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Nokia is not making a commitment to include NFC in all of its smartphones in 2011 (as reported elsewhere). Rather it is saying that it will start to introduce it into its smartphone portfolio in 2011. Click Here to read the full article |
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Door solutions on Bluetooth SIG |
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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group recognises that application of Bluetooth door solutions. Click here for the full article. |
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Nokia confirms cancellation of planned 6216 SWP NFC phone |
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We felt the quality of the consumer experience was not what it needed to be," Nokia's VP of Industry Collaborations has told NFC World, but "our commitment to NFC remains as strong as ever." Nokia has confirmed that it has decided not to put its long awaited 6216 Classic NFC phone into production. Announced in April 2009, the 6216 was to be Nokia's first phone based on the single wire protocol (SWP), enabling NFC functionality to be delivered via the user's SIM rather than via the embedded secure element used in earlier models such as the current 6212 Classic. Click here to here the full article. |
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Gartner says that Bluetooth Low Energy on of the top ten mobile technologies for 2010/11 |
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“In consumer terms, one technology that people will notice most will be Bluetooth 4, which brings a low-energy mode,” Gartner analyst Nick Jones told eWEEK. “It will also enable a lot of peripherals to the mobile phone and have a battery life of potentially years.” Such peripherals, Jones said, could include “intelligent, simple jewelry” with unique functionality and health care solutions, such as a device that measures a person’s blood pressure or heart rate on a jog. Click here to read the full article. |
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Security Spending to Rise More Than 5% in 2010 |
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In the spirit of seasonal good tidings, please let me point you to a glimmer of hope in this time of continuing economic uncertainty: Security spending is set to rise 5.1% in 2010, as first noted in ”Findings: Top 10 Security Technology Project Priorities for 2010″. The 5.1% increase reinforces data points gathered in other Gartner surveys and from Gartner customers who plan ambitious new spending initiatives in 2010. Click here to read the full article. |
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Security Sales and Intergration Article on ECKey |
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ECKey of Auckland, New Zealand, introduces a Bluetooth solution for the access control industry that allows end users to use a cell phone to lock and unlock residential doors and gates. The ECKey technology integrates with an existing door. The cell phone can be paired with the ECKey, similar to a Bluetooth set. The product will detect users in range and trigger the relay to unlock a door, open a gate or send a message to an access control system. Click here for original article |
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Mobile phones replace keys |
Any mobile phone with Bluetooth can be used to unlock doors or access to machines in a manner that is more secure than a keyWe were able to test the "ECKey" system at the recent IFSEC show in Birmingham. Once a phone has been paired with a control unit, which is done in the same way as pairing it with a head set, walking towards the receiver is enough to unlock it, while walking away locks it. Its security depends on the unique Bluetooth identifying number that mobile phones each have, but both the ECKey and the phone can be hidden from everyone else using 128-bit encryption or rolling codes. Click here for more details |
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Security Plus | Automobile Car Blog |
According to the manufacturers web site (eckey.com) once your Bluetooth device is registered, its mere presence will unlock the door, open the garage or disable your alarm. You dont even need to take your phone out of your pocket or bag ...
http://www.automobile-car.com/2009/05/03/security-plus/ |
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Clever device replaces keys with cell phone |
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Do you have a pocket full of swipe cards, keys, pin numbers and remotes? Just so you can get in and out of your own house, or work place?
Well that could all change as a result of a kiwi inventor, who has just won an international award for his clever device.
The technology which enables cellphones to unlock doors and open gates has won an award at the international security industry's major annual design and innovation event.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Clever-device-replaces-keys-with-cell-phone/tabid/412/articleID/100298/cat/167/Default.aspx |
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AVING Special Report on ISC WEST 2009 |
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LAS VEGAS, USA (AVING Special Report on 'ISC WEST 2009') -- ECKey presented its hands free key 'EK4' at ISC West in Las Vegas from April 1-3, 2009. Click here for more details. |
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