Assigning smart attributes to your stuff

26th November
2008
written by Christian

Now this is pretty cool.

I came across this device in some random web browsing.  It’s a device that can read RFID chips (tiny microchips that contain ID codes – think digital barcodes) and perform certain actions.

What you do is attach an RFID chip to something, and when the sensor (they give it the unfortunate name Mir:ror) recognizes the ID chip, it does what you’ve told it to do.

From the site:

Examples of use are limitless: show your umbrella to a Mir:ror and it will give you weather forecasts; wave your keys on top of Mir:ror and it will send an email to your loved ones saying that you are back home safe; put your pill box on Mir:ror and it will recall you when you last took your medicine! (their exclamation)

This current product is perhaps a little clunky, but it’s a pretty good idea.  Picking up an umbrella and getting the weather report is a lot easier than launching a browser, entering a website, etc.,

Now if only I could figure out what those figurines are for..

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