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Delta Air Invests $25 Million in RFID for Luggage

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the extreme-package-tracking dept.

securitas writes "The New York Times' Barnaby Feder reports on Delta Air Lines' plans to invest $25 million in RFID luggage tracking hardware and software over the next two years. This sounds very similar to the Jacksonville Airport RFID plan. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and Hong Kong International Airport have also announced plans to use RFID technology in their operations. More at the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Boston Globe."

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  1. Now that's the first Good idea for RFID I've seen by Rhaize · · Score: 5, Funny

    well that and the cool little keyfobs we use at work. A while ago, I took the chip out of mine, and replanted it into my pen, confuses people when your opening the door with an inkpen. Seems like a good case for "the pen is mightier" quote

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  2. BYO RFID! by BandwidthHog · · Score: 5, Funny

    What hilarity could ensue if I packed my own RFID tags? Of course, this would assume that I had the capability to encode them, knew Delta's encoding scheme, and wasn't scared by the thought of losing either my luggage or my personal freedom, but hey, what a hack, right?

    DELTITE #1: "Uhh, Dave, the system shows 1,337 bags just came off that DC-9. I'm taking my lunch break now, let me know how that turns out."

    DELTITE #2: "!"

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  3. It's real use by OctaneZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before RFID:
    Baggage Claim Desk: Your luggage was diverted.
    Me: oh no to where?
    Baggage Claim Desk: Bulgaria.

    After RFID:
    Baggage Claim Desk: Your luggage was diverted.
    Me: oh no to where?
    Baggage Claim Desk: Bulgaria.