sMoRTy71.com: RFID watch prototype

Friday, October 8, 2004

Technology Trends is reporting on an RFID watch prototype that has been developed at the University of Washington. The watch will, among other things, alert you if you forget items like car keys or your cell phone.

Gaetano Borriello, who developed the prototype, says that the watch is really just part of a larger building-wide system that he hopes to complete within the next year.

"We would have about 1,000 people using it and get a better understanding of what the future will bring while we still have a chance to do something about it. We want to explore not only how these systems would work, but also social issues like privacy implications."

As I have posted here before, I am really excited about RFID and what it could mean in the world of personal technology and home automation. I am very eager to see how Borriello's project turns out.

Here is the original press release referenced in the Technology Trends post.

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