Kevin Ashton

Writer

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Gender	Male
Age	57
Born	Birmingham
	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Books	How to Fly a Horse
Founded	Auto-ID Labs
Date of birth	January 1,1968
Date of Reg.	2019-08-02 01:55:07
Date of Upd.	2023-08-04 14:21:41
ID	1014948

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Kevin Ashton Life story

Kevin Ashton is a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which created a global standard system for RFID and other sensors.

The Cold War spy technology which we all use

Feb 16,2020 5:30 am

... In 1999, Kevin Ashton, from fast-moving consumer-goods company Procter and Gamble, coined a phrase perfectly calculated to capture the excitement: But the hype about RFID faded as attention moved to shiny consumer products: smartwatches, smart thermostats, smart speakers and even smart cars...