RFID technology holds a lot of promise for the furniture industry. Here is a collection of news articles on the development of RFID.
http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20030311S0028
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/11/financial1508EST0170.DTL
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/identification/products/icode/ic/index.html
