with this, the basic device has a 4.8-inch capacitive, hardened color touch display, which can be read clearly at all times even in suboptimal ambient light conditions. IP54 protection emphasizes the device's suitability for use outdoors and in other challenging environments. The RFID handhelds are built around a high-performance Arm Cortex A53, quad-core processor with a 1.8 GHz clock frequency per core, and features an embedded Cortex M4, 400 MHz processor, which provides dedicated control of the RFID read/write heads. In addition to the powerful processors, the handhelds have 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of flash memory, providing quick access and fast processing times even when working with more complex software applications.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the story of how business cards became cool again. Pieter is the founder and CEO of https://mobilocard.com/ (Mobilo), the smart business card where you tap your card on a phone and a link opens with your contact details. It's as simple as holding your card near a phone and then receiving contact information. Their patent-pending lead generation mode automatically shares and gathers contact details from both parties via a text message.  Pieter has been embedded in internet companies since the late 90s, but he became fascinated with Radio-Frequency Identification technology in the last couple of years. Pieter saw the untapped potential of this technology and launched Mobilo in October 2019. 

http://www.attractionchecklist.com - Let's go to Disneyland and ride Rise of the Resistance to see what had to be cut due to the pandemic on this episode of Attraction Checklist.  Recorded on May 18, 2021. TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to Attraction Checklist. This episode we head to Galaxy's Edge to experience the Pandemic Shortened version of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.  The Disneyland Resort website describes the attraction saying:  Join the Resistance in an epic battle against the First Order on this exciting new ride. Guests must be 40” or taller in order to ride this attraction and the Thrill Level describes it as being a Thrill Ride that is Dark, Loud, Scary and has small drops. We did cover Walt Disney World's Rise of the Resistance back in episode 88, but here are five fast facts about Disneyland's Rise of the Resistance. 1. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opened at Disneyland on January 17, 2020. 2. The main Rise of the Resistance ride vehicles utilize Radio Frequency Identification technology that allow it to navigate the attraction without a track. 3. When guests enter a room on the star destroyer that seeming is packed with AT-AT vehicles, there are only two that are physically present.  Strategically placed mirrors make it seem as if there are more. 4. The blaster fire that is simulated throughout the attraction use arrays of LEDs to give the illusion that the blaster fire is traveling through the air. 5. When Disneyland reopened after being closed for the pandemic, the ride experienced was shortened to comply with local health guidelines.  The pre-show experience featuring Rey and BB-8 is cut to minimize guest's time indoors. Well, let's see if an abbreviated version of Rise of the Resistance is still as impressive as the full experience.  After the ride, I'll give you my thoughts on this attraction. This is a binaural recording so if you have headphones, put them on now as we head to Disneyland to ride the pandemic shortened version of Rise of the Resistance. The attraction audio recorded for this episode is available exclusively to the Saturday Morning Media Patron Patron.  Support the show and get fun Bonus content over at http://www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia Episode edited by Stephen Staver FOLLOW US http://www.facebook.com/attractionchecklist  http://www.facebook.com/saturdaymorningmedia  http://www.twitter.com/SaturdayMMedia  https://plus.google.com/+Saturdaymorningmedia  https://www.linkedin.com/company/saturday-morning-media http://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayMorningMedia?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy  https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ SOURCES: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Rise_of_the_Resistance Show ©2021 Saturday Morning Media/Grant Baciocco

Thema heute:   Sicher im Netz unterwegs – aber bitte mit Chipkartenleser. Ich weiß ja nicht, wie es IHNEN geht, aber ich werde mit Betrugsversuchen im Internet und per E-Mail geradezu überschüttet. Natürlich entwickelt man mit der Zeit eine gewisse Routine darin, Fake- und Phisingnachrichten von seriösen Mails zu unterscheiden, aber ein Restrisiko besteht immer. Speziell dann, wenn man seine Geldgeschäfte per Internet abwickelt.  Hier sollte man kein Risiko eingehen und auf maximale Sicherheit setzen. Empfehlenswert ist daher der Einsatz von Chipkartenlesern, die einen großen Funktionsumfang haben, aber auch noch Funktionen über den Bereich des Online-Bankings hinaus abdecken.  Zu diesen Geräten gehört der cyberJack® RFID komfort.Sein Vorteil:Er unterstützt nahezu alle Anwendungen von kontaktbehafteten Chipkarten wie zum Beispiel Online-Banking via HBCI/FinTS, Secoder und EBICS sowie GeldKarte, wobei der HBCI Standard mittelfristig verschwinden wird bzw. bei vielen Banken schon verschwunden ist. Der SECODER-Standard wurde von der deutschen Kreditwirtschaft festgelegt. Das Ziel war es, einen Chipkartenleser zur definieren, der einfach und primär für das Onlinebanking optimiert ist. Hierbei sollen Onlinetransaktionen durch eine Datenvisualisierung im Display des Chipkartenlesers noch besser abgesichert werden.Auch die Buchstaben RFID haben ihre Berechtigung. RFID ist die Abkürzung von Radio-Frequency Identification und steht für den kontaktlosen Datenaustausch zwischen einem RFID-Transponder und einem RFID-Schreib-/Lesegerät. Sprich, der cyberJack® RFID komfort unterstützt auch kontaktlose RFID-Chipkarten mit allen Funktionen bei maximaler Sicherheit. Eine Anzeige des Berechtigten und der Berechtigungen auf dem großen, beleuchteten LC-Display verschafft Ihnen die volle Kontrolle über die Freigabe Ihrer persönlichen Daten. Zudem ist mit der sicheren PIN-Eingabe über die eigene Tastatur die Geheimhaltung Ihrer PIN zu jeder Zeit gewährleistet. Seit neuestem bietet Ihnen der RFID komfort sogar die Möglichkeit, online eine Abfrage Ihres Punktestands beim Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt in Flensburg durchzuführen. Die Voraussetzung dafür ist, dass Sie ein Lesegerät mit Personalausweisfunktion wie den cyberJack® RFID komfort und einen entsprechenden Personalausweis haben. Das Lesegerät kostet aktuell 159,90 € und ist garantiert eine sinnvolle Anschaffung.  Diesen Beitrag können Sie nachhören oder downloaden unter:

RFID tags have become a paper-thin, barely detectable building block of our economy — but they aren’t without controversy. Skeptics cite concerns over data theft and privacy violations, while rumors of a Bill Gates-funded government plot to implant chips in people exploded in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RFID tags have become a paper-thin, barely detectable building block of our economy — but they aren’t without controversy. Skeptics cite concerns over data theft and privacy violations, while rumors of a Bill Gates-funded government plot to implant chips in people exploded in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RFID tags have become a paper-thin, barely detectable building block of our economy — but they aren’t without controversy. Skeptics cite concerns over data theft and privacy violations, while rumors of a Bill Gates-funded government plot to implant chips in people exploded in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RFID tags have become a paper-thin, barely detectable building block of our economy — but they aren’t without controversy. Skeptics cite concerns over data theft and privacy violations, while rumors of a Bill Gates-funded government plot to implant chips in people exploded in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spy device developed during the Cold War has evolved into ubiquity, used for everything from tracking cow medications to locating nuclear materials. But when companies began using the technology to gain intel on their customers, consumer and privacy groups sounded the alarm — igniting fears of unprecedented surveillance and even associations with the antichrist.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spy device developed during the Cold War has evolved into ubiquity, used for everything from tracking cow medications to locating nuclear materials. But when companies began using the technology to gain intel on their customers, consumer and privacy groups sounded the alarm — igniting fears of unprecedented surveillance and even associations with the antichrist.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spy device developed during the Cold War has evolved into ubiquity, used for everything from tracking cow medications to locating nuclear materials. But when companies began using the technology to gain intel on their customers, consumer and privacy groups sounded the alarm — igniting fears of unprecedented surveillance and even associations with the antichrist.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A spy device developed during the Cold War has evolved into ubiquity, used for everything from tracking cow medications to locating nuclear materials. But when companies began using the technology to gain intel on their customers, consumer and privacy groups sounded the alarm — igniting fears of unprecedented surveillance and even associations with the antichrist.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since last March, state officials are reporting none of the state's nearly 700 nursing homes and assisted living facilities is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. Scientists are already seeing a host of negative impacts from global climate change on the Mississippi River. IPR's Kate Payne explains that researchers are tracking temperature variability and more intense rainfalls, and seeing disruptions to the life cycles of key animal species. Plus, a report from Harvest Public Media on the debate over Radio Frequency Identification in animals.

A push to use technology to track livestock is meeting strong resistance. Supporters say it can better ensure the safety of meat and protect businesses. Small cattle producers say it will increase costs.

A quick and simple look at Radio Frequency Identification and how it works.

RFID stands for Radio-Frequency Identification. It's a device that consist of a small chip than is capable of carrying 2,000 bytes of data. Could that be used in the future to store our personal data on? Could that be the Mark of the Beast? Stan answers common misconceptions about Bible prophecy, including if RFID will be the mark of the beast.

RFID stands for Radio-Frequency Identification. It's a device that consist of a small chip than is capable of carrying 2,000 bytes of data. Could that be used in the future to store our personal data on? Could that be the Mark of the Beast? Stan answers common misconceptions about Bible prophecy, including if RFID will be the mark of the beast.

Diese Technik steckt vermutlich mehrfach in jedem Portemonnaie – aber auch in Bibliotheken, Rindermägen und unter der Haut von Wannabe-Cyborgs: Radio-Frequency Identification, kurz RFID. In der 138. Netzbasteln-Ausgabe geht es um RFID-Hacks.

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has been used for decades in other industries, like in car manufacturing and for commercial use as anti-theft systems. And while the technology could have applications in the book supply chain, it has never been put into practice. This month's host, Elizabeth Barker, and BookNet Canada Bibliographic Manager Tom Richardson discuss RFID's potential for tracking books and why the book industry will never adopt them.

What will be the impact of radio frequency identification tags, and other short-range communication devices, on how the Internet of Things transforms our way of life?Source: © European Union - EP

What will be the impact of radio frequency identification tags, and other short-range communication devices, on how the Internet of Things transforms our way of life?Source: © European Union - EP

Privacy advocate and author Liz McIntyre joins Jim Paris Live to discuss her book Spychips. How are we being tracked through the use of RFID chips? What measures can you take to protect yourself from scams and thieves? Could RFID be a precursor to he Mark Of The Beast? Could blockchain technologies such as Bitcoin be integrated with RFID chips? Does it ever make sense to embed chips in animals or children? Have the new chipped credit cards raised the risk of RFID theft?

https://www.patreon.com/makersunplugged Music Provided by: SineRider -- https://soundcloud.com/sinerider Makers Unplugged – Episode #6 – Arduino CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES Arduino Circuit Board: https://www.arduino.cc/ Eli and Max introductions [0:55] RFID Lock [2:00] Radio Frequency Identification: http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/technology-article.asp UART to USB Bridge [3:33] UART: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_asynchronous_receiver/transmitter What is an Arduino? [4:30] Differences with Raspberry Pi [8:12] https://www.raspberrypi.org/ Microcontrollers and JTAG Programmers [10:07] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTAG DTR Signal [11:15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Terminal_Ready Programming languages and microcontrollers [11:58] Arduino Ecosystem: Atmel ATmega328: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATmega328 TI MSP 430: http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430g2 PIC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIC_microcontroller ESP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266 Aaron’s Arduino Projects [14:20] GPS Coordinate Project, Robot, Flitbit Dustin’s Projects [15:50] LEDs, TV Effects Max’s Arduino Projects [16:48] Neopixel LED Christmas Tree , Testing new sensors PID Controlling [17:45] Proportional-Integral-Derivative Control: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller Bus Pirate [19:50] ISP Programmer, JTAG Programmer, Sniffers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Pirate ISP Programming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-system_programming JTAG Programming: https://www.xjtag.com/about-jtag/what-is-jtag/ Sniffers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_analyzer Serial vs Parallel Communication [20:53] First projects to do on the Arduino [22:30] Shields, TCP/IP Stacks, UDP Packets [24:50] Arduino WiFi Shield: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoWiFiShield TCP/IP Stack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite UDP Packets: http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/users/gorry/course/inet-pages/udp.html Other open source hardware for hobbyist electronics [27:30] Open source Geiger counter kit [34:40] http://blog.safecast.org/ Arduino mouse wiggler [36:25] Building your own Arduino [40:02]

Imagine not having to stand in long checkout lines every time you go to the store. It could soon be possible with the help of Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, which uses radio waves to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects like packaging. Mechanical engineering professor Liwei Lin of the University of California, Berkeley says that cheaper production of RFID technology could someday allow it to be used ubiquitously. "Currently, if you go to the supermarket and check out food, or anything else, there is a barcode. And there's a laser scanner at the checkout and the barcode is pretty much just different lines, and it's pretty much free. And the RFID technology is competing with the barcode technology today, such that they have been made extremely cheap, maybe below five cents." Lin says that RFID could eventually replace the need for laser scanners and barcodes. "So one day, if you go out of the grocery store, you don’t need to scan everything you’re buying. Once you go to the checkpoint, they already know what you are buying, and give you the price. "

Xiaohua: Hello and welcome to Roundtable’s Word of the Week. This week we are gonna talk about some words and phrases that are related to Apple’s new product release. John: Yeah. That’s right. So they recently released or at least announced the release are the creation of iPhone 6, 6 plus and the Apple Watch. We're gonna take a look at some of the words and phrases that were used in the product announcements. So the first one we wanna take a look at is NFC, or Near Field Communication Xiaohua: 中文是：近距离无线通讯技术,也叫近场通讯。 John: Right. So NFC is basically just a standard for 2 electronic devices, a smart phone, a watch and anything else really, to be able to communicate, but only over very short distances. Xiaohua: 简单来说就是在,近的距离之间，在两种电子设备间进行的电子s通信。 John: Yeah. And the thing is about NFC again, there is a big difference that and RFID, which has been used in other types of technologies. No.1. RFID usually works over longer distances whereas NFC is only centimeters. And also interestingly enough, RFID only really allows for one way communication. So from a smart phone device to a payment platform, whereas this way, both the smart phone and the payment platform or the payment hardware can actually communicate directly with each other. So it’s two-way communication. Xiaohua: RFID, 又叫做Radio Frequency Identification. 中文是应用无线射频技术。RFID和NFC的区别一是，RFID可以允许更远距离的传输; 另外一点就是RFID之能允许单向传输，而NFC是双向的。 John: Exactly, one of the other words that was used, kind of related to NFC actually in the product announcement, was Contactless Payment. Contactless Payment is basically just using NFC or Near Field Communication to make payments. Xiaohua: Contactless Payment, 免接触支付 John: And also again, a lot of these have to do with, not just the iPhone because they did introduce the Contactless Payment, also for the Apple Watch. And what is interesting about the Apple Watch is that, normally when you charging an electronic device, these days its usually with a mini USB so you plug it in to a computer, or an adapter and plug that into the device. Whereas what you will notice on the Apple Watch, there is nowhere to plug anything in. So how is it going to be charged? It was going to be charged through inductive charging. Xiaohua:说到Apple的另外那款Apple Watch的新产品，就要提到无线充电，inductive charging. John: It’s basically wireless charging. This technology has been around for years, but it sees very few consumer applications. Mostly because the cost does not justify the actual production, but what we see with a device as small as the Apple Watch, inductive charging just makes so much sense. All you have to do is put it on to a specially designed plate, leave it there for a minute to a couple hours and it will be fully charged. Xiaohua: 无线充电或者感应充电的技术其实已经存在好几年了，但是像Apple Watch这样的轻巧的装置使用无线充电技术就是非常便捷的了。 John: And one of the last words we are going to look at today. This is actually a word has been around for quite a while, but it’s come up again with the release of the iPhone 6 Plus. Remember, there is the iPhone 6 which is bigger, 4.7 inches, iPhone 6 Plus which even bigger, about 5.5. So Apple has moved to the round of the phablet. Xiaohua: 最后一个要提到的词就是phablet，这个词可能大家都很熟悉，就是平板手机。Apple 也开始赶phablet的潮流，出大屏的平板手机了。 John: While it is a bit of a created word, phablets, in general, usually have screens that measure between 5.01 to 6.9 inches, about 130 to 180mm. That’s, of course, diagonally. All screens whether we're talking about, TVs, computers, tablets, watches even, now is measured diagonally. And we can see that with 5.5 inches, iPhone 6 Plus is firmly now in the phablet category. Xiaohua: Phablet是用来称呼5英寸到6.9英寸屏幕的这种触屏移动设备的。这里的英寸是测量了对角线的距离的。 所以5.5英寸的iPhone 6 Plus 也就是一个标准的平板手机了。And that’s all we have for Roundtable’s Word of the Week.

Decades after its debut, radio frequency identification technology is finally poised to realize its potential in the retail sector. The key is item-level RFID – something that hasn't been possible up to now, thanks to high tag costs and the reluctance of many retailers to expend limited resources on its development. Finally, though, there's real progress being made – Macy's, Kohl's and Marks Spencer are just a few of the major retailers to have taken big strides toward the adoption of item-level RFID. Joining us on this episode to tell the story is Joseph Andraski, former supply-chain executive with Nabisco and founder of Collaborative Energizer LLC. He talks of his groundbreaking efforts in this area, including work on a new paper that outlines, for the first time, the benefits of item-level RFID for suppliers. The goal: timely access to accurate information all along the supply chain. ''That's coming,'' Andraski says. ''I'm absolutely convinced of it.''

Tom Hapgood is at the University of Arkansas Art Department, where he teaches Web Design, Animation and Typography (see Courses) and is involved in research involving SecondLife, semacode and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) with the Walton College of Business and the College of Engineering. Tom’s interests are typography, motion graphics, information design, ubiquitous computing (qr codes), father depiction in mass media, Radio Frequency Identification, and installation art. Lately, he’s also been involved in production, design consulting and strategizing with Monster.com and U.S. News & World Report with HarperCollins publisher and authors Jeremy Hyman and Lynn Jacobs. He is a consultant for Applied Minds out of Glendale, CA and launched the site and packaging for The Buffalo Flows and Bridge to War Eagle documentary films. He is also writes for the design blog at Design.org