RFID Tagging for Laundry

2008_01_15 cloth_tag.jpg Here is a novel idea for using RFID. While we typically hear about RFID being used for various payment applications like toll booths and mass transit like the Oyster cards in London, designer Sangmin Bae bring this technology into the home with a concept for smart laundry.

Do you read the care label on every piece of clothing before you drop it in the wash? Apparently 70% of people don't. With this concept, all you need to do is throw it in the machine and let it take care of all the settings. Interesting idea, but what happens if you throw a dry clean only sweater in with the rest of the darks?

- via Yanko Design

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Um, please keep the computer chips out of my drawers...Big brother has NO place in my knoickers thank you very much.

posted by hdtex on January 15th 2008 at 2:12pm
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How is this considered Big Brother? I don't understand the deer in the headlights reaction people have when technology tries to better our lives. Do you think these tags are transmitting information about our shopping preferences to a secret coalition of militant fashion houses. Damn, Zoolander. If you could work out the kinks of the dryclean only sweater in with the Whites, I'm for it.

posted by chusmabilly on January 18th 2008 at 11:21am
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