When there are enough NFC enabled phones out there to make this useful, the card owner will most likely have an NFC phone also. 2 NFC phones nearby will make this card a bit unnecessary.
NFC enabled business cards
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Re: NFC enabled business cards
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps the amount of data?
For reference, here's a QR code with a three line postal address, email address and mobile number: http://www.moongate.ro/products/qr_code-vcard/serve_card?c=K... Not beyond the realms of what could be placed on a business card, a lot cheaper to make and certainly more useful for most phone users. On the other hand, the NFC card is a lot more attractive looking and has an extra "wow" factor. Of course, it would be us…
Now add in PGP key sigs (or the entire public key), website, SSL key sigs, bitcoin address, and other information I haven't thought of yet, oh, and wrap all of that inside a VCARD, it becomes quite large quite quickly.
I'm not saying for the basic info a VCARD QR Code won't work, but for more info it breaks down.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps the amount of data?
You can easily contain all the data needed of a vcard to qr-code... except picture of course - http://yeblon.com/vcard-on-business-card-with-qr-code
Now add in PGP key sigs (or the entire public key), website, SSL key sigs, bitcoin address, and other information I haven't thought of yet, oh, and wrap all of that inside a VCARD, it becomes quite large quite quickly.
I'm not saying for the basic info a VCARD QR Code won't work, but for more info it breaks down.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps the amount of data?
You can easily contain all the data needed of a vcard to qr-code... except picture of course - http://yeblon.com/vcard-on-business-card-with-qr-code
My NFC tag is simply a link to my vcard.... Well, a php file that looks like this:
header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=klinquist.vcf');
header('Content-type: text/x-vcard');
readfile('klinquist.vcf');
?>
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#35I 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/
Yep, I use a tag by my front door to turn on 3G and Bluetooth on my phone before I leave. It's great. The phone (Galaxy S3) needs to be turned on & unlocked and the centre of the back needs to be within about an inch of the tag to activate. It seems like a decent security tradeoff.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
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/
Yep, I use a tag by my front door to turn on 3G and Bluetooth on my phone before I leave. It's great. The phone (Galaxy S3) needs to be turned on & unlocked and the centre of the back needs to be within about an inch of the tag to activate. It seems like a decent security tradeoff.
I use an application that detects where I am and turns things off and on as required. Much better than waving your phone at a sticker.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#37Great idea, though I hope there reading this and start selling NFC proof wallet holders for them.
What with all these NFC pass's for this and that and now credit cards, you would think somebody would sell proper protective wallets for them to prevent the details being read by passers by and the like (there be kit that can read them from across the street for a while now, its radio based after all).
Still, I'm impressed at the way there testing the market for them and promoting them, genuis.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#38That's a nice idea and execution. But I really think about the role of paper business cards today. Is it still a necessity?
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#39What'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.
Ostensibly ease-of-use - the NFC can theoretically be done with a tap, QR requires a dedicated app or QR-aware device and proper aiming with the camera.
Re: NFC enabled business cards
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, I use a tag by my front door to turn on 3G and Bluetooth on my phone before I leave. It's great. The phone (Galaxy S3) needs to be turned on & unlocked and the centre of the back needs to be within about an inch of the tag to activate. It seems like a decent security tradeoff.
I use an application that detects where I am and turns things off and on as required. Much better than waving your phone at a sticker.
Care to share which app?