12 cool uses of RFID chips

By Jay MacDonald

A radio-emitting device may not be something you want under your own skin, but you have to admit, there are some cool uses for the technology. Here are a dozen.

 Slideshow by Anna Bleker

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Published: August 5, 2009

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