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August 16, 2005

RFID and Beer

I started out to write a post about an article I read in the Denver Business Journal titled "Going with the (beer) flow. It's about TrenStar a Colorado based company that specializes in mobile asset management. Specifically they put RFID on beer kegs and other containers. The story is interesting so be sure and read it.

On a lighter note while reading other beer related articles I ran accross Kegbot a fun use of technology that lets you know how much beer is left in the keg, who drank the most out of it etc. A huge list of features follows but before that I want to know where I can buy one and why didn't any of my college buddies think of this?

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August 5, 2005

RFID Rocks!

I really like it when technology intersects with a historically non-technical business. A couple weeks ago I talked about how great it is that the Iowa highway system had adopted Wi-Fi technology to serve travelers. This week I ran across an article in EWeek (wish I could give you a link but I was unable to find the article on the site, try page 41 August 1 issue) that discussed how Granitrock a California based quarry was using Business Objects and RFID to better serve customers and track the 600 trucks that it fills everyday.

The quarry has come a long way since Fred Flinstone.

Have a great weekend.

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