AM New York – Neighborhoods Smart cards are coming to New Jersey Path trains. It is about time more transit systems are adapting to RFID
RFID News
Viagra packages to include anti-counterfeit tags – Yahoo! News
Viagra packages to include anti-counterfeit tags – Yahoo! News
So RFID makes its way into your bedroom but not the same way that you were probably thinking. Pfizer is putting them on Viagra hmmmm.
Alien Technology – RFID Academy
It wasn’t long until I expected some sort of classes online that taught the inner workings of RFIDAlien Technology – RFID Academy has started classes for people interested in learning all about RFID.
New York Daily News – Home – MTA tries fast track
I was a little surprised this morning when I read in the New York Daily News that the transit system in New York is going to use smart cards in the subway. This makes for a good use but I have to wonder why the MTA would waste so much money.
I got to thinking and it makes sense to spend millions of dollars on a system that would not only be able to track you getting on the subway but it can also track what station you get off. That’s right the station that you are getting off. Since they will probably convert all the existing turnstiles they can easily place a reader above the turnstile and track you on the way out.
The Metrocard system that is currently in place has been used to catch criminals so why not track what stops the criminal gets off. I can see a serial rapist being caught because he always got off at the same stop after an attack.
Another thing that it could and it probably would is employee tracking. Since all MTA employees use a metrocard to enter the transit system they could use this to enforce timekeeping and many other things that employees do like go to lunch etc.
No more lost baggage?
Just like everyone else I hate it when my luggage gets lost. As we have reported on here a few times it is only a matter of time before every piece of luggage is RFID tagged. Here you can read all the guidelines on it.No more lost baggage?