Buying clothes at supermarkets can be a real difficult job since there is a lot to choose from among hundreds and thousands of clothing styles and accessories and in case you are a person like me (confused and impatient in terms of shopping) then you would like someone who could help you out.

Now people like me visiting department store Mitsukoshi in Japan can seek solace in RFID which can assist them with their shopping. Here they will be greeted by an Intelligent Fitting Room System when they enter the trial room and privacy advocates need not worry as it will definitely not spy on them rather it will help in deciding on the clothes which would suit them well. Also it would keep the sales people out of picture who may make you feel uncomfortable at times by their presence.

As soon as you enter the trial room you are greeted by a wall mounted touch screen where the RFID reader reads the tags attached to the clothing and offers you complete product information apart from matching accessories and alternative sizes. In case you have got a mismatch clothing item all you need to do is press a button and you get a store attendant on call that will get you the right set of clothing in your trial room itself (great help for those legs which even get tired by walking in stores and malls). Seems now my shopping experience would get better with RFID and I will start enjoying it too!!

This for all the ladies who get a fever by the name of entering their kitchens, Can I see some eye balls interested in what I just said?

Here is the RFID Kitchen Robot which is being developed by the Technical University of Munich aimed at people who consider it a sin to enter their kitchens. All you will need to do is place RFID tags in your kitchen utensils which would make it easier for your robot to complete its task giving it an edge over conventional robots.

Plans are also underway to add software capabilities to the robot enabling it to connect to the internet and take remote instructions or send data. So the next time you come late from work feeling tired don't be amazed if you get delicious dinner laid on your table and utensils cleaned spotlessly. So if you have hired a maid get ready to say goodbye to her!!

There are two ways to learn things - either in the traditional boring manner where one person speaks and other listens and the other way is in an interactive manner which involves participation of a person making it interesting for him and easier to grasp. Which one would you chose? Most of us would opt for the latter way of learning.

How about learning RFID in a fun and interactive manner? Here is RFID Roulette, an internet based game which would teach you about radio frequency identification in a lively manner ensuring you enjoy every moment with it.

Just spin the wheel and when it stops spinning a question will be posed to you asking whether the RFID application is real or fake. It's free for all and you don't have to pay a single penny from your pocket to play it. You would definitely like this new technique of gathering knowledge about RFID technology. Just play it and let me know your experience. I will be waiting for your replies!!

Indians are certainly not known for their driving skills and most of this is attributed to corruption at the various regional transport authority offices issuing driving licenses without even conducting tests of the driver but the Regional Transport Authority of Hyderabad is expected to change all this for the good.

Now the authorities will keep a strict watch on the driving test tracks with their RFID system which will automate testing for driver licenses. The driving tracks will be buried with RFID readers and drivers looking for licenses will have to drive vehicles fitted with antennas which will give report regarding speed limits, variations in movement and any wrong turns taken by the applicant. This will enable to judge the applicant in a fair manner since charges of manipulation have been made against the motor vehicle inspectors. Let's hope Indian roads become safer to drive in coming years.

Japanese want to ensure that their young citizens don't end up in the trap of smoking and destroy their lives and keeping their health in mind they have come up with an RFID based cigarette vending machine with face recognition software.

Recently in order to curb smoking habits among the underage more than 570,000 cigarette vending machines were fitted with RFID readers so that their age verification cards could be checked before cigarettes were dispensed to them. People without age verification cards could make purchases using the face recognition system which recognized the facial features of the person and in case it believed that the person is over the legal age of twenty then only the cigarettes were dispensed to them but one of the reporters managed to fool the system using fake pics of a fifty year old man and female celebrity in her thirties and get cigarettes for himself.

Realizing this folly the company is now working on advanced recognition which would be foolproof. Let's see when these machines make their mark and prevent the youngsters from spoiling their lives.

I had earlier talked about how RFID tickets would be a major feature at China Olympics 2008 but it has been reported that RFID Olympic tickets will only be available for the most sought after event of the Olympics - the opening and closing ceremonies.

So what will these tickets feature besides RFID? It will feature address, passport and email details besides photograph of the person but tickets released to the press didn't show such thing so its still not sure whether your picture will be on the ticket or not. These tickets will be featuring RFID tag of size 0.3 sq mm and 50 micron in thickness which would not be noticeable to the ticket holder.

6.8 million RFID tickets had to be printed for the whole event but unfortunately plans had to be scaled down since further arrangements could not be made at the last moment. Let's see how the tickets perform at the opening and closing ceremonies. I will keep you updated on this matter.