RFID in Japan

Casio developed RFID wristbands for fitness clubs. The wristbands are made of silicon rubber and Hitachi's mu-chip RFID tags. Each piece of training equipment has a PDA that reads the wristband tags. The PDA recognizes who's using the equipment and displays a personalized training menu. It also records and displays personal health-related data.

The RFID-tagged wristbands can also be used for managing check-in/out, tracking people's activities, monitoring kids' attendance to a fitness program, calling fitness club staff in an emergency situation, and cashless payment in a fitness club facility.

Actually, Casio wants to sell the system to gyms, hot springs, swimming schools, and public bathhouses as well.

via Casio press release & Cnet japan

Posted by konomi at April 24, 2006 01:24 AM | TrackBack