"Unmanned hotels"Posted by konomi at October 30, 2006 07:58 AM | TrackBackA new project to develop ¡Èunmanned hotels¡É in Japan may soon eliminate the burdensome task of checking in at the front desk. A consortium of five companies, including the trading company Itochu and consumer credit provider Orico, are working to develop a network of hotels that rely on an online reservation and payment system, RFID-enabled Orico credit cards that serve as keys, and RFID-enabled door entry locks.