Campus card solutions provider Transact has rolled out support for Android NFC student IDs, integrated with Google Pay, to 16 US universities... More
Transact rolls out Android NFC student IDs at 16 US universities
- General Motors to replace car keys with face biometrics?
- ST provides brands with guidance on how best to implement NFC tags
- UK government publishes digital identity framework
- NFC Forum explores the role of NFC in mobility-as-a-service applications
- Accor to let hotel guests access their rooms with their smartphone
BYD to offer NFC keys as standard on all new cars
Four in five vehicles shipped by Chinese car maker BYD in 2019 included support for NFC keys “and the percentage is expected to top 95% in 2021,” automobile industry publication Gasgoo reports... More
NFC Forum formally adopts TNEP standard for bidirectional NFC data exchange
The NFC Forum’s Tag NFC Data Exchange Format Exchange Protocol (TNEP) Specification and an updated version of the Connection Handover Technical Specification (CH 1.5) have been formally approved and adopted, the standards organisation has announced. More
NXP adds ultra-low power chips for eco-friendly smart home devices
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has launched a family of ultra-low power multiprotocol wireless microcontrollers designed to enable smart home device makers to build eco-friendly products — and include support for NFC connectivity to “dramatically simplify the pairing process”. More
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STMicroelectronics to work with Zhaga Consortium on NFC standards for industrial lighting
PARTNER NEWS: STMicroelectronics has joined the Zhaga Consortium, a global organisation working on the standardisation of LED luminaire interfaces, “to advance the deployment of NFC technology in the industrial lighting market”. More
NXP explains how NFC healthcare labels and packaging can be used to combat the spread of Covid-19
PARTNER NEWS: NFC-based intelligent labels and packages offer “the safety and security necessary to help tackle the spread of Covid-19 while giving scientists, medical staff and patients the ability to interact with products so they can verify authenticity, check expiration dates and even gain useful insights into the nature of the virus,” NXP has explained... More
Car Connectivity Consortium unveils NFC digital key specification
The Car Connectivity Consortium has announced the completion of an NFC-based digital key specification designed to deliver “a standardized ecosystem that enables mobile devices to store, authenticate, and share digital keys for vehicles in a secure, privacy-preserving way that works everywhere”... More
HID Global adds employee IDs to NFC wearables
PARTNER NEWS: HID Global has announced that employee ID card issuers can now use its Seos digital credential technology to let staff use smart watches, watchbands, rings and other devices to gain access to buildings, log in to PCs and cloud applications, make payments at vending machines, and more. More
NFC Forum spec lets consumers use NFC phones to wirelessly charge small devices
The NFC Forum has formally adopted a wireless charging specification that enables a single antenna in an NFC-enabled device to manage both communications and charging. More
Uralkali rolls out NFC-based remote production monitoring system
Uralkali introduces mobile inspection system for process equipment — World Fertilizer Magazine — “The technology recognises electronic NFC (near field communication) tags on the production equipment and the inspection data is transmitted from smartphones to the database via WiFi… The technology was piloted at the Berezniki-4 plant in Russia’s Perm region, and the system is now being introduced across all of the company’s plants.”
Kenya to use hybrid NFC/RFID stickers for national vehicle identity system
Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority has issued a tender for a new vehicle identification system that will combine hybrid NFC/RFID windscreen stickers with a mobile app running on standard NFC smartphones to provide police and other agencies with “quick and reliable information on vehicles and their corresponding owner”. More
Fitbit Charge 4 launches with NFC contactless payments
The latest health and fitness tracker from Fitbit comes with contactless payments as standard... More
ST to host NFC reader webinar
PARTNER NEWS: ST is to host a webinar on designing robust, powerful and effective NFC readers for industrial, automotive, consumer and payment applications on 31 March. More
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RBC speeds up bank account opening with NFC passport reading
Royal Bank of Canada has added new features to its mobile app that make it quicker and easier for customers opening a new bank account at a branch to prove their identity... More
Cole Haan deploys NFC tags across Santa Clara store
Performance lifestyle brand Cole Haan is deploying NFC tags across its new Grandshop outlet in Santa Clara, California, to enable shoppers to find out more about the range of products available for sale... More
NXP launches NFC digital car key solution
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has announced the availability of an automotive digital key solution that enables smartphones, key fobs and other mobile devices to “securely communicate, store, authenticate and share digital keys with vehicles.”... More
HID Global adopts Cilab NFC test equipment to standardise worldwide labs
PARTNER NEWS: HID Global is using Cilab’s ci230 high-speed testing suite to reduce testing bottlenecks and standardise its NFC test results across its labs around the world — and is gaining a positive return on its investment in the equipment in less than a year, engineering director Hans-Juergen Pirch has told NFC World. More
Mojang to add NFC figurines to Minecraft Earth
Minecraft developer Mojang is to launch a range of NFC-enabled Minecraft figurines that work with its new Minecraft Earth augmented reality game to let players access a range of character-specific boosts and power-ups... More
Santa Clara University rolls out iPhone NFC student IDs
Students, faculty and staff at Santa Clara University in the US can now add their Access student ID card to Apple Wallet and use their iPhone and Apple Watch to access buildings, attend athletic events, purchase meals and check out books from the library, the Silicon Valley-based university has announced... More
Mattel to expand its Hot Wheels ID NFC toy range
Mattel is adding a new, lower-cost track option and additional NFC-enabled cars to its Hot Wheels ID range this year, the toy maker has told Engadget... More
