Posts Tagged ‘passport’
OLED Passports By Samsung
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 8:20 No CommentsSamsung SDI and Bundesdruckerei from Germany, have designed a passport with a 700 ?m polycarbonate data page. This new travel document will feature an active matrix bendable 300 ?m OLED display which will show airport officials info and pictures related to the passport holder.
The ePassport does generate concerns that it can be hacked regardless of [...]
New US e-passports with RFID
Saturday, January 5, 2008 15:37 3 CommentsApparently the US government in an effort to speed up the security checks in airports, decided to implement a system with RFID tags on passports readable from 20 feet away. This will benefit those traveling from the US to areas near by such as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean and it will come in [...]