We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Near Field Communication (NFC) is a data-exchanging technology that enables wireless waves to be transmitted between two components: the ...

When [gdarchen] wanted to read some NFC tags, he went through several iterations. First, he tried an Electron application, and then a client-server architecture. But his final iteration was to make a ...

[Luca Dentella] recently encountered a toy, which was programmed to read different stories aloud based on the figurine placed on top. It inspired him to build an audio device using the same concept, ...

Finnish printing products and services company Hansaprint and RFID tag manufacturer UPM Raflatac have teamed up to establish TagAge, a Web portal that provides printed paper or plastic labels, ...

Panthronics AG, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high performance wireless technology, has extended its portfolio of high-performance NFC reader ICs with two new products, giving OEMs ...

I am looking to see what’s available as a read-only NFC card reader, that presents itself as a USB HID device? We are only interested in reading the card’s UID as keyboard input. I am looking ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested to know that the latest issue of the HackSpace magazine, created by the official Raspberry Pi team, ...

Square’s new NFC card reader is now available at Apple Stores nationwide, or online. The reader, which accepts both chip cards and forms of NFC payments like Android Pay and Apple Pay, will sell for ...

NFC mobile payments are contactless digital payments where mobile wallets or NFC-enabled credit cards communicate with special card readers. NFC technology allows businesses to accept customer ...

A hot potato: Does raising your hand at a TV's webcam to buy an on-screen item using a built-in NFC payment reader sound like a Black Mirror-style dystopian nightmare? Well, it's real. But at least ...