RFID advances 3D motion

Ultra-wideband RFID technology could advance video game development and special effects in the motion picture industry, reports RFID Journal.

Xsens Technologies, a Netherlands-based firm that designs 3D technologies, has incorporated UWB technology into a tracking application, dubbed MVN, for companies such as Electronic Arts, Industrial Light and Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, THQ, to digitally reproduce realistic movements of actors.

MVN employs a network of 17 inertial sensors, which use accelerometers and rate gyroscopes to track motions in 3D (inertial sensors are used in the Nintendo Wii remote control unit, as well as the Wii MotionPlus, to determine players' movements).

Panasonic Computer Solutions has revealed its Toughbook H1 mobile clinical assistant has been certified for use on the Verizon Wireless Network, states ContactlessNews.

The Toughbook H1 is a light-weight mobile computer designed to give doctors access to medical records via a broadband connection provided by Verizon.

The device features an integrated RFID reader, 2.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with dual LED lights, a bar code reader, contactless smart card reader and fingerprint readers.

Penang Public Library is Malaysia's first library to use an RFID system compliant to the EPC Global Gen2 standard, says RFID Ready.

There are 50 000 copies of reading materials in six different libraries in Penang, and over 800 000 library users.

The RFID technology from Smartag Solutions provides Penang Public Library with a fast, accurate means of gathering inventory information on large quantities of library materials.