The developers of Tuit, an NFC-based finger ring for unlocking Android smartphones, are aiming to raise US$100,000 through crowd funding website Kickstarter. More
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NFC wristband developers seek funds on Kickstarter
A team of developers are raising funding on Kickstarter for a rubber wristband that wearers will be able to use to unlock their phone, cancel or postpone an alarm clock, control the volume of music, skip songs and share their contact information via NFC... More
Artist embeds NFC chip in hand to share digital art
Digital artist Anthony Antonellis has embedded an NFC-compatible RFID chip in his hand as a way of sharing his artwork with others... More
Monet+ adds Windows logins via NFC
Czech smart card specialist Monet+ and mobile network operator Telefónica have teamed up to create ProID+ Mobile, a solution that enables Android phone users to log in to a computer running Windows using credentials stored on the SIM in their NFC phone... More
BBM for Android to support NFC
The Android version of BlackBerry’s popular chat service BlackBerry Messenger is now in beta testing, reports BlackBerryOS.com... More
Electronics retailer opens NFC and QR shopping walls in Russian subway
Electronics retailer Media Markt has begun testing ‘shopping walls’ at a Moscow subway station, in partnership with the Moscow Department of Transportation. The concept makes use of both NFC and QR codes and will run until November. More
Picture Works promotes movies via NFC
Marketing agency The Picture Works is promoting The Lone Ranger and The Way, Way Back in bars and restaurants in the Republic of Ireland using illuminated posters containing NFC tags... More
Researchers demonstrate e-ink display powered by NFC
Researchers from Intel Labs, the University of Washington and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an e-ink display that is powered purely by NFC. More
McDonald’s adds NFC games to restaurant tables
McDonald’s has launched an NFC campaign in Singapore that turns dining tables into interactive racing tracks... More
Tap For Message adds NFC to gifts and greeting cards
US-based startup Tap For Message is using NFC to add personalised audio and video messages to greeting cards, stickers, hang tags and gift card holders... More
Google runs NFC campaign in Australian airports
Google is running an NFC and QR code based digital advertising campaign in airports around Australia, allowing travellers to use a smartphone or tablet to take control of Google Play video ads on giant screens... More
UN prompts givers to feed hungry children with NFC
A week-long campaign run by advertising agency Grabarz & Partner on behalf of UN World Food Programme (WFP) has enabled people in the city of Halle, Germany, to make charitable donations via NFC... More
NFC transit ticketing service goes live in French city of Caen
An NFC mobile ticketing service for public transportation is now live in the Caen la Mer region of France, allowing passengers to validate their tickets with a tap of their mobile phone... More
Wooshping adds music to Spotify playlists via NFC
UK-based Wooshping has shown how bands can use NFC tags to allow fans to add their music to Spotify playlists, so just tapping a smart poster can start a track playing... More
Visa to launch NFC payments in the UK this year
Visa Europe is to launch an NFC mobile payments service in the UK by the end of 2013, the payments network has confirmed to NFC World — although the exact launch date and full details on how the service will work are yet to be revealed... More
Finnish book uses NFC tag for video content
Readers of a biography of former Nokia chief technology officer Yrjö Neuvo can access multimedia content by tapping an NFC tag inside the book’s back cover with their phones... More
Sony pushes NFC with Xperia M
A low-end Android smartphone with NFC will join Sony’s Xperia line-up in the third quarter of 2013. The company is pushing the NFC functionality of the device, and describes the Xperia M as “the new Sony smartphone with one-touch functions.”... More
Portuguese project uses NFC phones as mobile POS terminals
Technology provider Morpho has announced it is the supplier of NFC SIM cards to a Portuguese mobile payments pilot that uses NFC phones as mobile POS terminals and is backed by the country’s major telecoms operators as well as MasterCard and Visa... More
FlockTag gets US$1m funding for NFC rewards
FlockTag, a technology startup working to digitise customer rewards for smaller businesses, has raised US$1m in series A funding for its NFC loyalty card and mobile app service... More
Star Trek Into Darkness gets NFC promotion at airports
Blockbuster movie Star Trek Into Darkness is being promoted at four US airports via displays equipped with NFC marketing specialist Blue Bite’s mTag platform... More