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iPourIt: Who Needs Bartenders?
Tired of waiting for the bartender to simply pour your beer while he’s busy making a half dozen martinis? You’ll want this beer tap technology to make its way to your local drinking hole soon.
RFID Parcel Sensor Knows If Your Delivery Has Been Dropped
When I was a Christmas postman, many years ago, some of the bored guys in the sorting office’s loading bay liked to play a boisterous game of “catch” when parcels marked “video recorder” and “fragile” arrived. How they guffawed when one landed in the bottom of a skip with a sickening crunch, ruining somebody’s Christmas.
Does Your Bottle Cap Fire Off A Cannon When You Open It?
UK booze brand Strongbow has designed what it’s touting as the world’s first digital bottle cap that doubles as a rudimentary remote. Using RFID technology, the StartCap can do everything from turning off the lights to powering up your stereo when you crack open a cold one.
RFID Will Ensure You Never Lose Another Sock
Pushing war and world hunger to the back of the line, the next important issue that technology is tackling is mismatched and missing socks. A company called Blacksocks has developed what it’s claiming are the world’s first smart socks that make them virtually impossible to mismatch and incredibly easy to find in a basket overflowing with laundry.
Bio-Acoustics, Haptic Steering Wheels, RFID: The Future According To AT&T
For most, AT&T is simply seen as the company that delivers phone and internet and TV service to the US masses. But they also have a full-fledged R&D program, which spans multiple countries. Today they offered a glimpse into the fruits of those AT&T labs, with innovations ranging from clever to “OMG I WANT THIS NOW”. Here are the three best things AT&T had to share.
The Simple, Brilliant Way To Stop RFID Robbers
The money of the future won’t be cash, or even sliding plastic — it’ll just be a wave of the hand, we’re all told. RFID-enabled credit cards sound great, but add an unprecedented theft risk. So how about an on/off switch?
MythBusters RFID Episode Canned By Visa, Amex
RFID chips are super cool because those little buggers can beam things wirelessly. The guys at Mythbusters totally thought so too and wanted to make an episode about how trackable and hackable RFID chips were. Sounds amazing! Everyone would’ve learned more about the technology that’s invisibly invading our lives. But, nope. Credit card companies banned ‘em.
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