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Batteryless

22 news stories about Batteryless


Ford files patent for contactless vehicle access card with integrated e-ink display

By Tom Phillips • 30 October 2023 • Updated 30 October 2023 • nfcw.com
Figure from Ford patent for contactless RFID vehicle access card with updatable integrated e-ink display

Vehicle manufacturing giant Ford has filed a patent application for a contactless vehicle access card with an integrated display that would use RFID or NFC to enable users both to unlock and start their vehicle and to also receive updated information about its status, location and other features... More


Icelandair to roll out reusable NFC bag tags for contactless aircrew luggage check-in

By Tom Phillips • 14 August 2023 • Updated 14 August 2023 • nfcw.com
Air crew with luggage that uses Bagtag reusable NFC bag tags for contactless check-in

Aircrew working for Icelandair will soon be able to transfer their flight details to a reusable electronic bag tag attached to their luggage by tapping their NFC smartphone on the device... More


Smart sticky note lets users store and access digital content on paper reminders with their NFC smartphone

By Tom Phillips • 14 August 2023 • Updated 14 August 2023 • nfcw.com
Person holding an NFC phone over a Memento Note smart sticky note

Professionals, businesses and consumers can now leave reminders on paper sticky notes containing an NFC tag that enables them to link the note to digital content — including voice recordings, photos and videos — by tapping the note with their smartphone... More


Qatar Airways rolls out reusable NFC bag tags for contactless luggage check-in

By Tom Phillips • 9 February 2023 • Updated 9 February 2023 • nfcw.com
Qatar Airways reusable NFC bag tag setup on smartphone for contactless luggage check-in

Passengers travelling on flights operated by Qatar Airways can now transfer their flight details to a reusable electronic bag tag attached to luggage they have checked in via the airline’s mobile app by tapping their NFC smartphone on the device... More


Alaska Airlines to roll out NFC bag tags to speed up contactless luggage check-ins

By Tom Phillips • 26 July 2022 • Updated 26 July 2022 • nfcw.com
Alaska Airlines NFC bag tag on luggage to speed self check-in

Passengers travelling on flights operated by Alaska Airlines will be among the first in the US to be able to transfer their flight details to an NFC-enabled electronic bag tag attached to their checked luggage by tapping their NFC smartphone on the device, avoiding the need to print a physical tag when they arrive at the airport... More


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NFC Forum certifies Cilab for TR13.1 wireless charging testing

By Tom Phillips • 25 May 2022 • Updated 2 June 2023 • nfcw.com
Cilab ci230 high-speed tester which has NFC Forum TR13.1 wireless charging certification

PARTNER NEWS: Cilab has received NFC Forum Test Release 13.1 certification for wireless charging certification (WLC) testing and is to release a testing suite for its ci230 high-speed tester that will enable developers and manufacturers to ensure their NFC devices meet updated NFC Forum specifications... More


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US digital bank introduces contactless payments rings

By Tom Phillips • 14 April 2022 • Updated 28 April 2022 • nfcw.com
Hand tapping Quontic Bank contactless payments ring on terminal

Customers of US-based digital bank Quontic can now opt to order a contactless payments ring that they can link to their checking account and use to make purchases wherever contactless payments are accepted... More


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Apple files patent application for game controller that connects to iPhones via NFC

By Tom Phillips • 1 April 2022 • Updated 1 April 2022 • nfcw.com
Patent application diagram for Apple game controller that connects to iPhones via NFC

Apple has filed a patent application for a “magnetically attachable gaming accessory” that “can provide a physical interface controlling game activities on an electronic device” such as an iPhone or iPad and would use NFC to transmit data to that device... More


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Researchers develop miniature batteryless ‘flying microchips’ with NFC

By Tom Phillips • 2 March 2022 • Updated 6 June 2023 • nfcw.com
Closeup of miniature batteryless flying microchips with NFC

Researchers based at Northwestern University in the US have developed ‘flying microchips’ or microfliers the size of a grain of sand that incorporate micro-sensors and use NFC to harvest ambient energy and transfer data to a smartphone, tablet or computer... More


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Researchers use extended-range NFC to develop smart fabric for multiple use cases

By Tom Phillips • 23 November 2021 • Updated 23 November 2021 • nfcw.com
Smart fabric with extended-range NFC

Engineers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in the US have used extended-range NFC to produce a battery-free smart fabric that could enable items of clothing to communicate with each other and with nearby electronic devices at distances of “more than four feet”... More


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Researchers develop ultra-thin ‘computer on the bone’ using NFC for bone health monitoring

By Tom Phillips • 22 November 2021 • Updated 22 November 2021 • nfcw.com
Ultra-thin computer on the bone using NFC for bone health monitoring

Researchers at the University of Arizona in the US have developed an ultra-thin NFC sensor that could be directly attached to human bone and enable physicians to monitor a patient’s bone health and healing from fractures and other traumatic injuries... More


What's New in Payments

JKB to issue biometric payment cards in Jordan

By Tom Phillips • 4 October 2021 • Updated 15 February 2023 • nfcw.com
Jordan Kuwait Bank logo

Customers of the Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) will soon be able to make contactless payments with a biometric bank card that enables them to authenticate transactions with their fingerprint... More


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Researchers unveil dissolvable wireless pacemaker powered by NFC

By Tom Phillips • 30 June 2021 • Updated 30 June 2021 • nfcw.com
NFC wireless pacemaker closeup and on heart

Scientists at Northwestern and George Washington universities in the US have developed a wireless, battery-free implantable pacemaker that uses NFC to harvest energy from an external antenna and dissolves after it is no longer needed to control a patient’s heartbeat... More


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Smart inner tube lets cyclists measure tyre pressure via NFC

By Tom Phillips • 24 May 2021 • Updated 23 November 2022 • nfcw.com
Tubolito app on smartphone scanning NFC inner tube

Cyclists can now fit their bicycle with smart inner tubes that enable them to accurately measure their tyre pressures by scanning an NFC chip embedded near the valve with their smartphone... More


What's New in Payments

Challenger bank to test biometric payment cards in Sweden

By Tom Phillips • 11 December 2020 • Updated 27 December 2022 • nfcw.com
Rocker biometric payment card

Customers of Swedish challenger bank Rocker will soon be able to take part in a proof-of-concept pilot of a biometric debit card that enables them to authenticate contactless in-store payments with their fingerprint... More


What's New in Payments

Mastercard and MatchMove leverage Tappy technology for tokenized payments on custom wearables

By Tom Phillips • 9 December 2020 • Updated 9 December 2020 • nfcw.com
Mastercard and Matchmove wearables tokenization using Tappy technology

PARTNER NEWS: Mastercard and Singapore-based Banking-as-a-Service provider MatchMove have partnered with Tappy Technologies to make it possible to provide consumers with the ability to add a tokenized Mastercard to a wide range of batteryless wearables... More


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Mastercard, Thales and Tappy explain how watch and wearable brands can add support for payments

By Mike Clark • 24 March 2020 • Updated 7 September 2022 • nfcw.com
Tappy Wearable Payment Summit 2020

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE: The opening session of the Wearable Payment Summit 2020, NFCW’s first online conference, is now available to watch free of charge in our Knowledge Centre... More


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Researchers develop stretchable NFC antennas for clothing

By Sarah Clark • 3 September 2019 • Updated 30 December 2022 • nfcw.com
Close-up of nfc embroidery

A team of researchers from universities in the UK and China have developed a way to use standard machine embroidering equipment to add NFC capabilities to items of clothing so that the technology continues to work reliably even when the fabric is stretched out of shape by the wearer... More


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Tappy launches token services platform that makes it easy for traditional watches to be turned into contactless payment devices

By Mike Clark in Barcelona • 25 February 2019 • Updated 4 March 2019 • nfcw.com
Tappy Technologies

PARTNER NEWS: Tappy Technologies has launched a platform which enables traditional brands to turn their watches easily into secure, contactless payment devices... More


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Tappy Technologies joins the NFC World Partner Program

By Mike Clark • 22 February 2019 • nfcw.com
Tappy Technologies

PARTNER NEWS: Hong Kong-based Tappy Technologies offers a range of wearable payments products including watch straps, wristbands and key fobs that come with an embedded contactless payment chip... More


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