I know some are the clocks on the microwave, DVD player, coffee maker, etc., but could some also be just electronics that you simply plug in and leave plugged in, even while not using, like a lamp? I just need someone to help me specify how i can tell vampire electronics to ordinary electronics.

Not so much lamps, but anything with a transformer on it. For instance a phone charger, will constantly convert AC to DC as long as it is plugged in, even if it is not charging a phone battery. Then anything that has lights, or clocks that stay lit continuously.

It is well known that the adoption of RFID is happening around the globe. But where are the success stories and in which market sectors? One industry that has realized the benefits of RFID technology for several years is the Livestock industry.

There are a host of challenges facing livestock farmers today. The livestock owners faces increased competition in global markets, disease control and better breeding practices to name just some of the issues. In the past, other technologies, such as bar coding were attempted to track livestock. There are, however, problems with bar codes, such as the time and labour to scan each bar code, and the bar codes were often dirty or damaged, making it difficult or impossible to read them.

RFID technology answers the needs for livestock owners who look to improve profitability and reduce risk in the herds they manage. RFID systems are being used as a means of identifying farm animals and collecting data far more quickly and efficiently than can be done by writing down numbers by hand or scanning a barcode on a plastic tag in an animal’s ear. Government agencies too, around the world, are in favor of RFID, because it enables them to link a unique identification number for each animal to a database that includes information specific to that animal, including date of birth, inoculations, sex and breeding specifics.

The GAO RFID Livestock Solution:

As a fast growing company, GAO RFID has been specializing in the livestock identification. A GAO RFID Tag (Readable/ Write-able) would dramatically improve the ability to track livestock with long range and high throughput capability and maintain accurate and up-to-date information. Being able to identify animals and link them to the herd they came from and every location they went to in the supply chain helps control the spread of diseases, such as BCE, bovine tuberculosis, hoof-and-mouth and other diseases. Several countries, including Canada, are moving forward with national ID plans that require RFID.

To learn more on how GAO RFID can help you manage your herd for greater profit and less risk; please contact us at sales@gaorfid.com.

GAORFID Technology Solutions Team
http://www.articlesbase.com/technology-articles/rfid-solutions-for-livestock-industry-96182.html

With RFID technology, commercial, government, and increasingly smaller private fleets can provide hands-free access to their maintenance depot. More recently companies are using the systems to collect, track, and report operations and maintenance data for all of their vehicles.

Benefits of using RFID Systems:

* Provides faster and more accurate vehicle check-in, re-fueling, weighing, maintenance, and check-out
* Tracks the location of cabs, trailers, and other fleet vehicles within the RFID-enabled parking lots, maintenance depot, and storage facilities
* Vehicle maintenance can be automatically recorded and tracked
* History of fleet inventory can be maintained

Increasingly attractive for vehicle hire operators, simple systems are now even being used for relatively small fleets of speciality vehicles such as VW campervans available for hire to track maintenance data.

MC75 - Imager & Camera, QWERTY Keypad (MC7596-PZCSKQWA9WR)

MC75 - Imager & Camera, QWERTY Keypad (MC7596-PZCSKQWA9WR)

Worldwide Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA)

Product Code : MC7596-PZCSKQWA9WR

WM6 Phone Edition, LAN, HSDPA, Imager & Camera, QWERTY Keypad, IrDA, GPS, VGA and 1.5x battery

No matter what your workers need to get the job done, Motorola’s MC75 Worldwide Enterprise RFID Digital Assistant delivers by combining an unparalleled number of business capabilities into an easy-to-carry rugged device. 3.5G HSDPA and 3G CDMA-EVDO (Rev A) support provides high performance voice and data services around the globe.

Your workers will enjoy having all the features they need right at their fingertips in one device designed to endure all-day, everyday use outside the enterprise — including push-to-talk, integrated GPS with superior sensitivity and tracking capabilities, 1D and 2D bar code scanning, a high resolution 2 megapixel autofocus color camera, 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth and IrDA connectivity.

Rugged, lightweight design
Passes drop-and-tumble tests, with integrated antenna and IP-54 sealing.

Powerful microprocessor
Maximizes mobility, giving desktop-like performance with minimal power use.

Increased interoperability
Enabled through Windows® Mobile 6.0, with advanced security, a flexible development platform and improved mobile messaging.

3G WWAN capability
Delivers high broadband and voice data performance anywhere in the world.

* Connects to most worldwide carriers
* Download speeds of up to 3 Mbps
* Integrated voice and data
* Future-proofed and affordable

WLAN and VoIP support
Provides cost-effective connectivity in offices and hot spots.

Assisted and autonomous GPS support
Enables robust location-based applications, boosts signals in weak areas and increasing time to first fix (TTFF).

WPAN and IrDA
Helps connect wirelessly to modems, printers and headsets, as well as legacy business equipment.

High-definition VGA display
Supports high-resolution images such as video, and remains easy to view in any lighting.

Backwards compatibility
Uses MC70 EDA accessories.

Multiple keyboard options
Include QWERTY, QWERTZ and AZERTY keyboards.

External WWAN antenna
Improves signal reception and makes connections more dependable.

Robust memory space
Provided via 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM.