Comments on: Mir:ror – RFID for the Home http://thingelstad.com/mirror-rfid-for-the-home/ Jamie Thingelstad's personal blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JEB http://thingelstad.com/mirror-rfid-for-the-home/#comment-1314 JEB Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:38:31 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1636#comment-1314 well I don't know what the hype is about. I tried to buy the damn thing but all the company wants to sell me is one of those rabbits. the rabbits are cool but I want rfid. I don't live in London! well I don’t know what the hype is about. I tried to buy the damn thing but all the company wants to sell me is one of those rabbits. the rabbits are cool but I want rfid.

I don’t live in London!

]]> By: Jamie http://thingelstad.com/mirror-rfid-for-the-home/#comment-1313 Jamie Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1636#comment-1313 @Sam, I agree with you about the potential of RFID for simple home utility. Even something as simple as tracking books in your house could be nice for those with a library. The use case you describe is challenged though as you would need RFID receivers throughout your house. RFID's range is short. In order to do a "Where in my house are my keys?" you would need a large number of receivers living on WiFi to avoid cables. Expensive. However, tagging books, DVD's, personal items and then using a portable RFID reader seems very viable. Or even just having a reader at your doorway to know when things are "in" or "out". Will be interesting to see if this develops into anything interesting. The Violet product is really simple, but could crack this new market open a sliver. @Sam,

I agree with you about the potential of RFID for simple home utility. Even something as simple as tracking books in your house could be nice for those with a library.

The use case you describe is challenged though as you would need RFID receivers throughout your house. RFID’s range is short. In order to do a “Where in my house are my keys?” you would need a large number of receivers living on WiFi to avoid cables. Expensive.

However, tagging books, DVD’s, personal items and then using a portable RFID reader seems very viable. Or even just having a reader at your doorway to know when things are “in” or “out”.

Will be interesting to see if this develops into anything interesting. The Violet product is really simple, but could crack this new market open a sliver.

]]> By: samp http://thingelstad.com/mirror-rfid-for-the-home/#comment-1312 samp Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:15:12 +0000 http://www.thingelstad.com/?p=1636#comment-1312 Jamie, I love this category. Why aren't people using RFID to track commonly lost objects? Buy 15 pack at cost co and tag your keys, kids blanket, cell phone, with a RFID. Then use the web to find it. How expensive are they? Can you use them to locate something with a few feet of accuracy? Jamie,
I love this category. Why aren’t people using RFID to track commonly lost objects? Buy 15 pack at cost co and tag your keys, kids blanket, cell phone, with a RFID. Then use the web to find it. How expensive are they? Can you use them to locate something with a few feet of accuracy?

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