Luxist points to a pretty slick RFID based, wine catalog system that is really a tech demo more than a full product, but still show how handy something like the Nokia Tablet might be based on it’s small size, and bright touch screen. There’s no RFID reader or sensor inside it today, so this is not going to be as simple as just installing a piece of software. I’m sure Andy would be all over this in a heartbeat if it was real… 😉
Here’s a snippet from ThingM:
WineM is a Technology Sketch of a smart wine rack. It’s designed to locate wines in a wine rack using RFIDs attached to bottles and to display which wines have been located using LED backlights behind the bottles. Collectors (or anyone with a large wine cellar) can use it to search through collections, track the location of specific bottles and manage inventory with a minimum of data entry. Linking bottles to networked databases can provide information that would otherwise be too time consuming or difficult to obtain (for example, the total value of a collection, or all the wine that is ready to drink).
I could actually see using a library manager like this for other things as well like a large media collection. Imagine looking for a CD or DVD (the actual disc) and tapping a few buttons to have it highlighted nicely on your shelf. If you have a large collection and it’s not exactly organized, finding what you want can be rather slow…