Pre-cursor to the chip?

"Wal-Mart Using 'Smart' Label Technology"

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a number of its suppliers are using a Dallas distribution center as the starting point for a technology that's targeted to one day replace the bar code

story.news.yahoo.com.../ap/20040430/ap_on_hi_te/smart_labels

"Quote from article"
The RFID tags contain a chip that is imparted with information. In a backshop retail environment, the tags will contain the details of what is in a case or on a pallet of goods. Rather than have a worker with a handheld scanner logging in barcodes, the system will let a computer system use a radio signal to log the goods as they arrive at the loading dock.

This sounds like the start of a new way to get the chips implanted in everything to me, what do you guys think?

Here are two other links on WalMart info... I think RFID's were discussed in here too


www.abovetopsecret.com...

www.abovetopsecret.com...