Radio Frequency Identification has become one of the smallest yet efficient technologies in the world today. RFID tags have microchip and transmitter that can be read using an RFID reader. Its cyclical process goes like upon getting the signal from the antenna or transmitter, it then gives out signal to the RFID reader, hence making RFID a passive technology. The idea of RFID is quite amazing. It is like buying goods from a supermarket. If these goods are 'connected' or 'tagged,' then these can be read and computed all at the same time, making things a lot much easier.
This technology is already in the realm of the Disney world. Its purpose is to make objects smart. According to a web post via NewsFactor Business Report, Disney and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a way to use RFID tags for near real-time interactions with a wide variety of objects. Since RFID tags are passive, which means it does not need any battery or wiring, they could be applied to anything like toys or any object from a piece of paper. Interactive objects can be created out from this --even to objects that are essentially disposable and perhaps recyclable. Researchers said that it could make things 'smart' and inexpensive.
According to Next Digit, both teams -- Disney and Carnegie Mellon University -- have come up with such an idea and solution. It is making RFID-based toys and games significantly faster and more efficient. Moreover, RFID tags proved useful for real-time games such as tic-tac-toe and ping-pong, using real world objects.
According to NewsFactor Business Report, analyst Frank Gillet from Forrester Research Inc. said that this technology could work with toys, books, cereal boxes and household objects. Had it been that Disney made this research available for some time, it would be possible that real world applications of technology could be available soon.
