Imagine a library system that knows where every book is and allows visitors to return and issue books automatically -- it's a dream that's becoming a reality in some parts of ...

The authors propose the use of RFID technology and an Arduino board for the same. Every product will have an RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) tag (instead of barcodes being used conventionally).

If you can dream it, Arduino can help you build it -- perhaps with a dash of MakerBot thrown in for good measure. The latest homebrew project to hit the ol' inbox sounds an alarm whenever you ...