Several consumer products to get 'tagged'
Michelle Kessler,
USA Today,
Jan 28, 2003
By the end of the year, products are going to begin shipping with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in them. The chips are ting and can be attached to packages of razors, bottles of shampoo, or clothing. Most of the discussion on RFIDs centers around the commercial applications with some discussion of security. they will also be used in schools to track inventory and resources. But if you saw my house you would know immediately what the killer application will be: a hand-held consumer scanner that helps you find that book, that package of razors, or that nice sweater anywhere in my house. Seriously, when everything is tagged, why look for anything again? Simply scan and it will point directly to the item. Later applications will include a PDA, cell phone and, of course, tell the time (yet another million-dollar idea brought to you free from OLDaily).
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