For $480 (£250) you can pick yourself up a RFID Starter kit from iAutomate that includes a long range RFID reader, software plugin and the required cabling.

Attaching a $30-60 (√Ǭ£15-30) RFID tag to your household assets will let you track their movements, control security features based on personal presence, receive notification when people arrive or leave the house and even √¢‚Ǩ≈ìget reminders to take out the trash if the garbage can is still detected at the house on garbage night.√¢‚Ǩ¬ù The system really showcases what the future with RFID will enable but at a cost that might prove daunting for those of us who haven√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t already splurged on a home automation system. Anyone for some  Chromo √¢‚Äû¬¢ RFID chips?