UK considers tagging inmates
The UK government is considering implanting prisoners with RFID tags containing data on their identity, address and criminal record, says VNUNet.
The RFID tags, about the size of two grains of rice, would be injected under the skin and could be scanned by a reader.
There are also proposals to link the RFID tags to a larger GPS device to monitor the location of high-risk prisoners.
Oz smart cards almost ready
Commuters have been promised the long-overdue public transport smart card will finally be rolled out across southeast Queensland within weeks, says couriermail.com.au.
After nine years of broken pledges since the state government announced its so-called Go Card, acting premier Paul Lucas yesterday asked commuters to again trust his government as he guaranteed completion of the beleaguered project by the middle of March.
The roll-out of the cards - promising seamless ticketing between buses, trains and ferries - has encountered numerous setbacks recently due to technical difficulties.
PDA reads bar code
Metrologic Instruments has announced a rugged Windows CE 5.0-based PDA with available bar code scanning and GSM/GRPS wide-area networking, according to Windows for Devices.
The SP5700 OptimusPDA also includes optional Bluetooth and 802.11b/g wireless networking, as well as an optional external GPS receiver.
The OptimusPDA is based on a Marvell PXA520 processor clocked at 520MHz. It has 128MB of RAM and 128MB of flash memory. There's also a 3.5-inch touch-screen display, and a backlit numeric, telephone-style keyboard.
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