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Ladybag Idea Uses RFID to Tell You If You've Forgotten Anything
Posted by Addy Dugdale at 12:50 AM on March 25, 2008
In the words of the Conchords, a team of Canadian students just wanted to do something special for the lay-deez of the world. And so they came up with the Ladybag concept. It's a smart bag that uses RFID technology to ensure that you leave the house with those three staples you need in the modern world: mobile; keys; and wallet.
Developed by a team at Canada's Simon Fraser University, the bag, which uses RFID technology, also has LED icons on the side, which illuminate when the bag is missing an object, while a smiley emoticon lights up when you're ready to go. I think they left off the lipstick icon, though. [Ladybag via Talk2MyShirt]
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Mandatory_Field
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
How about something that says "Hi, I'm suffering from the ravages of PMS. Stay away or lose your face"?
Mandatory_Field
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
@flyboy: If it's flashing symbols for those objects, then you're missing them, not possessing them. :P
Kaiser-Machead
flyboy
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
Hi - I am carrying my car keys and my wallet - mug me!
flyboy
Lizard_King
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
I want an RFID house. I want to tag my loseable items and find them using my computer.
I have a feeling this will be self defeating though as I will find new ways to lose my keys and wallet.
Lizard_King
Way
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
I was afraid of this article, at first. "Ladybag" sounded like a PC was of saying "douche." Or is it "dooshe," on Gizmodo? I can never remember.
Way
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
If it won't display a gun, it's useless.
Kaiser-Machead
nailscars
Posted 4:16 AM 25/3/08
If you could program this to add your own "necessities" and left the silly LED face off for something like a simple indicator light then I would buy this for my wife tomorrow.
It would also be a perfect thing for a diaper bag. Of course where are you going to get RFID tagged diapers?
nailscars
BoinK
Posted 6:22 AM 25/3/08
How bloody retarded do you have to be to have to have an array of LEDs displaying friendly graphics to let you know you've put your keys in your bag? The movie Idiocracy takes one step closer to becoming a reality...
BoinK
IvyIsis
Posted 6:22 AM 25/3/08
Too bad no woman went into the aesthetic design of the bag...it's hideous.
IvyIsis
gizak
Posted 6:22 AM 25/3/08
I came up with the same idea, but instead using your entry doorways to your house connected wirelessly to a home PC which you can then configure per person and what items they bring with them. IE: set a profile for myself - when I walk through garage door verify that I have keys, wallet, cellphone, n800, work badge. If I'm short an item, sound a beep.
gizak
deusdiabolus
Posted 3:37 PM 25/3/08
I would buy this, but not in an RFID context. I would just want to show faces.
deusdiabolus
egonzc
Posted 3:15 AM 25/3/08
Agree with nailscars on programming the items i want.
The smiley is cool ..
Will pay 3-5 buck for it ..
Edith Capo
www.egsmartsys.com
egonzc