RFIDnews.mobi

[Gerry]

http://www.rfidnews.mobi/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

Pretty big, in my opinion, as this is a way that international business track shipments. Found this by accident. Not exactly a .mobi compliant site but quite a step on the international level and for government and major corporation initiatives.

Many governments require this sort of tracking and I do know awhile back there was supposed to be laws past requiring this technology on shipments of all narcotics from manufacturers to trace/recover stolen narcotics here in the US. I have not heard any more about it so it may actually be in place but you don't know it (sneaky). :cool:

RFID is radio-frequency identification, a technology that uses small devices or tags placed on items, pallets, and packages that can be used to sense the tagged item from a short distance without direct line-of-sight. The manufacturing industry includes all established involved in the chemical or mechanical transformation of materials or substances into new products.

http://www.rfidnews.mobi/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

[Scandiman]

It's possible this site works fine on a mobile, but I'm too lazy this AM to get the phone out of my car. Nice find and at some level RFID will touch mobile internet, not sure how just yet.

[Gerry]

not sure how just yet.As I pointed out in another post, look at all the industry that this RFID technology is touching. Soon, I would imagine the users of RFID will be able to track via mobile device.

Where's my baggage? My car? The little critters and lost pets?

Track anything with your cell phone? WOW. How cool is that. With all these major companies, airports, countries, manufacturers adopting this technology and it's primary device RFID going .mobi, this may be an inspiration to other companies to take notice.



http://www.rfidnews.mobi/content/category/1/1/33/

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[Scandiman]

I guess for me the missing link is hardware. Barcodes can possibly interact with cell phones today with the use of the built in camera but RFID requires a reader. Now I'm assuming its the phone that needs to do the reading as opposed to the RFID in the phone being read. Of course it doesn't have to be a phone at all, perhaps a hybrid GPS, RFID internet device. There are so many windows into this mobile internet, got to stop thinking only of phones.

[Gerry]

I guess for me the missing link is hardware. Barcodes can possibly interact with cell phones today with the use of the built in camera but RFID requires a reader. Now I'm assuming its the phone that needs to do the reading as opposed to the RFID in the phone being read. Of course it doesn't have to be a phone at all, perhaps a hybrid GPS, RFID internet device. There are so many windows into this mobile internet, got to stop thinking only of phones.A reader OR a central database.

If say, luggage, you use your cell, contect to a central station, track your bags. Or, have your phone, key in a known code or number once on to that RFID .mobi database and track that rare South American Spotted Leopard.

Japan is already using the barcode to "read" phones. This would use your phone to track goods.

RFID is a "form" of GPS, if you will. Not seeing the phone as a scanner, per se, but nice (or perhaps wishful) thinking of seeing these countries, business, enterprises, megacorporations logging on to a .mobi site for updates.

And, RFID.MOBI is a premium domain.

We need to get this whole premium thing in motion or else it will be an eternity. However, with all the fraud and scams with .eu sunrise and landrush and the subsequent failure from that fiasco, I can see where mTLD does not want to repeat the same mistakes and obviously has learned from others' mistakes.

Domain ID:D7096-MOBI
Domain Name:RFID.MOBI
Created On:11-May-2006 22:15:59 UTC
Last Updated On:12-May-2007 06:36:50 UTC
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:15:59 UTC
Trademark Name:Premium Name
Trademark Country:IE
Trademark Number:Premium Name
Date Trademark Applied For:2005-01-01
Date Trademark Registered:2006-01-01
Sponsoring Registrar:mTLD Mobile Top Level Domain (4000002)
Created by Registrar:mTLD Mobile Top Level Domain (4000002)

[nombre]

what i'd like to see is a site that allows you to check on rfid tags when you buy products and services

in other words something that would tell you how intrusive the tags are and how they can be disabled if you choose

i think that product and consumer information via the cellphone will be huge

this is certainly good for mobi

[rfidadmin]

Hi guys,

Well yes, the rfidnews.mobi site 'kind of' works on mobile devices. I built it first and foremost because the other news sites in my industry suck.

I'm working on 'making it compliant' but the jury is hung on that one (I can say it works on a Symbol MC9060 G RFID handheld fine, sucks on my RAZR and works snazzy on an IPhone...so.....)

To answer nombre, that is why I also have rfidsite.mobi. Once I finish playing with the news site, I had intended to build exactly what you are asking for (fairly easy since I do RFID for a living).

If any of you would like more information about RFID, drop me a line at admin at rfidnews dot mobi.

And yes, I will be on the boards here...I have a lot of mobi domains, so some help from the advanced members will be cool.

Thanks
Colin

[Scandiman]

Hi Colin,

Welcome to mobility. I look forward to learning more about rfid and how it will relate to mobile internet.

You may not know it already but your site compliance may soon be more important than you realize. If/when mTLD enforces the basics your site may be turned off if it doesn't comply. Run your site through the ready.mobi checker to see if you comply with the 3 requirements for a .mobi site. Getting a 5/5 score isn't required, but the 3 basics are.

On another note, how did you find your way to Mobility.mobi?

[Andres Kello]

Hi Colin and welcome to Mobility.

Thanks guys for all this talk about RFID and tracking, I just picked up RFIDTracking.mobi to complement my GPSTracking.mobi.

I love this place! :D

[Gerry]

Thanks
ColinColin, great to have you as part of this site. I thought the mobi site was awesome and quite a find. Wasn't even sure how I found it.

To me it was pretty spectacular and offered so many tie ins simply from a wi-fi, GPS, technology and other mobi-in-hand applications. With the enormity and global acceptance and usage of the RFID technology, this could be a huge growth area for mobile and mobi applications.

Purely speculation on my part, but there is obviously opportunity and tie in here between the industries.

Welcome and keep us posted on the news as you see it in your sector and market.

[Gerry]

Thanks guys for all this talk about RFID and tracking, I just picked up RFIDTracking.mobi to complement my GPSTracking.mobi.

I love this place! :DYou know, before I start posting news like this, perhaps I should do a little digging/regging myself.

Love your picture, by the way.

[nombre]

To answer nombre, that is why I also have rfidsite.mobi. Once I finish playing with the news site, I had intended to build exactly what you are asking for (fairly easy since I do RFID for a living). excellent ....there is a real opportunity here .... i wish you all the luck with it

once corporations wake up to power of databases quickly accessible from a cellphone, they are going to #@$ their pants because it will really give consumers a lot of power

[Gerry]

once corporations wake up to power of databases quickly accessible from a cellphone, they are going to #@$ their pants because it will really give consumers a lot of powerI could not agree more. I think businesses are finally but slowly coming to the realization that they have to go to the customer and meet the consumer needs, not the other way around.

I originally posted that site as being big news worthy as I it certainly think it is. It is a concentrated worldwide tracking system that has far reaching markets. The names of the companies mentioned in the news, the applications for not only tracking packages, but baggage, animals, auto's and containers.

Glad Colin found this forum and has a good handle on global enterprises, markets, and emerging technology.

This leads me to the conclusion that perhaps when we find sites like this, we should pass on an invitation to join the forum and discuss developing and deployment of the .mobi.

[rfidadmin]

Gerry---

Well it failed miserably on the test. Honestly, and I mean no offense to anyone, so what? I built it to serve a purpose of delivering the best news site I could build. I also did it in Joomla...so I'm pretty sure it would crap out on a mobile. However, I am currently killing my competition (rfidnews.com/.org/.net, rfidupdate etc etc).


That said, looking at the test....no one in their right mind is surfing sites on a screen that small. (I should know, my day job company happens to own Parts.com and we are building mobile apps).

I will take the wait and see approach to mTLD...if they are stupid enough to turn off the site run by the CIO of a company (and I know what I'm doing), turning off all the other people who don't know what to deliver to the user base will basically turn .mobi into another .info. I would laugh my ___ off if they do.

Side rant: What arrogance to say that the display of a site has to format to a phone (I've read a lot of this board...RAZR display vs IPhone display...I'm 50/50 there). What arrogance for them to say what is the best way to deliver content to a user.

Has anyone on here asked about usability as it relates to delivering your service/product/content? How many users primary method of reaching a site is through a computer and then adding it to their mobile to check on the go? Aside from places like Japan, how many locales are starting the surfing on the mobile?

I would like to ask ........ Should I, with what I know and do, destroy the primary entry of my site and drive away my readers (who are very happy right now) because I do not comply with a screen that is 2 by 1 inches (on a good day)?

End rant. My apologies, but I am more about serving a user base than I am about complying with some group *(mTLD)* who believe they will dictate the format of the future of mobile. That's awesome. I cannot wait until my domain is being sold for 99cents (godaddy.com .info sales...yea buddy).

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I found this because you pinged my site and a lot of hits came through the stats. I read my stats to make sure I can say hello to the readers. BTW, I have told about a half dozen people about your site. Very nice resource.

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I would highly suggest you do contact the owners of .mobi sites. There are going to be a lot of good/bad/uglies that happen. Making this a resource to help them get started would be excellent.

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Thank you for the welcome, I appreciate it. Again my apologies for the rant.

I have some humor for the group. Anyone on this group in the States? If so, you've seen ads for PivotPhone on TV (the cell service being sold by the cable companies through Sprint). So Comcast has pivotphone.com, the head trademark lawyer of Sprint has pivotphone.net. Guess what Sprint didn't register? Yep, Privotphone.mobi.

Sprint? Cell service? Cable company mobile service? They didn't buy the mobi domain?

So I did.

Needless to say I'll post about that in the Legal section here and we can have some fun talking about Trademark law and how not to get sued.

[Scandiman]

That said, looking at the test....no one in their right mind is surfing sites on a screen that small. (I should know, my day job company happens to own Parts.com and we are building mobile apps).

I will take the wait and see approach to mTLD...if they are stupid enough to turn off the site run by the CIO of a company (and I know what I'm doing), turning off all the other people who don't know what to deliver to the user base will basically turn .mobi into another .info. I would laugh my ___ off if they do.

Side rant: What arrogance to say that the display of a site has to format to a phone (I've read a lot of this board...RAZR display vs IPhone display...I'm 50/50 there). What arrogance for them to say what is the best way to deliver content to a user.

Has anyone on here asked about usability as it relates to delivering your service/product/content? How many users primary method of reaching a site is through a computer and then adding it to their mobile to check on the go? Aside from places like Japan, how many locales are starting the surfing on the mobile?

I would like to ask ........ Should I, with what I know and do, destroy the primary entry of my site and drive away my readers (who are very happy right now) because I do not comply with a screen that is 2 by 1 inches (on a good day)?

End rant. My apologies, but I am more about serving a user base than I am about complying with some group *(mTLD)* who believe they will dictate the format of the future of mobile. That's awesome. I cannot wait until my domain is being sold for 99cents (godaddy.com .info sales...yea buddy).

People do indeed use mobile devices for internet and the pool of users is growing everyday. Mobility.mobi is a compliant site, I use it on my phone often and I'm using a fairly low end device. Though it is not required, we strove to reach the highest rating, 5/5 and it makes a difference. That's the advantage of compliance, people don't get left out in the cold. While you may feel mTLD is arrogant, they are in fact embracing standards put forth by the W3C. It works, and it is only required for the default presentation as evidenced by the fully PC enabled site you are using here. Our compliance has had zero impact on the usability of Mobility for PC users. I encourage you to take a closer look at the issue of code compliance, it really is a core element of the .mobi tld and the trustmark it represents for mobile users.



I found this because you pinged my site and a lot of hits came through the stats. I read my stats to make sure I can say hello to the readers. BTW, I have told about a half dozen people about your site. Very nice resource.

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I would highly suggest you do contact the owners of .mobi sites. There are going to be a lot of good/bad/uglies that happen. Making this a resource to help them get started would be excellent.

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Thank you for the welcome, I appreciate it. Again my apologies for the rant.
Thanks very much for the referrals and no need to apologize. I appreciate your candor and look forward to hearing more from you if you have time to take a closer look at code compliance and how it benefits us all. I hope I can someday view rfidnews.mobi on my phone but today it is not so friendly.

[Gerry]

Thank you for the welcome, I appreciate it. Again my apologies for the rant.What rant?

That's a typical post.

My thoughts. Leave the site as is, for now. If you are getting traffic then you are certainly helping to brand mobi. So, who says mobi (you) can't have a subdomain for your very own site? (a mobi that makes a referral to a mobi)

I am not a programmer but I have played around with joomla. There are a great many programming tech heads here.

I'm still pumped about it. There will be some good to learn from all of this, on both sides.

You know you market better than anyone here. So give some thought about how to miniaturize your site and the content it can provide. Just the way you have it: NEWS with subcategories NORTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE and so on with feeds.

But stick around. Your insight to global markets and technology will be beneficial in the long run.

[MobiDick]

Side rant: What arrogance to say that the display of a site has to format to a phone (I've read a lot of this board...RAZR display vs IPhone display...I'm 50/50 there). What arrogance for them to say what is the best way to deliver content to a user.

Has anyone on here asked about usability as it relates to delivering your service/product/content? How many users primary method of reaching a site is through a computer and then adding it to their mobile to check on the go? Aside from places like Japan, how many locales are starting the surfing on the mobile?

I would like to ask ........ Should I, with what I know and do, destroy the primary entry of my site and drive away my readers (who are very happy right now) because I do not comply with a screen that is 2 by 1 inches (on a good day)?Hi RFIDadmin... no worries - you have a nice site there already - should be a piece of cake to whip up a mini version to comply, and serve up to anyone other than pc users.

You can also add a link at the top of your minisite for anyone who wants the full version. Doubt it would take someone of your skills longer than a couple hours, and your done.

BTW, Dir.mobi, a .mobi directory gets about 60,000 hits per month (last I heard), which leads me to believe the .mobi trustmark is accumulating a following.

Having said all that, I think you make a good point, that at this point in time, our .mobi sites would be well served by having pc-friendly full versions. Unfortunately for me, that's alot more work than the other way around, but definitely on my todo list.:smile: