Doug, I think this was something APple had explored and may eventually do. Apple has all sorts of ideas floating about. :) On Jul 12, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:
> No RFID reader in iPhone 4 as far as I can tell. My knowledge is limited on > this subject as well. It may depend on the scanner being used. > > Doug > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2010-07-12, at 6:44 AM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 <scottn3...@gmail.com> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
