[Promotion-technology] Fw: GaiShan Technology Leveraging SkyeTek's Secure RFID Reader Technology to Assist the Seeing-Impaired

[Robert Jaquiss]

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> PR Newswire, via EarthTimes.org
> Wednesday, November 07, 2007
>
> GaiShan Technology Leveraging SkyeTek's Secure RFID Reader Technology to 
> Assist the Seeing-Impaired
>
> By SkyeTek, Inc.
>
> Posted : Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:16:02 GMT
>
> WESTMINSTER, Colo., Nov. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- SkyeTek, Inc., the leading 
> provider of embedded RFID reader technology, today announced that GaiShan 
> Technology, a manufacturer of products to assist the visually impaired, 
> has adopted SkyeTek's RFID reader technology to deliver intelligent, 
> innovative solutions to assist the sight-impaired.
> GaiShan produces the TellMate portable audio player, which is intended for 
> those who have lost partial or total vision ability, including the legally 
> blind, those with low vision and senior citizens. The TellMate 
> incorporates an innovative system that allows users to access required 
> information about their immediate surroundings without help from sighted. 
> GaiShan is leveraging SkyeTek's technology to RFID-enable these audio 
> devices, as speech-enabled labels will be attached to each item to help 
> blind users easily identify and differentiate objects independently. 
> GaiShan is also leveraging SkyeTek software and hardware to RFID-enable 
> audio systems that will make learning much more fun and efficient as 
> compared to the Braille method currently use.
> "SkyeTek's RFID readers create a whole new level of intelligence for our 
> TellMate audio player while creating an even better user experience for 
> our customers," said SJ Chin, Managing Director at GaiShan. "While many 
> talking devices, such as clocks, thermometers and calculators exist to aid 
> the visually impaired in their everyday lives, there is still a need for 
> devices to help them identify everyday objects and retrieve important 
> information about those objects. By leveraging SkyeTek's intelligent RFID 
> readers, we are  able to help resolve this issue and improve the quality 
> of life for visually impaired people."
> "We continue to develop extremely interesting and innovative RFID 
> applications with customers like GaiShan who are looking for unique ways 
> to apply RFID to common problems," said Rob Balgley, CEO of SkyeTek. "Our 
> intelligent, low-cost RFID readers enable companies like GaiShan to easily 
> embed RFID into their solutions to make a great product even better. As we 
> continue to expand into Asia and other areas and industries, our 
> relationship with GaiShan further validates our growing momentum and 
> success."
> GaiShan Technology is just one of many customers that SkyeTek is working 
> with as the company continues to expand its business into Asia. SkyeTek 
> also recently announced the addition of two new distributors in the 
> region, USSEN and Hangzhou Ziytek.
> SkyeTek offers its technology to OEMs, systems integrators, and 
> distributors as reader modules or ReaderWare software licenses. SkyeTek 
> has sales offices in North America, Europe, and Asia and has numerous 
> production customers applying its technology in areas such as 
> anti-counterfeiting, contactless payment, item-level inventory management, 
> mobile workforce productivity, and patient safety.
> About SkyeTek, Inc.
> SkyeTek transforms RFID into networking technology enabling goods and 
> assets to participate in a connected world.  SkyeTek develops readers that 
> serve as intelligent edge devices and software that binds policies to 
> tagged items.  By extending networks to the physical world, customers 
> increase revenue through their ability to predict demand, prevent 
> counterfeiting, and personalize user interactions.  Based in Westminster, 
> Colo., SkyeTek sells exclusively through OEMs, systems integrators, 
> resellers, and distributors. For more information, visit
>
> http://www.skyetek.com/
>
> or call 720-565-0441.
>
>
> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,218027.shtml
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