Xerox Creates Printed Labels With Rewritable Memory

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday September 15, 2015 @06:22PM from the mundane-futurism dept.

Lucas123 writes: Xerox has announced a line of printed labels that can store up to 36 bits of data that can be used to track shipped products, determine the authenticity and condition of products, and even identify if a medication refill has been authorized, or if a shipping tax has been paid. The key verification features, which are targeted at thwarting counterfeiters, will work offline, allowing secure validation of an object or process without being bound to the Internet. The memory labels can be encrypted for added security and can store up to 68 billion data points.

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In Other News by konohitowa · 2015-09-15 18:42 · Score: 1, Informative

Xerox confirms that 2^36 ~= 68G.
So at any point in time, it has the potential to store one point of data from among 68 billion possible points of data. Because. You know. It's 36 bits. To me, that's completely different from being able to store 68 billion data points. I inferred "simultaneously" from that. If it's any consolation, TFA has the same wording as the summary.