http://www.rfidproductnews.com/issues/2006.05/newsdesk.php"Theme Park Linked With Cameras and RFID"Alton Towers, a popular theme park in England, will introduce an RFID system that allows guests to have their day at the park recorded and personalized on a take-home DVD. YourDay Video Technologies' video-capture system will use RFID bracelets to identify wearers who will be filmed by cameras set up at attractions throughout the park. These clips get routed, catalogued, and digitally saved to 30-minute DVDs. The system will be capable of creating and burning the DVD in minutes. Customers can pick up the souvenirs as they are leaving the park. Expectations for customer interest are optimistic."RFID provider Venue Solutions (www.venue-solutions.com) is the technology partner to YourDay, and is responsible for implementing the RFID system at Alton Towers (www.alton-towers.co.uk/resort) in conjunction with the company's alliance partner, Sony Professional Solutions Europe. The system is expected to be completed by April 2007. Eighty to 100 Sony cameras will be used for the initial use. They will be unobtrusive to keep customers from feeling like they are being watched. The cameras will also be used for security purposes, such as preventing vandalism and break-ins."(((I'm quite the arphid fan, yet this zine is full of stuffI've never heard of. I reckon that professional tech journalismhas a future no matter if there are 50 million blogs.)))
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