The BrainWave desktop microwave concept is something we really wouldn’t mind having in the office, particularly during those late night sessions. that microwave oven comes with a USB port and RFID scanner built-in. So all you have to do is open the packet of pre-packed food, get the utensil that has a built-in RFID chip out of the package, scan it on the microwave and the device will know how towering it needs to heat up the food for you. The USB cable allows it to be hooked up to your computer, notifying you of when your food is ready (since we’re certain your eyes are glued to the computer display). Aside from that, the BrainWave can be stored in an upright position, functioning as a whiteboard when not heating up pizzas for you.

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[MWC] Today, Panasonic announced the latest model of its Toughbook series, the H1 Field. Geared toward field sales personnel, maintenance workers, first responders and healthcare professionals, the new Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field gets the optional Qualcomm Gobi2000 mobile broadband technology allowing multi carriers connectivity, the IP65 and MIL-STD-810G certification – with a six foot drop rating-, Smartcard, RFID and barcode readers, making the device highly mobile and productive in extreme conditions.

The Toughbook H1 Field packs serious performances including a 1.86 Ghz Intel Atom Z540 processor, six hours of battery life complemented by twin hot-swappable batteries, a 10.4″ dual-touch display for both tablet and touch screen use, 2 GB RAM and a 64GB SSD. The device will be available worldwide in March 2010, for an estimated price of $3,379.

Find more info at http://www.toughbook.com and read the complete feature list after the jump.

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For those who believe that men must be the traditional breadwinner, soon after the Live Checking Card could come in handy in these contemporary times. After all, you would want to keep a close eye on just what your other half spends on while you’re hard at work in the office, wouldn’t you Judging by the card’s namesake, the Live Checking Card is capable of showing your accumulated spending amount right after any purchase. that is made possible thanks to e-ink technology that will refer to your purchase history with bank detail transactions by the month via RFID. Still in the conceptual stage at point of publishing, we wonder whether stylish wives and girlfriends of the rich and famous would want to see their spending watched and possibly curbed in such a manner.

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Tanita managed to turn their common pedimeter, a $77 device known as the FB-730, into one that is able to send goods to a nearby RFID travel card which is similar to those found on train and bus networks in Japan, Hong Kong and London. Once you have arrived home, all relevant details can be synchronized with a computer followed by uploading it to the company’s Karada Karute (Body Card) website, where one is able to monitor one’s ongoing progress. The current system from Tanita works only in Japan, but it has worldwide potential that can be explored sometime in the future.

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The boffins at GE are currently working on a new batch of wearable RFID sensors that are smart abundant to detect airborne chemical agents. No concept on how they’re going to commercialize that though, but that’s a good problem to have (and solve down the road). Apparently, the final product can be part of a badge and worn on clothing, being fully capable of detecting chemical agents in the air even when they’re at ultra-trace concentrations. Could that help observant ordinary folks to the presence of anthrax or other toxic gasses during a terrorist attack? Might be a tad too late thereupon, but at least it will be able to pinpoint who was the culprit that let out a silent fart in the elevator. [Press Release]

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