[Martynas Mickevičius] has a Grandmother who is visually impaired. She enjoys listening to audiobooks and has been doing so using a DVD player for quite some time. The problem is that there is no way ...

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested to know that the latest issue of the HackSpace magazine, created by the official Raspberry Pi team, ...

This week, Near Field Communication (NFC) tag manufacturers have begun taking part in a new certification program provided worldwide by the NFC Forum, to ensure that their NFC chips and inlays conform ...

The STMicroelectronics M24SR Dynamic RFID Tag available from Mouser Electronics is NFC Forum Type 4 Tag compatible and supports tag functions for both RFID and NFC applications, operating in any of ...

The NFC Forum, an organization formed in 2004 by technology companies Philips Semiconductors (now known as NXP Semiconductors), Sony and Nokia to promote the implementation and standardization of Near ...

[Luca Dentella] recently encountered a toy, which was programmed to read different stories aloud based on the figurine placed on top. It inspired him to build an audio device using the same concept, ...

Some might say NFC is still not an adopted technology. I’d be inclined to agree with them. Not every device has NFC, and not every establishment can take payments via NFC. Although I did see a vending ...

A vast range of consumer devices, domestic appliances and industrial equipment is set to become smarter, more flexible and easier to use because of a new family of “dynamic NFC tag” memories from ...

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed wearable technology in the form of a glove and a head-mounted display that could help speed up maintenance work and other applications where NFC tags are widely used ...