Zigbee and RFID either cool or or worst nightmare

RFID and ZigbeeThe title is the link to the story and image of a pet door that only your pet (not mr. racoon) can open. Zigbee transmits the message to your wireless device that kitty has entered or left the building. I almost forgot about Zigbee, but the electronics world didn't...Zigbee can network over 200 common household devices so you can control and track them as if they were all on bluetooth. It is slower than bluetooth, but takes less energy. And who needs a refrigerator that tells you it is out of milk in a hurry?

ld Gets ZigBeed Atmel Corporation showed off a sensor-based pet door that uses a zigbee module to inform your home controller, or your cell phone, when a pet enters, or leaves the door. Add an RFID chip to Garfield, and the door could be set to only open when your own pet wants to get in, which will make the neighborhood raccoons quite upset.