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Utah firm wants to go where GPS doesn't
A Utah company, S5 Wireless, is looking to bring reality closer to the movies, with small, cheap chips that can be powered by a single battery for up two years and tracked indoors and outside, over long distances. For instance, an S5 chip could go into a dog collar, complete with a battery, in a package about the size of a stick of gum that costs $3 to $4 to make. When the battery runs down, it's time to buy a new collar. The same concept could be applied to a kid's backpack, with an antenna running through the strap.
Dec 13, 2007, 16:33

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Eldan to install MobilEye solution in rental cars
Driver assistance systems developer MobilEye NV is expanding its presence in the Israeli market. Eldan Rent-a-Car Ltd. will install the company’s Accident Warning And Control System (AWACS) in its rental and leasing fleets.
Oct 22, 2007, 09:26

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Israel's Mini-Nose sniffs out improvised explosives
The Israeli-developed Mini-Nose is a portable, hand-held, highly-sensitive device which digitally recreates the mammalian olfactory processes for trace and particle detection. Developed by Herzliya-based Scent Detection Technologies Ltd. (SDT), the Mini-Nose is a two-piece hand-held explosives detector consisting of a sampling unit and an analyzer, and was designed based on specifications provided by security organizations both in Israel and the US, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon.
Aug 30, 2007, 10:05

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BOS and Galbital to launch joint RFID solution
BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Galbital RFID Solutions Ltd. to jointly launch an radio frequency identification (RFID) middleware server and controller. The product will provide enterprises with a combined software and hardware solution. This server and controller will enable an enterprise’s ERP application to implement a variety of RFID equipment and transfer the information to the application, in either an online or batch mode, without need for customization.
Aug 13, 2007, 10:52

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'Mind-Reading' Device Could Revolutionize Video Games
Engineers at NeuroSky Inc. have big plans for brain wave-reading toys and video games. They say the simple Darth Vader game — a relatively crude biofeedback device cloaked in gimmicky garb — portends the coming of more sophisticated devices that could revolutionize the way people play. Technology from NeuroSky and other startups could make video games more mentally stimulating and realistic. It could even enable players to control video game characters or avatars in virtual worlds with nothing but their thoughts.
Apr 30, 2007, 11:29