The Change Mariner: Tiny tracking chips surface in retail use

June 9, 2003

Tiny tracking chips surface in retail use

But the (radio frequency identification-RFID) chips are getting smaller all the time, creating visions of one in just about everything. Manufacturers predict that they will one day produce these RFID tags so cheaply that retailers can cost-effectively build them into the packaging of items with low profit margins, like candy bars or toilet paper.

In 15 or 20 years, futurists predict, the pervasive RFID tags will link to massive computer networks, enabling speedy checkout from the grocery store, medicine cabinets that tell you when to take pills, and milk cartons that inform your fridge when to add another gallon to the grocery list.

Posted by Bob King at June 9, 2003 5:19 AM | TrackBack
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