August 10, 2005

RFID for sightseeing

The cities of Uji in Kyoto and Hikone in Shiga will test an RFID-based information services for sightseers, reports RFID in Japan.

"RFID tags will be embedded in the environment and sightseers will use mobile phones and PDAs with integrated RFID readers. Delivered to these devices is information about nearby sightseeing spots and stores. Hitachi and KDDI will join this project.

The pilot test may start as early as October-November this year".