April 23, 2006
Getting Organized: RFID-Enabled Purses
A group of design students at Simon Fraser have developed a prototype RIFD-aware purse that tracks objects contained in the purse (and displays their status—in the purse or missing—with lighted icons on the outside of the purse).
Each pattern is an icon representing an essential item that the owner does not want to leave home without. In the prototype, these items are a set of keys, a wallet, and a cell phone.
Lastly, they attached an RFID sensor to each of those items.
As long as each item is missing from the Ladybag, its corresponding icon lights up. As the keys, phone, and wallet are each placed into the tote, the icon blinks off.
I could use one of these for my laptop bag. Actually, for my whole life.
[via Gizmodo]
Posted by johndanseven at April 23, 2006 02:02 PM