RFID

Radio Frequency Identification

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFID

championed by WalMart

http://del.icio.us/tag/RFID

http://del.icio.us/rpiquepa/RFID

John Halamka is first RFID-equipped CIO (of a HealthCare group)

more data than a BarCode (in addition to being read over RF instead of optically)

Jul-Dec'2010 - 100 uses