NFC

FaithRFID NFC (near field communication) is a set of ideas and technologies that enable smartphones and other devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, typically a distance of 10cm or less.

Anyone can buy blank FaithRFID NFC tags and then write customized data to them. Type 1 and Type 2 tags can be written to multiple times. These tags can also be permanently locked, or encrypted, so that no one can manipulate the data. Type 3 and Type 4 tags can only be written to once, like a CD or a DVD, and they lack the security of types 1 and 2.

The tags can be entirely passive and require no power of their own. They have users store and retrieve data for years. It requires close proximity which can actually be an advantage in noisy environments.

Sometimes referred to as smart tags, are embedded chips that can go in just about anything and transfer the data or instructions on them via NFC. They will appear in a flood of products and promotional items where bits of digitized information might come in handy.

The tags allow reading a variety of physical objects. This NFC tag is with adhesive backing and can operate normally when attached to metals. Mobile NFC is making the ‘internet of things’ a reality, opening the world of applications to new audiences, including advertisers, marketing agencies and potentially to every consumer using a mobile smart phone.