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Say, what is the biggest trouble you may face when you’re in the library with all your stuff spread out? Bingo, it’s the bathroom problem, because you could neither take all your stuff along nor bear to stay with them. Okay, thanks to Choi Minaa, and we could make sure that our stuff and laptops are safe by using a “Desk Guard” library desk system. It works with your RFID (Radio-frequency identification) card, therefore allowing nobody but only you to open and use the desk. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The lovely dog doll is not merely an ordinary toy for babies. Named as Sniff, the bionic dog, with a sensor built inside, can identify and react to anything labeled with a RFID tag. Accompanied by such a cute doll, even your only child will no longer feel lonely. And that’s just the main concept of the stuffed animal.

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In order to make a unique MP3 player for a niche market, Sung-kyu Nam provides a design like this.

Different from those for adults and elder children, this one features two separated parts. One is a toy with a built-in RFID tag; and the other one is actually a MP3 player shaped like a hat. Just put the toy into the hat, music is start playing with a built-in speaker and you can adjust the volume by rotating the hat.

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Ladies always take many gadgets with them, and so a handbag is necessary. However, they always forget to take some gadgets after taking them out of bag. Thanks to the RFID, which has been a common technology, this handbag will remind you when you left something. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although you could setting speed dial, it’s not enough for elders. This new concept could be a good alternative.

You get a bunch of RFID tagged badges to program someone’s number and even insert their picture. Just place the badge on the call button and press it, it’s OK. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Developed by Paxar, this mirror system could be a good guider for shopping. If you are wearing the clothes and standing in front of the mirror, all the information about the product could be displayed on the mirror, just like cyber-shopping. You gonna have a better shopping experience. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Recently shown at CEATEC Japan 2007, the durable, soft linen RFID tags from Fujitsu are built into the uniforms so that when scanned by the system, an accurate recording of information regarding the status of the clothing including the wearer can be provided. It could track the information about the rental process. Plus, its effective length is about 4 feet which make it easy to scanning into one batch without actually touching the uniforms.

If you wanna take bike to riding on country road, but do not have any bike with you, you might need this system. It allows you to take bike and drop it off at another vending machine with the help of built-in RFID chips. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This credit card based on RFID chip could tell you your balance and economic health in real-time. Plus, biometric security feature also makes it safe to use. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This wristband with RFID chip could record your health parameter while sporting. You can even check your these parameters with fully automatic hemadynamometer body constitution with the help of Casio Cassiopedia DT-5200 or PDA station. Therefore, you can have a better training process. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Put 6 keys in one lighter-shaped tools gonna make it easy to use your keys. Additionally, RFID and built-in LED will make it easy to find it! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Leaving sponges or something in the patient’s body is not rare. On the one hand, doctors should be more responsible; on the other hand, we have to search a better way to prevent this kind of accidents.

Siemens and other companies have begun placing RFID chips in surgical sponges. Before finishing the operation, a wand is used to swipe the patient to ensure there are no sponges left in the body. In this way, I guess the accidents will be much less! [Read the rest of this entry...]