Thursday, December 24, 2009

My Pre-Christmas Trip to Las Vegas (Part 1)



A very nice part of my trip to Las Vegas was spending one night at Aria - the new casino/hotel at City Center. While there's a long story associated with my stay, I'm still tired from my trip so for now I'm just uploading a scan of the keys being used at Aria and Vdara. I wasn't able to obtain the Aria SkySuites key (I didn't even SEE the key, but was told about it), I did get these.

You'll notice from the drawings on the back that these keys are not inserted into a slot on the lock. Instead, these use RFID technology -- you simply press the key against a "plate" on the door, it senses the key, and the door unlocks. Once you enter the room, all kinds of things happen (curtains open, lights go on, TV turns on, etc.) All of the technology revolves around the TV and the remote, or a LCD control panel next to the bed. Cool stuff that I'll describe in better detail later.





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