Friday, October 8, 2004
RFID watch prototype
Technology Trends is reporting on an RFID watch prototype that has been developed at the University of Washington. The watch will, among other things, alert you if you forget items like car keys or your cell phone.
Gaetano Borriello, who developed the prototype, says that the watch is really just part of a larger building-wide system that he hopes to complete within the next year.
"We would have about 1,000 people using it and get a better understanding of what the future will bring while we still have a chance to do something about it. We want to explore not only how these systems would work, but also social issues like privacy implications."
As I have posted here before, I am really excited about RFID and what it could mean in the world of personal technology and home automation. I am very eager to see how Borriello's project turns out.
Here is the original press release referenced in the Technology Trends post.
Technology Trends is reporting on an RFID watch prototype that has been developed at the University of Washington. The watch will, among other things, alert you if you forget items like car keys or your cell phone.
Gaetano Borriello, who developed the prototype, says that the watch is really just part of a larger building-wide system that he hopes to complete within the next year.
"We would have about 1,000 people using it and get a better understanding of what the future will bring while we still have a chance to do something about it. We want to explore not only how these systems would work, but also social issues like privacy implications."
As I have posted here before, I am really excited about RFID and what it could mean in the world of personal technology and home automation. I am very eager to see how Borriello's project turns out.
Here is the original press release referenced in the Technology Trends post.
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Comments:
I’m looking for a consumer RFID solution. I just installed a Pluto Home (plutohome.com) smarthome/media server system. It has a ‘follow-me’ feature where when you enter a room, your Bluetooth mobile phone turns into a remote control for the stuff in that room, and your preferences will follow you around the house. For example, each family member’s music, lighting, etc., follows them.
The only problem is it requires a Bluetooth detector in each room (which for now still means putting in a pc), and the recognition isn’t instant—it can take 10 seconds or so for the phone to be recognized before your media and other stuff comes on in that room. I’m pretty technically inclined and would like to put some readers around the house and in the driveway so I can have follow-me in every room, and have stuff happen automatically when I approach in my car. It looks trivial to do—Pluto already has all the code to do it, I just need to create a device that fires the same events—a couple hours work. Do you have any ideas where I can get RFID cards/readers with a standard RS232/USB interface?
The only problem is it requires a Bluetooth detector in each room (which for now still means putting in a pc), and the recognition isn’t instant—it can take 10 seconds or so for the phone to be recognized before your media and other stuff comes on in that room. I’m pretty technically inclined and would like to put some readers around the house and in the driveway so I can have follow-me in every room, and have stuff happen automatically when I approach in my car. It looks trivial to do—Pluto already has all the code to do it, I just need to create a device that fires the same events—a couple hours work. Do you have any ideas where I can get RFID cards/readers with a standard RS232/USB interface?
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The only problem is it requires a Bluetooth detector in each room (which for now still means putting in a pc), and the recognition isn’t instant—it can take 10 seconds or so for the phone to be recognized before your media and other stuff comes on in that room. I’m pretty technically inclined and would like to put some readers around the house and in the driveway so I can have follow-me in every room, and have stuff happen automatically when I approach in my car. It looks trivial to do—Pluto already has all the code to do it, I just need to create a device that fires the same events—a couple hours work. Do you have any ideas where I can get RFID cards/readers with a standard RS232/USB interface?