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Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by bonzoesc »

I should get some with my URL set to tel:27673855# . I'm sure there's a case to be made for NFC, but I'm not totally sold on the value of invisible things that cause phones and other electronics to do things.

Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by Zikes »

bonzoesc wrote: post #2

I should get some with my URL set to tel: 2767 3855# . I'm sure there's a case to be made for NFC, but I'm not totally sold on the value of invisible things that cause phones and other electronics to do things.

One of the primary features of NFC is the requirement that you be near (within inches of) the NFC tag in order for it to work. One useful application I've seen for this is a custom NFC tag someone placed in a homemade docking station to activate their phone's dock mode. Another was used in a homemade Gameklip[0]-type device to activate bluetooth and connect with the controller.

[0] http://thegameklip.com/

Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by bonzoesc »

Zikes wrote: post #3
bonzoesc wrote: post #2

I should get some with my URL set to tel: 2767 3855# . I'm sure there's a case to be made for NFC, but I'm not totally sold on the value of invisible things that cause phones and other electronics to do things.

One of the primary features of NFC is the requirement that you be near (within inches of) the NFC tag in order for it to work. One useful application I've seen for this is a custom NFC tag someone placed in a homemade docking station to activate their phone's dock mode. Another was used in a homemade Gameklip[0]-type device to activate bluetooth and connect with the controller. [0] http://thegameklip.com/

And what happens when they're hidden in a perfectly ordinary desk blotter in a hotel room in Silicon Valley?

Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by pixelcort »

For read only data (such as business card data), what is the benefit of using NFC over RFID? I was under the impression that NFC is backwards compatible; can Android devices with NFC scan RFID tags?

Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by mik4el »

Hahaha. Figure this: "Do you have a card?", "Not only have I got a card, I've got an NFC-enabled card. Put it against your phone and let magic happen." Awkward but hey I want one.

Re: NFC enabled business cards

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Post by evilduck »

What's the benefit over just using a QR code on the back of your card? Every modern smartphone can scan QR codes. Only a small fraction can use NFC, and it surely increases the marginal cost of each card more than a double sided print.
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