Thursday, July 15, 2004

Intel jumps on RFID bandwagon
Honestly, this is Alice's field of expertise. As far as I knew, "RFID" referred to one of the Mayberry TV shows that Andy Griffin did. So now I find out it's a broadcasting chip or tag used to track inventory or people. (I guess sometimes they're the same.)

Intel, however, sees it as a way to revitalize business. Let's take an historical look at this whole tracking/information thing that RFID seems to be pointing at.

There have been bar codes around since almost forever, yet every year there are thousands of railroad cars that can't be found. Simple as it might be to implement, they don't use the system. RFID is an enhanced/high tech barcode system. Is it better than barcode? Well a bump under your dermis is probably more socially acceptable than a barcode tattoo on your forearm. Will RFID work better? Well, you can probably encode more information in a tiny RFID chip than you could in an inconspicuous bar code. Will RFID work better? It will probably cost more to implement.

Will RFID work better?!

The Dewey Decimal system has worked quite well for decades.

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