Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Ten Best, Worst, and Craziest Uses of RFID

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the track-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This top 10 rounds up what it calls 'the best, worst and craziest' uses of RFID out there — including chipped kids at Legoland, smart pub tables that let you order drinks, smartcards for sports fans, and chipped airline passengers. The craziest use of the tech surely has to be RFID chips for Marks & Spencer suits — you couldn't pay most people to wear one of them."

2 of 126 comments (clear)

  1. RFID as a social-changing technology by Lord+Satri · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's often a confusion between passive and active tags, which have different types of uses and different capabilities, read about it on wikipedia. Additionally, Slashgeo (yup, plug) has a section on RFID tags.

    From TA: "RFID has also made an appearance in the army to try and reduce casualties from 'friendly fire' incidents." ... let's not forget the actual range limitation of most RFID tags.

    Yes, RFID is one of the geospatial technology which will have a significant impact on our lives. The "100% organic matter RFID chip developed in Korea, costing only 0.5 cents" kind of headlines will only be seen more often in the near future.

    --
    Animoog.org
  2. I nominate the implanted RFID guy by danceswithtrees · · Score: 4, Informative
    I think that most people would agree that Amal Graafstra should take the prize for the craziest use of RFID. All of the other things on the list are so so. Most people would try it once, may or may not like it/find it useful/find it annoying. Very few would ever consider doing what this guy did- have a RFID surgically implanted into his hand. Here is the link:

    http://www.bmezine.com/news/presenttense/20050330. html

    There are before and after pictures as well as a video of the procedure.