NFC tags are being used more and more often now, compared with UHF tags, NFC is much easier and cheaper. In this article we examine 21 awesome uses for NFC technology in our daily lives.
1. NFC business cards There is no doubt that most people are familiar with NFC business cards, take out the card, then simply tap your NFC business card onto someone's phone and all your information will transfer to your clients’ mobile phone. Gone are the days where printing hundreds of business cards was the norm, of which most of them ended up in the dustbin or underneath someone's car seat never to be seen again. With an NFC business card, reduce paper wastage, save the environment and reduce the cost of printing thousands of business cards. It's easy to transfer and remain in your clients contact list forever. Not to mention how it will impress your clients and associates.
2. NFC custom key fob/keychain NFC keychains/key fobs have been used for years especially for access control. With improved and advancing technology, these key fobs can now be used to grow your brand, for public transportation and ticketing, opening doors, switching the lights off or on, activating Bluetooth, or connecting to a Wi-Fi network. High-quality NFC key fobs can deliver NFC capabilities to more devices and applications. They are compatible with all smartphones and tablets that support NFC, regardless of the operating system. They come in many different sizes and shapes. Some companies can even customise their features to suit the branding requirements of a business. You can buy them in bulk, and because of their nature, you can easily bring them with you wherever you go.
3. NFC tag for Bluetooth speaker Whenever you want to connect your mobile phone with the Bluetooth speaker, you need at least 2-5 minutes to turn on the Bluetooth, then search the for the speaker, wait for it to connect and this can be an unnecessarily long and tedious process. With the NFC tag Implanted in the speaker, you only need to put your NFC enabled mobile phone on the tag, and immediately connect to the speaker, you can then relax and enjoy the music.
4. NFC smart clothing
Many clothing brands have an NFC washable tag sewn in the clothes for seamless interaction with customers.
How it works
Open the Connect App
Hold your phone over the tag to scan
Unlock exclusive gear, playlists and highlights.
1. Win Game Tickets and enter for your chance to sit courtside. 2. Built-in Drops, Be the first to shop exclusive clothing, shoes and more. 3. Use as Anti-fake for branded products.
5. Connect to Wi-Fi or share your Wi-Fi If you own a restaurant, a hotel or a coffee shop, or even a club, there is no doubt that guests will ask for a Wi-Fi password. You have to repeat the password many times. However, if you stick an NFC tag on each table, or on a wall with a sign, or even built into drink coasters, you can have your guests connect to your Wi-Fi automatically. You can save time and focus on providing good service.
6. Smart home appliance In recent years, smart homes have become ever more popular. NFC implants are a good choice to integrate your smart home with all your appliances and switches, no need for complicated software or a specific reader. A smart NFC mobile can achieve it. Tapping the phone to the device not only turns it on but syncs your music via Bluetooth and allows for seamless playing. Get that party started!
7. Event access control and data collection NFC wristbands have begun to replace paper tickets for many events around the world. Reason: For paper tickets, visitors pay for the tickets and come in and out of the event, without the event organizer collecting any valuable data about their customers such as age, sex, names, email addresses and contact information that can be used either for statistical purposes or to remarket to these individuals. Visitors can also scan the NFC bracelet with their NFC mobile, and they can follow your social media. Contact us for more information.
8. Tourist navigation Tourists that go to new locations and are not familiar with the history/story about this spot or historical site, can quickly access the information though an encoded URL or a short video upon scanning a tag. What’s more, tags can be added around locations and can provide some information about nearby accommodation and restaurants.
9. Pet tracking NFC Tag for Pets also called digital pet id tag, equipped with QR and NFC chip. It can protect your Pet in case of loss. Store detailed information about your pets, about its vet and of course about you, so that you can be quickly contacted if need be.
10. Faster downloading of apps
If you are going to promote your app offline at an event, it’s better to take an NFC tag with a download URL encoded.
11. Smart media Advertising has never been easier and more cost effective. We can get more eyes on our ads with less money than ever before. Digital media can include NFC tags for those interested to simply tap with their mobile devices.
12. NFC tags on metal surfaces NFC tags struggle to read when applied on a metal surface, while some are easily damaged when the weather is bad. With the anti-metal tags, or non-metal tags, these can be stuck onto metal surfaces and read easily without any problems. They are also weatherproof. They make for excellent vehicle tracking especially when there are a large amounts of vehicles coming in and out of a premises that need to be tracked.
13. Mobile phone setting When you go to the Gym, have a meeting or go to sleep, you don't want to be disturbed with notifications. The NFC tags can help you to set your phone immediately, just tap and go, your mobile phone will enter silent mode. When finished, tap again, back to normal mode. Simple and smart.
14. Selling and promoting your products When promoting your products physically, but you have an online store, NFC tags can be encoded with direct links to the product on your website, where customers can make the purchase or get more information. This is much easier than you trying to type out the link or telling the customer to do a search.
15. Helping to identify contents of sealed boxes/packages NFC tags can be encoded with data about the contents of a box or package especially when you are dealing with large amounts. Instead of ruffling through boxes looking for an item a tag can be encoded with the contents of the box. If an item is removed the tag can simply be re-written to remove the item.
After introducing so many cool uses for NFC tags, let’s see how to write and read with android? Download the app NFC Tools, you can click to read the information of NFC tag. Click write, and you can encode data, serial number, name, url, contat details, email and even photos.
NFC tags are always passive, no need for a battery and can vary in size, the range is about 1-8cm according to the size and reader’s power. All can be customized and coated with different material. Such as paper, plastic, silicone or whatever you want. Buy NFC tags and cards retail or wholesale, at Yippo Technologies, your best choice in South Africa.
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