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09 Sep 09

5 ways to stay focused and get your goal - SmartPlanet

  • 1. Know the value of long-term focus.
  • 2. Write down your purpose for the work you do on an index card.
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14 Aug 09

Accountants & Bean Counters: What The Internet of Things Means For You

  • "...auto insurance companies now are experimenting with networked sensors installed in cars that allow them to price insurance based on actual driving behaviors (such as distance, speed, and where the car is driven) rather than blunter demographic characteristics (such as age or where a customer resides)."
  • if the driver of an owned or borrowed car happens to work in a part of town that gets more crime than other parts, then their insurance premiums will go up. For the owner of the car, the value of it will decrease over time due to its driving history. So while accountants may view Internet of Things as an enabler of more efficient pricing models, many consumers may think it's unfair and inequitable.

RFID: State of the Market

  • For example, RFID cannot be used for credit cards, because the data can be read at a distance and so isn't secure enough. Mohan thinks that the Bokode "could encode just as much information, but require an open line-of-sight to the card to be read, increasing security."

BBC NEWS | Technology | Barcode replacement shown off

  • Bokodes, as they are known, can hold thousands of times more information than their striped cousins and can be read by a standard mobile phone camera.
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Fear and Impatience are Killing the Nabaztag Bunnies

  • While RFID tags are primarily used for inventorying purposes, the concept has also been used to create games and track bicycles, passports and luggage. Nevertheless, just as the RFID is currently inappropriate for warehouse use, it's also inappropriate as an entertainment device or a security measure.
  • As for security, there have also been several attempts to use the RFID as an asset tracker. ImmobiTag encourages users to track their bicycles, FKI Logistek integrates RFID in airport baggage handling, and in a widely disputed move in 2006, the US government began issuing passports with RFID chips embedded in them. While all of these solutions were originally employed for security purposes, a recent video by whitehat hacker Chris Paget builds a great case against the RFID tag.
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