Posts filed under RFID
Mobile phone and RFID taxi tracking service
November 16th, 2006
RFID is converging with mobile phones at a rapid pace, and new applications are emerging that begin to show the potential of this convergence. Korea’s KTF, for example, has announced the new ‘GREEN TAXI’ service, which enables pasengers to get information on the taxi by scanning an RFID tag embedded within the cab’s seats.
Nokia to add RFID and WiMAX by 2008
October 13th, 2006
Nokia’s R&D have certainly been busy lately. Not content with developing the stunning Nokia Aeon concept phone, they’ve also completed their SmartPosters technology, which enables NFC-compatible mobile phones to read data from passive RFID-like NFC tags. Nokia intend to embed such tags in posters, which would send data to the mobile phone when the phone is waved over it like a wand.
Samsung and Philips to show off protoype NFC phone at 3GSM
February 11th, 2006
Samsung have developed a prototype SGH-X700 mobile phone with NFC (Near Field Communication) that can be used for wireless transactions. Using the NFC X700, users can pay for things such as CDs and DVDs, and gain entry to areas such as tube stations just by waving the phone over an appropriate receiver. The mobile phone contains an e-wallet facility, which the user tops up with credit before swiping the phone over a receiver to pay for an item. NFC provides the wireless communication channel over which the transaction is made.
The new Samsung X700 NFC phone has been developed with Philips and Telefonica Moviles Espana and will be shown at 3GSM, where users will be able to use it to gain access to certain areas of the conference, and buy CDs and DVDs using a special kiosk at Philips’ booth.
Read what Philips and Samsung have planned for the Samsung X700 NFC phone after the jump.
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