I was on a lookout for a birthday gift for my mother and hopefully I won't have go about searching for one whole day coz I hate shopping like most of the men around. So here is this cute looking bag which deploys RFID technology to make it more efficient. Dubbed as Project Lady Bag it uses RFID tags to keep a track on items inside it and icons pertaining to missing items appear on the LED screen on the outside of the bag. It even gives a hint of our emotional side with emoticons displaying whether you are happy, sad, angry or nervous.

My mom would surely love it since everyday she forgets her cell phone and medicines before leaving the house and this bag could certainly change her habit for better. Now I am waiting for it to reach the shelves so that I can pick one for my mother!!

Have you checked the Smart SuperBrand RFID wristbands? If not then you need to. The shape of these RFID wristbands can be customized as per your convenience with an option for branding and added protection against counterfeiting.

Created using non stretch plastic these wristbands are waterproof and offer comfort to the wearer. Sealed RFID tags are attached to these wristbands for storage and transfer of data. These SuperBrand wristbands use patented PDC Secure Snap closure to prevent any form of data transfer with an option of unique ID number. Customization is offered in terms of one or two color printing. It gives a very good branding opportunity for companies who can advertise their brands on this wristband. Companies related to the field of hospitality and entertainment would find it pretty useful.

In the past few weeks I have been highlighting how artists have adopted RFID in their creative work. In some of my earlier posts I have talked about Shisha embroidered RFID wristbands, medical alert bracelets, iTea concepts which have focused on the creative side of RFID and in continuation of my efforts to highlight the work of various artists today I will talk about Meghan Trainor who moulded the technology along with her creative work. This is probably one of the earliest work of hers where RFID embedded objects were able to trigger audio pieces. In the pics below you will get to see how an interaction is formed with objects by scanning control pieces and numbered graphite pieces are scanned for triggering audio.

In the first image on the left you can see a person passing object in front of the RFID reader which leads to sound being emitted as a result





In this image you can see a person swinging suspended pieces of graphite which leads to rhythm being created depending upon the chain action





Here you come across sound being triggered with RFID embedded filter





Here you can see sound being triggered with vinyl pieces.

Now who said there was no creative side to RFID!!

Japanese houses have become further secure as NTT DoCoMo has come up with a new home security system which would give you a sound sleep. Here it is implementing its RFID phones to make your homes a guarded place.

Around dozen houses built by developer Sekisui House are using DoCoMo's osaifu keitai or wallet phones as a part of the security system of the dwellings. RFID terminals have been affixed at the entrance of these houses which only allows people carrying phones with a pre-registered osaifu RFID chip to gain entry into the house.

Another good thing is that these phones can also be used for turning on electrical items and even capturing images of unexpected callers via door intercom. One can even get reports in their mail box regarding the people gaining access or leaving the house with the help of phone keys. This home security system can be all yours for just £1,000. I believe this is probably a very small price you will be paying to keep your priceless life protected.

Artists are embracing RFID like anything and at the end of the day are putting their heart and soul to make it look prettier so that people don't hesitate to adopt it. Yesterday I talked about the Medical Alert Bracelet which could be mistaken for a beautiful piece of accessory and now here is another example which would make you fall in love with the technology forever.

Here Becky has gone ahead and incorporated the Indian shisha embroidery for creating personalized RFID wristbands which any lady would love wearing it. This red colored RFID wristband looks pretty tempting with pink thread embroidery around the RFID tag making it visible in the same way as one would see a mirror in traditional shisha embroidery. This wristband would certainly look good on the wrists of girls but Becky have you designed one for the guys too?

This pretty bracelet on the left would make any girl die for it but its not some ordinary piece of accessory aimed at making your wrist look good rather it's a Medical Alert Bracelet which keeps the person wearing it informed about their online medical history and gets in touch with assistance in case of any emergency. This bracelet has found a mention in this blog coz it has been RFIDed. When the RFID chip attached to the bracelet is read it comes to the rescue of people in distress.

I believe it would certainly find favor with people as the normally available medical bracelets are quite ugly and therefore people shy away from them but this does not seems to be the case with these Medical Alert Bracelet designed by Doria Fan.