rfid

  • Could Someone Hack My Microchip Implant?

    Could Someone Hack My Microchip Implant?

    These are, absolutely, very bleak times, but in a sense we should cherish them: we’re living through maybe the last stretch of history before employers start mandating microchips en masse. You’re going to miss living in fear of contracting a deadly virus, once HR brings out the scalpel — and then you’re going to miss…


  • Amazon Tests Grocery Store With No Checkout

    Amazon Tests Grocery Store With No Checkout

    Amazon just officially announced its long rumoured grocery store in the US, and it actually looks pretty neat. The concept is that there’s no place to checkout. You just tap your phone on some sort of detector when you walk in and then walk out with your food. Once you’ve left, you are billed through…


  • This 21st-Century Cat Hunts For RFID-Tagged Prey

    This 21st-Century Cat Hunts For RFID-Tagged Prey

    Outdoor cats get to massacre untold millions of mice per year, but indoor cats have to make do with balls of yarn and laser pointers. To try bridging the gap, one man built a machine that would only feed his kitty when he ‘hunts’ down an RFID-chipped plastic ball.