I’ve come up with the killer RFID app. This hits home like nothing before. The act of tracking packages in transit or at the discount store pales in importance. The killer RFID app seeks to solve a very simple, yet pervasive problem that affects us all. And it seeks to help us where we need the help the most: at home.

RFID (Radio frequency identification) technology provides a means to store and retrieve data using RFID tags. RFID tags are tiny antenna-bearing transmitters that are built into or affixed (using a label) to a host object. These tags are designed to receive and respond to RFID transceivers. RFID systems are increasingly used as inventory control methods, and can be found tracking items as diverse as family pets, beer kegs, shipping palettes library books, and airline baggage.

This takes it a step further [...]