Samsys readers at scam price!!!!!!
we're fried. see extract from the minutes of presentation to homeland security last October by AutoID gang!!!
" Readers
Readers are a substantive part of the infrastructure costs of Auto-ID.Depending on how Auto-ID is used,readers might be installed at every door of a distribution operation,on every shelf in a warehouse or store,or at multiple points along every conveyer line.Current RFID readers can cost $5000 to $7000 each.Prof.Sarma thinks this is a scam because the core technology of these readers is less sophisticated than that in a $100 cellphone handset.Readers for Auto-ID will drop in price as volumes climb. Moreover,for some applications,a single reader can cover a very large area,according to Prof.Sarma.By installing multiple cheap antennas and switching the reader between them,a companycan do inventory monitoring without buying too many readers.In choosing Dr.Byrnes'selective readers.
To accelerate the downward spiral of prices,the Auto-ID center has designed an "open-source" reader.This design will have a $100 unit cost once market volumes reach 10,000 units.Although sponsors have exclusive access to the design for some months,the center will release the design to the public to stimulate the development and manufacture of cheaper readers."