Violet launches smart RFID tagger - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 28th Oct 2008, 11:59

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10/28/violet/1

Violet, the company behind the Nabaztag Wifi rabbit, has launched an RFID reader and sticker set that allows your PC to detect tagged objects and react accordingly.

1ad7 · 28th Oct 2008, 12:15

you could make it hide your porn every time your gf sits down at the comp or even have it change the wallpaper from "I love Stephanie" to "I love Rebbecca" depending on which is on.... hmm might get this

BentAnat · 28th Oct 2008, 12:48

Or change that cute usb-key idea to a "check-out-my-sunglasses=key" to unlock your door...
lots of possibilities...

The Infamous Mr D · 28th Oct 2008, 13:56

Box of tissues = Pron Fest :-)

I could only think of smutty applications for such things...

Millusdk · 28th Oct 2008, 14:09

Why is it that i see this used in Robots so that they know what item the just ran into?

Flibblebot · 28th Oct 2008, 14:09

As somebody who does home automation for a living, I can see a myriad of applications for something like this, depending on the range of the sensor...

mclean007 · 28th Oct 2008, 15:53

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Originally Posted by 1ad7

you could make it hide your porn every time your gf sits down at the comp or even have it change the wallpaper from "I love Stephanie" to "I love Rebbecca" depending on which is on.... hmm might get this

Where will you stick the Ztamp ?!

Spaceraver · 28th Oct 2008, 16:26

Have one already of sorts. Use it at work to get in and out of doors

ChaosDefinesOrder · 28th Oct 2008, 16:41

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Originally Posted by mclean007

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Originally Posted by 1ad7

you could make it hide your porn every time your gf sits down at the comp or even have it change the wallpaper from "I love Stephanie" to "I love Rebbecca" depending on which is on.... hmm might get this

Where will you stick the Ztamp ?!

Hope that they're not that tech savvy and give it to them as a "pretty keyring" present?

On a more serious note, $25 for 12 ID tags that you can assign to anything isn't really that bad.... Even the $70 starting price it's not too high considering the potential uses...

How about put smartphone down and it opens up the wireless sync/bluetooth connect program?
Store one in your wallet that opens online banking (not passwords obviously!) or all your favourite e-shops in tabs?

Jordan Wise · 28th Oct 2008, 16:51

we've got this at Newcastle University in the comp sci culture labs. They're using it on kitchen appliances for people with dementia, it's pretty smart

cebla · 28th Oct 2008, 22:33

As cool as some of these ideas are they are pretty much pointless. I mean as if its going to be faster to go and get my wallet and place it on the sensor than to simply type in the url of my online banking website.

The thing I want to use this kind of thing for is a program that can keep track of my food inventory. All I have to do is rig it up to some scales and then every time I put something back in the cupboard I just sit it in the scales for a few seconds and it updates my database with how much I just used. Then I connect that up to a recipe database which I can ask query to find out what meals I can make with the food I have on hand.

Veles · 28th Oct 2008, 22:39

Indeed, cool idea, but I don't really see any real use.

Jacked again · 29th Oct 2008, 03:24

I can see a real use when applied to a household heating system. By attaching this to your keys and running the RF system to your thermostat when you are not home your furnace/AC will stop running but maintain the house at a lower then standard temperature. When you return the furnace sees that you have returned via the tag and as a result begins to return the house to the previously confortable temperature.

Woodstock · 29th Oct 2008, 06:14

theres quite a few cool things you could do with something like this, none of them essential but just fun on pure geek level

ChaosDefinesOrder · 29th Oct 2008, 11:22

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Originally Posted by cebla

As cool as some of these ideas are they are pretty much pointless. I mean as if its going to be faster to go and get my wallet and place it on the sensor than to simply type in the url of my online banking website.

What I was referring to is that for some banking and for most online shopping you need to go get your credit/debit card to enter the details anyway (Natwest even have an annoying card reader thing now so you need your card to use internet banking!) so having a chip in your wallet that opens the sites means you can just grab your wallet in payment anticipation and the sites open automatically...

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cebla Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 107	As cool as some of these ideas are they are pretty much pointless. I mean as if its going to be faster to go and get my wallet and place it on the sensor than to simply type in the url of my online banking website. The thing I want to use this kind of thing for is a program that can keep track of my food inventory. All I have to do is rig it up to some scales and then every time I put something back in the cupboard I just sit it in the scales for a few seconds and it updates my database with how much I just used. Then I connect that up to a recipe database which I can ask query to find out what meals I can make with the food I have on hand.

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Jacked again What's a Dremel? Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 8	I can see a real use when applied to a household heating system. By attaching this to your keys and running the RF system to your thermostat when you are not home your furnace/AC will stop running but maintain the house at a lower then standard temperature. When you return the furnace sees that you have returned via the tag and as a result begins to return the house to the previously confortable temperature.

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