Casio Develops RFID Wristbands for Fitness Clubs

Casio dhas eveloped RFID wristbands for fitness clubs.

The wristbands are made of silicon rubber and Hitachi's mu-chip RFID tags. Each piece of training equipment has a PDA that reads the wristband tags. The PDA recognizes who's using the equipment and displays a personalized training menu. It also records and displays personal health-related data.

The RFID-tagged wristbands can also be used for managing check-in/out, tracking people's activities, monitoring kids' attendance to a fitness program, calling fitness club staff in an emergency situation, and cashless payment in a fitness club facility.

[ reBlogged from wonderful RFID in Japan ]

emily | 8:46 AM | Barcode Technologies / RFID Tags / NFC |
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