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Supermarket shopping gets smart tech
News Two major retailers and a consumer products giant are teaming up to test a new "smart shelf" technology that allows for real-time tracking of inventory levels. A Tesco spokesman confirmed that the company is testing Gillette's smart shelf, but...
[January 9, 2003, 12:19]
HP sued over 'expiring' cartridges
Talkback HP's own product datasheets explicity state "Each cartridge has a 24-month shelf life dating from the time of manufacture, which is recorded on the smart chip. If a cartridge is installed after the shelf life expiry date, the printer will not...
[March 1, 2005, 12:59]
'Secret' RFID test draws consumer ire
News CASPIAN and other consumer advocates are wary of so-called smart-shelf devices, which require outfitting merchandise with microchips that can broadcast their whereabouts via a radio signal. Wal-Mart had plans to conduct a smart-shelf test in a...
[November 17, 2003, 10:50]
Asus gets futuristic with modular PC
Talkback Why would one want to take up neraly a metre of shelf space when a box sits in dead space under the desk? How smart would it look after a few months? And it's a dust trap. Why create work - I thought IT was supposed to make life easie, hmmm.
[February 24, 2006, 16:30]
HP unveils its vision of the future
News A "smart-shelf" would be used to recharge a battery in the watch. HP has working prototypes of "smart-tables" [bottom left above]. HP believes that future high-tech devices will need to offer less functionality, so that the users of tomorrow aren't...
[May 15, 2006, 15:00]
IBM targets developers in cloud push
News If you can rent it off the shelf pre-wired, it's a great time-saver. In an announcement on Tuesday, IBM unveiled a set of cloud products and services as part of its Smart Business brand, with an initial focus on cloud development and virtual desktops.
[June 16, 2009, 15:23]
HP puts RFID on the rack
News Each shelf in the rack is equipped with an RFID reader designed to read high-frequency signals from servers with special chips storing the machine's unique ID number. Hewlett-Packard is working on a "smart rack" that incorporates radio frequency...
[November 1, 2004, 7:49]
RFID tracks shopping habits
News For instance, off-the-shelf RFID readers that were used to pick up radio signals from the roaming trolleys could not fit into the store shelves. According to Lee, plans for "smart shelves" are in the pipeline.
[July 5, 2006, 9:50]
Together
Downloads Just about anything can be dragged to Together's main window or Shelf for safe keeping. The Shelf is a system-wide window that appears as a tab on the side of the screen, which can also be used to browse and search the library, access...
[December 1, 2009, 16:42]
HP unveils vision for personal communications
News HP also unveiled a range of related products, including a "Smart Shelf" and adjoining Wall Display, which would act as a charger for the hub and could also be used as a monitor. HP has revealed its vision for the future of mobile devices by...
[October 9, 2006, 16:00]
Friday
Blog Nowadays, the smart cookie just plugs in a spare disk, copies everything across and leaves the duplicate on a shelf somewhere. Friday 11/7/2003 According to Jim Gray, head of Microsoft's Bay Area Research Centre, the best way of transferring lots...
[July 11, 2003, 15:06]
Netgear ProSafe DGFV338 review
Reviews It’s this type of security that really differentiates the DGFV338 from typical off-the-shelf wireless routers. It is easy to set up and use, thanks to Netgear’s Smart Wizard (VPN Wizard) which helps you to connect to your ISP and establish VPN...
[June 14, 2007, 15:03]
Privacy groups protest RFID tagging of razors
News But privacy groups started protesting outside the Tesco store when it emerged the supermarket was automatically taking photographs of shoppers when they picked the blades up off the shelf and when they left the shop with any tagged product.
[August 15, 2003, 9:10]
Corporate keylogger infections up 50 percent
Talkback Customized penetration and information gathering is nothing new under the sun and the average "off the shelf" security solution won't catch it. Couple that with the masses of organizations that never fail to bring in the latest and greatest gadgets...
[May 16, 2006, 23:46]
IBM's next push: The network chip
News IBM says that by using its off-the-shelf PowerNP chips and development tools, companies can shave six to 12 months off the development cycle for new products. IBM says tomorrow's smart computer networks begin with today's chips.
[February 2, 2001, 8:32]
Belkin Wireless Pre-N router: a first look review
Reviews The Belkin Pre-N router is also Wi-Fi certified for backward compatibility with 802.11b and 802.11g devices, which means you can use it with off-the-shelf Wi-Fi gear from other makers. VAT) Wireless Pre-N router achieves these enhancements with the...
[September 6, 2004, 11:00]
Martin Veitch's Weekend Diary
News It's true that the cost of retooling is high but Taiwan Inc.now has a million of these babies ready if you'll take off the shelf cases. One of the most pleasant chaps in the business, Hessler has a sharp idea of what Quarterdeck can and can't do...
[September 27, 1997, 8:00]
It might be 2008, but guess who's stuck in 1988? DVD retailers! Yay!
Blog They involve repackaging product, reduce shelf space and increase [sic] labour costs. Time to get smart and go online - and here it is, the RedTag from AGI Amaray, A MeadWestvaco Resource. Clueless. Clueless.
[January 2, 2008, 19:25]
Apple's big chance begins at home
Leader Most of the components are standard, most of the functionality off the shelf. We suggest a set of smart wirelessly linked digital components, including a DVR file server, flat-screen TV-cum-Mac, digital radio and -- why not ?
[October 14, 2004, 12:00]
Networked world will require revolution
News Kids of the future will not view a toy as a physical gift with a limited shelf life but as a platform that can be constantly upgraded using downloads from a network says Rifkin. M-Ware, a firm based in Utah in the US is offering people smart water...
[February 26, 2001, 14:51]
