Hey Doug, We are probably straying a bit off topic for the list, but to answer your question, I really do not know. It may be for capturing information about a specific product, you would have to get pretty close. The distances you refer too is more useful for warehouses, dockyards, and such. I am not sure if the ability to read is based on the scanner or the RFID tag itself. So, I think you can pretty much figure my knowledge is quite limited, other than what I read. I do not know when Apple might put these readers in the phone, but I thought it was to be included in version 4, but that I believe did not happen yet. On Jul 11, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:
> That's interesting, RFID would be much better for identifying products > because you would not have to point a device at the product in question to > identify it. Just get a reader in the general direztion of the of the product > and we should be able to identify it. As I understand it, the range of RFID > is quite large, something in the range of 30 feet. How do we determine a > product when we have a number of products in one area, a covert full of cans > and bottles, each presenting a signal that has a 30 foot radius? > > Doug > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2010-07-11, at 9:33 PM, Scott Howell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Doug, >> >> I do not know how many products have them now, but I suspect more than we >> know. For example, I recently learned that the recycle bins our county >> provides us has a RFID chip imbedded in them. Apparently the data collected >> from the chips let's the county know how often we put the bins out. RFID >> chips are being used more now because of the speed and ability to collect >> data on products being shipped and received, etc. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
