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11.23.09
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DIY RFID

attach digital info to anything, from stuffed animals to business cards, with do-it-yourself radio chips
By Lauren Aaronson Posted 02.03.2009 at 2:39 pm 4 Comments

Create a business card that automatically places a Skype call when waved near a computer, or a photo that opens an online video of your vacation. A new kit makes it easy to devise your own uses for radio-frequency ID tags, something that previously only programmers could do.

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