Comments on: RFID Makes Running Marathons More Fun

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By: Jim McDannald

Jim McDannald — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:06:09 +0000

I haven't had the chance to run a race with those sleek new ChronoTrack tags, yet. I am ready to say goodbye to the bulky chips and the zip ties. As this technology spreads, I am sure the volunteers at the marathon finish will enjoy no longer needing to cut those chips off people's shoes.

By: mark slater

mark slater — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:37:38 +0000

we all live in public. Privacy is so 20th century.

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:28:47 +0000

Yeah, the privacy guys can make you really crazy, especially since some of the privacy things are trivially easy to solve. For example, there is a great “innovation” in the Impinj RFID-enabled drivers licenses where the only time the RFID chip is active is when the user touches the drivers license a certain way!

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:28:05 +0000

Some of the privacy things are trivially easy to solve. For example, there is a great “innovation” in the Impinj RFID-enabled drivers licenses where the only time the RFID chip is active is when the user touches the drivers license a certain way!

By: JChauncey

JChauncey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:24:36 +0000

In one of my comp sci classes we discussed the pros and cons of RFID tags and the many applications they have in our society. But what was really interesting was how people could always find problem with their use (leave it to a bunch of privacy conscious geeks to come up with ways to put down a great technology).

Glad to see their use is starting to have real world application (outside of stopping people from shoplifting).

By: Keith Pape

Keith Pape — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:08:13 +0000

ran my first race this april (carlsbad 5000) with the RFID, and you are right, not having to bend over and get that chip out of your laces when you feel like your going to pass out anyways – and as a tech junkie – it was awesome to think about it being cheap enough for me to keep and no more cumbersome than a 'over 21' bracelet you get when going into a concert or bar (which i can do because i've got the extra calories from running that race! : )

By: mark slater

mark slater — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:09:18 +0000

we are busy looking at a football shoe feature incorporating RFID. football (yes the game you play with your foot) is such a freeform exertion that tracking the relative distance a player travels during a match is highly valuable to the coaching and medical staff. of course we want to bring this data in to a pro's twitter feed that we are sponsoring and we want to be the first to do this type of thing.

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:34:06 +0000

We love to run them as well as make them better.

By: Paramendra Bhagat

Paramendra Bhagat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:27 +0000

Ugh, the VC won't even let a marathon alone! :=)