ZigBeef has developed a novel long-range radio frequency identification (RFID) system that allows handheld devices to track numerous mobile assets. The system consists of one or more asset tags and a tag reader and can be set up in minutes.
Monthly Archives: February 2008
February 18, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
105 hop wireless sensor network
Interesting video about the longest Sensor Networking chain, world record for the maximum number of hops.
February 15, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Postdoc Scholarship in Wireless Sensor Networks at University of Twente
The Computer Science department of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) at the University of Twente (UT) is one of the largest academic institutions in computer science in the Netherlands, with 220 faculty members and 1200
February 14, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
14 Million ‘Smart’ Wireless Sensor Network Households in 2012
Driven by emerging standards, increasing energy costs, and advances with Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN), the “smart home” is becoming a reality for the mass market. This extensive investigation with over 100 home installers, vendors, and suppliers found that the wireless
February 14, 2008 by Claro Noda | No comments
EasySen to Explore Complex Swarm Navigation
EasySen, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame’s MOSES Lab, proposes the use of radio frequency beacons to generate (switched) potential fields for navigation of large numbers of swarm agents. The idea is to use attractive beacons as waypoints
February 14, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Flavonoid
Flavonoid is a little device that’s used to capture your physical movement and translate that into digital data. The simple link between physical activity (1st Life) and digital activity (2nd Life) is what Flavonoid provides. Literally and practically — it
February 12, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Postdoc and research scientist positions in wireless sensor networks
A postdoc position in wireless sensor networks (Ref 2008/87) and a position as research scientist in virtual machines and language tools for sensor networks (Ref 2008/86) are available at CSIRO in Australia. For job info go here For info on
February 11, 2008 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
Chester Carlson Prize for Contiki and uIP
The Chester Carlson Prize was founded in 1985 in memory of Chester Carlson, the Swedish-American inventor of the copying machine and founder of the Xerox Corporation. The prize winner is selected by Xerox and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering
February 11, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Engineering student creates safety helmet that signals for help
Engineering student Brycen Spencer has designed a safety helmet that could help save the lives of thousands of outdoor sports enthusiasts involved in accidents each year. His Wireless Impact Guardian, or WIG, which signals for help even when the wearer
February 11, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
SENSEI – Integrating the Physical with the Digital World of the Network of the Future
SENSEI is an Integrated Project in the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme, in the ICT Thematic Priority of Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures: ICT-2007.1.1: The Network of the Future. In order to realise the vision of Ambient
