Eight More Surprising Uses of RFID

Radio frequency identification is pretty amazing. Although the location-tracking tags that integrate with inventory software have been around for decades, new applications continue to appear as the technology becomes more affordable and approachable. Explosive e-commerce growth and the Internet of Things (IoT) have only intensified the demand to digitize and track real-world objects. Among the unexpected and innovative past uses of RFID have been robbery-proof casino chips, loss-resistant golf balls and smart fitting rooms—all thriving, thanks to RFID (see RFID Protects Casino Against Theft and Search RFID Journal: 'smart fitting rooms'). Those cool innovations have inspired this list of eight more exciting takes on RFID for 2018 and beyond: