Fun and Games at MIT with RFID

What's that they say about a college degree... it's a great thing as long as it doesn't get in the way of your education? Something like that? Well, at MIT it looks like they're learning things about RFID and having a good time, too. By the way, this is a picture of the relatively new MIT STATA Center. Lovely, isn't it? It looks like the builders turned their blueprints upside down and inside out and threw away all their tape measures and levels.

Fun RFID Home Projects
Amal Graafstra has put together a book of fun RFID projects. The table of contents is below:
Chapter 1:
Introduction - A quick overview of RFID
Chapter 2:
Getting in the front door - RFID enabled electronic strikes and deadbolts
Chapter 3:
Stepping into your car - RFID enabled power door locks and alarm remotes
Chapter 4:
Logging into your computer - Build an RFID enabled keyboard and update your Windows GINA
Chapter 5:
Opening a safe - Mod an electronic safe for RFID access
Chapter 6:
Building a smart shelf - Take inventory of your things
Chapter 7:
Letting Fido in the pet door - Get familiar with tag and reader antenna orientation
Chatper 8:
Track employees and time with active RFID
Chapter 9:
To catch a thief - Monitor assets and send alerts
Chapter 10:
Reading, writing and RFID - Using writable RFID tags
Chatper 11:
Extreme RFID - What others are doing, implants, etc.
Chapter 12:
Hardware overview - What was used in the book, operational specs, and where to get it, and how much