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While the parent comment was definitely lacking in creativity, a unique RFID in each tire isn't terribly different from a unique barcode on each tire. I'd hones

by delecti 11y ago

While the parent comment was definitely lacking in creativity, a unique RFID in each tire isn't terribly different from a unique barcode on each tire. I'd honestly be surprised if most products I own didn't have one of those.

TeMPOraL 11y ago
> I'd honestly be surprised if most products I own didn't have one of those. A barcode or an RFID tag? The only reason most of your products don't have an RFID tag is that barcodes are much cheaper, and the entire logistics chain - from manufacturing to retail - is already pretty well optimized around those. There is not much value to gain. About the only use for passive radio tags I've seen widely deployed is theft prevention, and half of the times the tags are removed at the counter and later reused.
- delecti 11y ago
  A barcode. I mean that RFIDs are functionally very similar for purposes of maintaining a database to something (barcodes) that is already very likely on most consumer goods.
  - TeMPOraL 11y ago
    Indeed. Hell, any somewhat complicated product, like an electronic device, usually has several barcodes inside it, as they're also widely used in manufacturing - not just for automating things, but mostly for process control. A person who put the motherboard inside your computer most likely had to scan several barcodes at his station in order to report that those-and-those parts have been connected and passed forward. (Source: I worked on a software that reads those barcodes and controls the manufacturing process.)
  - narrowrail 11y ago
    Nitpick: Barcodes are not (generally) unique to a specific item, just a specific SKU. Whereas RFID chips are item-specifc, so there is a difference. In other words, barcodes won't allow one to differentiate between 2 identical bags of chips, but an RFID tag will allow one to differentiate between 2 identical tires.
    - jschwartzi 11y ago
      When you're talking supply chain, be advised that there are more symbologies and more uses of them than the UPC or EAN codes used at retail checkstands. Most companies do use a unique or semi-unique number to identify a unit as it's moving through their processes. They also barcode the model number as well. Barcode would absolutely allow you to differentiate between any two cell phones, or cars, or computers.

by delecti 11y ago

TeMPOraL 11y ago

> I'd honestly be surprised if most products I own didn't have one of those. A barcode or an RFID tag? The only reason most of your products don't have an RFID tag is that barcodes are much cheaper, and the entire logistics chain - from manufacturing to retail - is already pretty well optimized around those. There is not much value to gain. About the only use for passive radio tags I've seen widely deployed is theft prevention, and half of the times the tags are removed at the counter and later reused.

delecti 11y ago
A barcode. I mean that RFIDs are functionally very similar for purposes of maintaining a database to something (barcodes) that is already very likely on most consumer goods.
- TeMPOraL 11y ago
  Indeed. Hell, any somewhat complicated product, like an electronic device, usually has several barcodes inside it, as they're also widely used in manufacturing - not just for automating things, but mostly for process control. A person who put the motherboard inside your computer most likely had to scan several barcodes at his station in order to report that those-and-those parts have been connected and passed forward. (Source: I worked on a software that reads those barcodes and controls the manufacturing process.)
- narrowrail 11y ago
  Nitpick: Barcodes are not (generally) unique to a specific item, just a specific SKU. Whereas RFID chips are item-specifc, so there is a difference. In other words, barcodes won't allow one to differentiate between 2 identical bags of chips, but an RFID tag will allow one to differentiate between 2 identical tires.
  - jschwartzi 11y ago
    When you're talking supply chain, be advised that there are more symbologies and more uses of them than the UPC or EAN codes used at retail checkstands. Most companies do use a unique or semi-unique number to identify a unit as it's moving through their processes. They also barcode the model number as well. Barcode would absolutely allow you to differentiate between any two cell phones, or cars, or computers.