> http://slashdot.org/articles/03/03/12/0156247.shtml?tid=158
>
> An anonymous reader writes "Clothing manufacturer Benetton has announced
> that
> they will begin embedding RFID tags in clothing[1] for inventory control
> purposes. You
> can read more about this at SF Gate[2]." morcheeba adds more information:
> "EETimes is
> reporting[3] that Benetton will be embedding a Philips RFID chip into the
> label of every new garment
> bearing the name of Benetton's core clothing brand, Sisley[4]. The 15
> million chips expected sold in 2003
> will allow monitoring of garments from production to shipping, shelves and
> dressing rooms. The
> I.CODE chip[5] (tech info)[6] used in Benetton's labels will include 1,024
> bits of EEPROM and operate at a
> distance of up to 1.5 meters. RFIDs look like they would be extremely
> uncomfortable in some Sisley
> clothes[7]."
>
> [1]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/11
> /financial1508EST0170.DTL
> [2]http://www.sfgate.com/
> [3]http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20030311S0028
> [4]http://www.sisley.com/
> [5]http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/identification/products/i
> code/ic/index.html
> [6]http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/acrobat/other/identification/icod
> e_ht_ls.pdf
> [7]http://www.benetton.com/press/sito/photo/product_adver/sisley/2003_wet/
> sisley07.html
