Recently, RFID implementations at two hotels were announced: one by Marriot Hotels and one by Aloft Hotels. Marriott will use the VingCard Elsafe’s VISION at the Venezuela Marriott Hotel Playa Grande in Catia la Mar. It provides a solution to control access to every door on the property. According to the press release (which looks more like an VingCard Elsafe advertorial) this should be very easy to use for staff. And it will enable guest to remote check-in with an NFC enabled phone instead of with a card issued by the hotel, with which they can not only open the room, but also the safe – well, if the hotel chooses to use these features. Read more…
Archive for February, 2010
RFID Hotels
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Rebuilding Hope – China Bike Ride Update – CCC award
Hello All!
Yesterday evening the 1st ever Accenture Corporate Citizenship Award 2010 ceremony was held in the Amsterdam office. There were 3 nominees. Read more…
Interesting RFID concept: Live Checking Card (video)
Recently I noticed this RFID concept: Live Checking Card
“Do you know who the Green Monster is? It’s that skunk-of-a-bill that you get at the end of the month; it devours all your Dollars because you overspent! Only if you could use something like the Live Checking Card! A Credit Card won’t let you go beyond your limits. It’s a digital thing with an E-ink display that allows you to check your payment history on it. It even tracks your bank account’s transaction through RFID. A cumulative amount shows up on the screen every time you swipe the card; giving you your account balance on your finger tips.”
Sounds nice, and looks cool – check out the clip on YouTube.
But would it work? Read more…
