London creative agency Work Club developed the RFID enhanced SmartCap for Strongbow Gold Cider. The SmartCap is an interactive bottle cap that initiates an event whenever a new bottle of Strongbow Gold Cider is cracked open in the bar. RFID readers are installed throughout the bar, so when a the limited edition bottles are opened, the RFID chip on the inside of the cap triggers an event. The events range from Foursquare check-ins to confetti cannons.
"IF EVERY RFID TAG IS INDIVIDUAL, DOES IT MEAN THAT MY ERP SYSTEM WILL HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW ITEMS? "
"IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT BOXES NO LONGER NEED TO BE OPENED FOR GOODS RECEIVING PURPOSES. HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT ALL ITEMS WERE REALLY READ IF WE CANNOT SEE THEM? "
"CAN I PRESS A BUTTON AND GET THE STOCK COUNT OF ALL ITEMS IN MY STORE?"
"ONE OF OUR MOST COMMON PROBLEMS IS RELATED TO DOUBLE-READ OF BARCODES - TWO EMPLOYEES WILL READ AND REGISTER THE SAME ITEMS CAUSING INACCURACIES TO STOCK. CAN WE USE AUTOMATIC RFID GATES TO PREVENT THIS?"
"OBVIOUSLY HUGE DEPARTMENT STORES AND RETAIL CHAINS HAVE SYSTEMS READY FOR THINGS LIKE THIS, BUT WHAT ABOUT A RETAILER WITH SOME 50 STORES, HOW MUCH WILL THEIR IT-SYSTEM NEED TO CHANGE? "
At a music store in Singapore, they used RFID to connect music and fashion. Each article of clothing was affixed with an RFID label. When the customer took the piece of clothing to the dressing room, speakers began playing music that matched the clothing’s style. Also, a text message was sent to the customer’s phone with an offer for a free download of the song.
