A new use for RFID tags within a museum was honored for it's innovative idea - and the idea is simple enough: The Tech Museum of Innovation wanted to personalize the museum experience. To do so they use "TechTag": TechTag automatically creates a personalized webpage with photographs and activity results that visitors can access online after they leave the Museum.

Here is a bit more about the system:

TechTags take advantage of recent advances in radio frequency identification ( RFID ), networking, and data storage to create a more personalized and longer lasting educational experience for museum visitors. 50 interactive exhibits in the Museum utilize tag readers, and 24% of visitors are following-up their museum experiences on their personal webpage, (my.thetech.org ).

Read on @ MediaNewswire