Dance to the Beat of my…RFID?
I think it’s obvious to any consumer that when you go shopping you are more likely to stay in a store that is playing music that you like. Clearly, everyone has different taste in music; my mother would steer clear from Abercrombie because of the loud blaring club music, but would be inclined to enter … Read more
Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s Roll Out the Big (RFID) Guns
My favorite store has come quite a long way over the years. The original Bloomingdale’s store was a few attached townhouses on East 60th street which still bear the legend “Bloomingdale Brothers.” (Actually, the very first original store was on East 56th street, but I digress.) Today, it is a complex of attached buildings that … Read more
Would You Let RFID Set You Up?
Have you ever signed up for dating sites like eHarmony or OK Cupid just to find out that you’ve been matched up with your sibling or first cousin, or perhaps the neighborhood pedophile? Luckily, I’ve never had to resort to these sites, but my friends have and after returning from their blind dates, they always … Read more
The iPad and RFID Are Joining the Mile High Club
Everyone is in such a hurry to get the latest and greatest in Apple products- the iPad 2. So what can you do with your archaic, decrepit iPad that you’re embarrassed to bring around with you because people will think you’re lame? Well for one, you could use it as a really expensive coaster. Or, … Read more
Beefy RFID? Your Jerky is Getting Tagged, Too.
I’m sure you didn’t realize when you were picking up your bucket of cheese balls, Four Loko, and Beef Jerky one of these items would be tagged with RFID technology. Jack Link’s Beef Jerky became one of the first companies to start using RFID to meet supply mandates that were required by Wal-Mart, Target, … Read more
Printing Bar Code Labels and RFID Tags – YouTube’s version
We all know about Bar Codes and RFID technology, but did you ever wonder how these labels and tags are created? Who makes the software? How do you do use the software? CYBRA Corporation has two great products for this. One is EdgeMagic, the other is MarkMagic. MarkMagic is the easiest and fastest way to … Read more
Finding Crap on Canal Street is Hard Enough, RFID is Now Making it Even Harder.
The downfall of lower Manhattan’s Canal Street was a very depressing time of my life. You used to be able to stroll along Canal Street, from the west side to the east, and be able to find all sorts of different designer bags, sunglasses, wallets, jewelry, sneakers, whatever you wanted. Then all of a sudden … Read more
Now Introducing: The Most High Tech Soda Vending Machine EVER.
I’m pretty sure that when everyone dreams of that perfect product that has yet to come out that will completely change and improve their lives, they were thinking of this- a soda machine that could produce ONE HUNDRED AND SIX different flavors of soda, juices, and teas. Think about it, you could potentially only have … Read more
Bonnaroo Using RFID Wristbands
Your tickets to music festivals are no longer in the old-ticket-with-a-bar-code style, now they come as RFID embedded wristbands. The wristbands will not only admit you into the venue and to VIP areas, but they will also be used to pay for stuff at the festival. Instead of having to carry around cash, concertgoers can … Read more
YouTube’s Take on RFID – The Top Ten RFID Videos
10. This is a commercial for a sleeve that protects your RFID-embedded credit or debit card. It’s kind of stupid, but it is funny. The best part is the comment on the bottom that says “The day my debit or credit starts talking to me like that will be the day I burn it.” 9. … Read more
