RFID Proving Itself in Unexpected Ways

Filed in archive RFID Basics on June 27, 2005

RFID made the cover of InformationWeek in the most recent (June 20, 2005) edition. The story notes that RFID is proving itself in lots of unexpected ways:

"We're starting to see a lot of non-supply-chain applications worldwide," [Robert W. Baird Co.] analyst Reik Read says. "Exploration efforts from Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense are starting to pan out in the form of applications you would have never expected."

Simple, single-application uses are the ones being implemented:

The RFID-enabled products coming out now aren't of the Microsoft "home of the future" variety, where a microwave scans a box of macaroni and cheese for the correct time and temperature for cooking. Says Mike Willis, VP and general manager of RFID technologies at Intermec Technologies Corp., "Today the simple applications are the ones making the most impact."

Read the whole article. While you are at it, check out The News Show. It's a new online video of technology news by the editors and writers of InformationWeek, TechWeb and Network Computing. Editor John Soat of InformationWeek appears to be the "anchorman" -- or at least he was in the version I watched. You can find it on the home page of InformationWeek.