Canada RFID programme falls short

The Canadian government's radio frequency identification (RFID)-enabled driver's licences have not seen the demand that was expected, reports IT Business.

Provinces across Canada have been implementing more than 115 000 RFID-enabled cards to improve cross-border control; however this number is less than the expected demand from government.

The enhanced cards have been criticised by privacy commissioners for the GEN2 RFID chip; which can be read within a vicinity of several meters by any standard chip reader.

Samsung has set up a smart library at the Myongii University in South Korea, states JoongAng Daily.

Samsung has helped other institutions of higher learning like Korea University and Sungkyunkwan University to set up hi-tech libraries that adopt video conference technology as well as RFID tag systems.

As more universities in Korea transform their libraries into smart libraries, posters have given way to digital bulletin boards. Students can enter their student IDs and the screen will show information such as messages, classes and syllabuses.

Near Field Communication's (NFC) gateway Key Fob, developed by Delphi, an automotive technology provider, enables smartphones to do everything from checking tyre pressure to receiving maintenance alerts and vehicle tracking, says RFID Journal.

The Key Fob contains a passive RFID tag that will enable a driver to exchange information between a car and a Web-enabled phone.

An RFID module that plugs into a mobile phone's microSD memory card slot enables a cellphone to function as an NFC passive RFID tag.