starting with children ...
da repubblica.it
Progetto pilota in Giappone, il software controlla gli spostamenti
e in caso di deviazione dal normale percorso lancia un allarme
Arriva il Wifi per genitori ansiosi così can track their children
"The safety of students, here is a prime concern,"
GABRIELE Niola
YOKOHAMA - The decisive weapon for parents super anxious to provide AeroScout. It 's a software platform that, using wireless technology, it gives them the ability to track the paths at any time citizens of their children. Just a wireless connection and a computer. The anxious parent may then kept under constant control the fate of their child by sitting at home or work. Not only that if it were otherwise occupied, a special alarm warns you every time your baby turns away from the track route. But
how this technology works in practice? The child is given a 'tag' wifi to keep him, unapiccola transmitter, and the streets are installed wireless stations that continuously receive signals from this 'tag' and redirect them to the central server. In this way you can determine the position of small at all times.
But the service is not limited to tracking. There is a chance to experience, thanks to a voice server, the drivers there are children nearby. But especially in the small transmitter there is a button integrated for emergencies when in difficulty, the child presses and the signal to the central server that redirects to AeroScout parents.
explains Gabi Daniely, vice president of marketing at AeroScout, "The safety of schoolchildren is a priority concern for the parents and the Japanese police, the use of WiFi technology for localization is undoubtedly a win-win and innovative. "
The project, now in a pilot test involving about a hundred children, seems to be going very well. This phase of experimentation was necessary because in the past were only tracked the movement of goods or other objects, never humans. This was ordered to make the transition from AeroScout RFID unsuitable to draw children to the Wifi.
Going beyond the curiosity of this first use of a wireless network compatible with Cisco routers, you should consider the importance of the experiment and the willingness to make technology a part of everyday Wifi. Draw the children going to school is only a starting point to show the potential of a technology, AeroScout has in fact already in contact with Japanese companies like Nissan and NTT Data (the biggest mobile operator of the nation) for the development of other services based on this same infrastructure.
(December 16, 2005)
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Eat a cucumber? I catch you! Let's call
by Apogeonline
November 7, 2005 - UnusualBiz
The tattoo on terrorism comes zucchini
Roberto Venturini
Do not be surprised if one day you will find at the supermarket vegetables tattooed, it's for our safety (and for the sake of marketing)
It will not probably many years before they even appear on our tables vegetables and vegetables subjected to a process of tattooing. But, at least for the moment, do not expect cucumbers with tribal motifs and grapefruit with the Harley logo. Unfortunately or fortunately, the initiative has more serious reasons.
A question of money and marketing. And damn labels
years you are looking for, da parte dei produttori, di trasformare un prodotto tipicamente commodity (come un cetriolo) in un prodotto branded, assegnando una marca che nobiliti e differenzi il prodotto. Caso assolutamente tipico, tanto per citarne uno, le mele Melinda. Che se gli togli il bollino, difficile riconoscerle e soprattutto difficile venderle allo stesso prezzo.
Dato che la natura, pur avendo concepito dei packaging perfetti per i suoi prodotti, non ha però previsto l'invenzione della pubblicità, è risultato finora piuttosto difficile migliorare la confezione naturale. Tutto ciò che si era riusciti a fare era appiccicare uno di quei maledetti bollini autoadesivi, che su certe verdure si rivelano fastidiosissimi da togliere.
Quel it worse is that the food industry in recent years has produced thousands of new products, species and varieties, each with a different charge. And to the supermarket becomes the complex issue of pricing of products and establish the cost of four apples that we bought, we can not expect the cashier to temporary work Esopus Spitzenberg how to identify an apple from a variety of Haralson.
Hence the interest in a labeling solution that makes less gummy labels (that cost), which identifies (eg. With a nice bar code) the nature and variety of its product and that would allow easy reading at the cash (and any other step in the supply chain) the characteristics technical product.
national security comes into play
In these times of paranoia, then there are those who long ago started to sleep because of restless peppers and eggplants. Commodity products, are citizens without identity, without fingerprints.
From the standpoint of food safety concern is to have these anonymous in circulation and the issue of traceability of the supply chain is hot, especially in countries where it is feared that the vegetables and the fruits of the fields can be used to commit terrorist acts, criminal or fraudulent. So much so, in a 2002 law, the U.S. provides for a series of mandatory labeling of products, indicating the country of origin and so on, the law remained a dead letter in many areas so far due to technical problems such as difficulty to insert a RFID chip beans sold in any hypermarket.
The appearance of the integrated food security with national defense is one more reason then that is already leading in the U.S. adoption of laser tattoo, finally allowing to uniquely identify the nature, type and plot of origin of the product, so difficult to forge.
The tattoo process is relatively simple: a laser beam strikes the top of the skin, leaving a Code (numeric or bar) just readable but very strong. And because the process (with some exceptions) does not use ink or other consumables, it is ecologically and economically. Moreover, due to the negligible depth of the incision, the characteristics of the product and its conservation are not compromised.
We talk about the apple, check the snake
technology, however, lends itself to a series of further developments and applications, less serious and more marketing oriented.
As mentioned before, can be a good solution to build a brand even on those products that have not had such tattooed logo, slogan or testimonial communication so far on our monotonous fruits and vegetables.
But with a little step further, check here that the catchphrase of the modern world, where anything can be turned into a media (or at least you can try).
Fruits and vegetables may therefore become the media to contain advertisements, engraved monochrome laser, which will do much to see in the showcases of supermarkets and fruit of our homes.
melons and watermelons are very popular, because of their size that make them suitable for large community and strong impact. Provided that the official color of the sponsor's corporate image is the yellow or green.
Mangoes and papayas will become the medium of choice for company travel and tourism in exotic locales.
And there could be a more appropriate medium for a telephone line from the top of a beautiful erotic Delicious apple, the color red.
by Apogeonline
November 7, 2005 - UnusualBiz
The tattoo on terrorism comes zucchini
Roberto Venturini
Do not be surprised if one day you will find at the supermarket vegetables tattooed, it's for our safety (and for the sake of marketing)
It will not probably many years before they even appear on our tables vegetables and vegetables subjected to a process of tattooing. But, at least for the moment, do not expect cucumbers with tribal motifs and grapefruit with the Harley logo. Unfortunately or fortunately, the initiative has more serious reasons.
A question of money and marketing. And damn labels
years you are looking for, da parte dei produttori, di trasformare un prodotto tipicamente commodity (come un cetriolo) in un prodotto branded, assegnando una marca che nobiliti e differenzi il prodotto. Caso assolutamente tipico, tanto per citarne uno, le mele Melinda. Che se gli togli il bollino, difficile riconoscerle e soprattutto difficile venderle allo stesso prezzo.
Dato che la natura, pur avendo concepito dei packaging perfetti per i suoi prodotti, non ha però previsto l'invenzione della pubblicità, è risultato finora piuttosto difficile migliorare la confezione naturale. Tutto ciò che si era riusciti a fare era appiccicare uno di quei maledetti bollini autoadesivi, che su certe verdure si rivelano fastidiosissimi da togliere.
Quel it worse is that the food industry in recent years has produced thousands of new products, species and varieties, each with a different charge. And to the supermarket becomes the complex issue of pricing of products and establish the cost of four apples that we bought, we can not expect the cashier to temporary work Esopus Spitzenberg how to identify an apple from a variety of Haralson.
Hence the interest in a labeling solution that makes less gummy labels (that cost), which identifies (eg. With a nice bar code) the nature and variety of its product and that would allow easy reading at the cash (and any other step in the supply chain) the characteristics technical product.
national security comes into play
In these times of paranoia, then there are those who long ago started to sleep because of restless peppers and eggplants. Commodity products, are citizens without identity, without fingerprints.
From the standpoint of food safety concern is to have these anonymous in circulation and the issue of traceability of the supply chain is hot, especially in countries where it is feared that the vegetables and the fruits of the fields can be used to commit terrorist acts, criminal or fraudulent. So much so, in a 2002 law, the U.S. provides for a series of mandatory labeling of products, indicating the country of origin and so on, the law remained a dead letter in many areas so far due to technical problems such as difficulty to insert a RFID chip beans sold in any hypermarket.
The appearance of the integrated food security with national defense is one more reason then that is already leading in the U.S. adoption of laser tattoo, finally allowing to uniquely identify the nature, type and plot of origin of the product, so difficult to forge.
The tattoo process is relatively simple: a laser beam strikes the top of the skin, leaving a Code (numeric or bar) just readable but very strong. And because the process (with some exceptions) does not use ink or other consumables, it is ecologically and economically. Moreover, due to the negligible depth of the incision, the characteristics of the product and its conservation are not compromised.
We talk about the apple, check the snake
technology, however, lends itself to a series of further developments and applications, less serious and more marketing oriented.
As mentioned before, can be a good solution to build a brand even on those products that have not had such tattooed logo, slogan or testimonial communication so far on our monotonous fruits and vegetables.
But with a little step further, check here that the catchphrase of the modern world, where anything can be turned into a media (or at least you can try).
Fruits and vegetables may therefore become the media to contain advertisements, engraved monochrome laser, which will do much to see in the showcases of supermarkets and fruit of our homes.
melons and watermelons are very popular, because of their size that make them suitable for large community and strong impact. Provided that the official color of the sponsor's corporate image is the yellow or green.
Mangoes and papayas will become the medium of choice for company travel and tourism in exotic locales.
And there could be a more appropriate medium for a telephone line from the top of a beautiful erotic Delicious apple, the color red.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Boat Operator Licence Ontario
: Raise the finger
by Repubblica.it
In an English primary school will soon be introduced
a display for detecting biometric fingerprint
Farewell to the Gradebook
the appeal becomes technological
LONDON - Appeal goodbye. Technological progress also shocked the steel initiation rite lesson that has accompanied dozens of generations of students, that "present" accompanied perhaps by a shrug of the hand. The register is intended to become archaeological object like clay tablets and papyrus rolls, could leave soon gives way to an aseptic display, a new technology by the fancy name: biometric fingerprint detection. It will become harder to skip school.
The first that will have the honor (and perhaps the cost) will be the youngest students to experience a British elementary school, the Redland Community Primary School in Chippenham in Wiltshire, a county in southern England. It's up to them to deal with the new tecnoappello. Rather than responding to the daily list of names, Children will simply touch a screen attached to the wall of the classroom.
biometric sensing system was developed for military purposes by the US-Israeli Bioguard. Now you will use, and perhaps the thing will not please the kids, to shorten the time for recording attendance and lengthen the time available for the lesson.
Not only that, but the school authorities consider this system a great way to prevent students from skipping school or class, because with this tool, it is virtually impossible to pretend to be there. Everyone knows that the traditional class roster "paper" is not very reliable and gives the possibility (No denying), afforestation for several hours or even for one day. The instrument of Bioguard, however, immediately record the absence and parents can be contacted by phone, e-mail or text messages in near real time.
"I'm sure most parents will find this interesting tool - said the headteacher, Hilary Walton -. The recording will be made twice a day and the extra time will be devoted to the curriculum."
Jeremy Whittaker, project manager Bioguard, assured that the information gathered by the system will be kept in complete privacy. If the experiment goes well, and parents will In December, the program will be extended to another 90 students from 9 to 11 years. It remains to be seen is how I take the kids.
(September 27, 2005)
by Repubblica.it
In an English primary school will soon be introduced
a display for detecting biometric fingerprint
Farewell to the Gradebook
the appeal becomes technological
LONDON - Appeal goodbye. Technological progress also shocked the steel initiation rite lesson that has accompanied dozens of generations of students, that "present" accompanied perhaps by a shrug of the hand. The register is intended to become archaeological object like clay tablets and papyrus rolls, could leave soon gives way to an aseptic display, a new technology by the fancy name: biometric fingerprint detection. It will become harder to skip school.
The first that will have the honor (and perhaps the cost) will be the youngest students to experience a British elementary school, the Redland Community Primary School in Chippenham in Wiltshire, a county in southern England. It's up to them to deal with the new tecnoappello. Rather than responding to the daily list of names, Children will simply touch a screen attached to the wall of the classroom.
biometric sensing system was developed for military purposes by the US-Israeli Bioguard. Now you will use, and perhaps the thing will not please the kids, to shorten the time for recording attendance and lengthen the time available for the lesson.
Not only that, but the school authorities consider this system a great way to prevent students from skipping school or class, because with this tool, it is virtually impossible to pretend to be there. Everyone knows that the traditional class roster "paper" is not very reliable and gives the possibility (No denying), afforestation for several hours or even for one day. The instrument of Bioguard, however, immediately record the absence and parents can be contacted by phone, e-mail or text messages in near real time.
"I'm sure most parents will find this interesting tool - said the headteacher, Hilary Walton -. The recording will be made twice a day and the extra time will be devoted to the curriculum."
Jeremy Whittaker, project manager Bioguard, assured that the information gathered by the system will be kept in complete privacy. If the experiment goes well, and parents will In December, the program will be extended to another 90 students from 9 to 11 years. It remains to be seen is how I take the kids.
(September 27, 2005)
Exercise - Floor Wiper
truant? I catch you! Please
by Repubblica.it
In Rome, an experimental project in 26 schools. From October
involve the students in ninth grade and first superior
"Your son is not in school"
parents alerted by SMS
ROME - From October 1st Mariner school who will not smooth: an SMS will alert parents of the absence of the child. The initiative will involve twenty-six schools will be linked into a computer network within the project "Portalnet school." The SMS service will take information on a trial basis until December 31 for the boys in the eighth grade and higher primates, and allow the school office in an automated way to communicate the absence of boys.
On the website www. portalnetscuola. com you will find sections containing information standards, data sheets and websites of the 26 institutions participating in the initiative.
Also, you will see the notice board, a discussion forum, a section dedicated to cultural events, sporting and other community schools and access links to museums, theaters, places to visit.
(September 27, 2005)
by Repubblica.it
In Rome, an experimental project in 26 schools. From October
involve the students in ninth grade and first superior
"Your son is not in school"
parents alerted by SMS
ROME - From October 1st Mariner school who will not smooth: an SMS will alert parents of the absence of the child. The initiative will involve twenty-six schools will be linked into a computer network within the project "Portalnet school." The SMS service will take information on a trial basis until December 31 for the boys in the eighth grade and higher primates, and allow the school office in an automated way to communicate the absence of boys.
On the website www. portalnetscuola. com you will find sections containing information standards, data sheets and websites of the 26 institutions participating in the initiative.
Also, you will see the notice board, a discussion forum, a section dedicated to cultural events, sporting and other community schools and access links to museums, theaters, places to visit.
(September 27, 2005)
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
How Does Cm Look Before Your Period
, human slavery is served.
da repubblica.it
IL CASO. Il computer guardiano in fabbrica
per aumentare l'efficienza ed evitare i tempi morti
Braccialetti elettronici a dipendenti
Allarme a Londra: "Così ci spiano"
Dove il sistema è in uso il turn over è aumentato del 300%
dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI
LONDRA - Il futuro dei lavoratori manuali, si pensava un tempo, sarebbe stato più o meno così: gli uomini avrebbero dato ordini ai robot, questi avrebbero disciplinatamente obbedito e così gli esseri umani si sarebbero risparmiati le fatiche più dure. Ma il futuro potrebbe riservarci una brutta sorpresa: forse saranno the robot to give orders, and we'll have to obey. With a new technology imported from the United States, in fact, workers employed in warehouses and stores in the UK have begun to wear a special bracelet electronic computerized recording their movements, estimated the pace of work and gives orders.
on the cuff, for example, seem written or illuminated signs that show: "Go to the lane number sixteen, take three boxes from the second shelf, put them on the elevator and take it to truck number two." In parallel, the bracelet sends signals of this type in a control room: "The worker is the lane twenty-four number eleven of thirty-two minutes." A bit 'too long: non si sarà appisolato?
Non starà mica fumando una sigaretta di nascosto? Oppure: "Il lavoratore numero sei è andato alla toilette, è la seconda volta dall'inizio del turno". Di nuovo? Cos'ha, la diarrea? O è uno scansafatiche?
Può sembrare uno scherzo, invece è una cosa seria: diecimila lavoratori indossano già il bracciale-computer , il numero aumenta progressivamente, una trentina di aziende lo hanno adottato nei loro depositi da un capo all'altro del Regno Unito, tra cui catene di supermercati e grandi magazzini come Tesco, Marks&Spencer, Sainsbury e Boots, cioè alcune delle maggiori società nazionali.
" E' un sistema that facilitates the work, making it faster and more efficient, gives no discomfort to the workers, "say the spokesmen of the companies involved, noting that the mechanism is universally popular in America .
But a study by the University of Durham takes the opposite "Instead of making work more efficiently, the electronic bracelet risks alienating workers, depriving them of any kind of initiative and choice, transforming them into automatons who take orders from a computer ." And the British trade unions suggest that the turn-over, in warehouses where the cuff is in use, can reach peaks of 300 per cent, with employees who become redundant after a few days or even hours : "Do not stand and watch - announced - while the workers of our country are operated by robots."
(June 8, 2005)
da repubblica.it
IL CASO. Il computer guardiano in fabbrica
per aumentare l'efficienza ed evitare i tempi morti
Braccialetti elettronici a dipendenti
Allarme a Londra: "Così ci spiano"
Dove il sistema è in uso il turn over è aumentato del 300%
dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI
LONDRA - Il futuro dei lavoratori manuali, si pensava un tempo, sarebbe stato più o meno così: gli uomini avrebbero dato ordini ai robot, questi avrebbero disciplinatamente obbedito e così gli esseri umani si sarebbero risparmiati le fatiche più dure. Ma il futuro potrebbe riservarci una brutta sorpresa: forse saranno the robot to give orders, and we'll have to obey. With a new technology imported from the United States, in fact, workers employed in warehouses and stores in the UK have begun to wear a special bracelet electronic computerized recording their movements, estimated the pace of work and gives orders.
on the cuff, for example, seem written or illuminated signs that show: "Go to the lane number sixteen, take three boxes from the second shelf, put them on the elevator and take it to truck number two." In parallel, the bracelet sends signals of this type in a control room: "The worker is the lane twenty-four number eleven of thirty-two minutes." A bit 'too long: non si sarà appisolato?
Non starà mica fumando una sigaretta di nascosto? Oppure: "Il lavoratore numero sei è andato alla toilette, è la seconda volta dall'inizio del turno". Di nuovo? Cos'ha, la diarrea? O è uno scansafatiche?
Può sembrare uno scherzo, invece è una cosa seria: diecimila lavoratori indossano già il bracciale-computer , il numero aumenta progressivamente, una trentina di aziende lo hanno adottato nei loro depositi da un capo all'altro del Regno Unito, tra cui catene di supermercati e grandi magazzini come Tesco, Marks&Spencer, Sainsbury e Boots, cioè alcune delle maggiori società nazionali.
" E' un sistema that facilitates the work, making it faster and more efficient, gives no discomfort to the workers, "say the spokesmen of the companies involved, noting that the mechanism is universally popular in America .
But a study by the University of Durham takes the opposite "Instead of making work more efficiently, the electronic bracelet risks alienating workers, depriving them of any kind of initiative and choice, transforming them into automatons who take orders from a computer ." And the British trade unions suggest that the turn-over, in warehouses where the cuff is in use, can reach peaks of 300 per cent, with employees who become redundant after a few days or even hours : "Do not stand and watch - announced - while the workers of our country are operated by robots."
(June 8, 2005)
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