Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

UPM, SimpleNFC launch NFC online store

Thursday, August 18, 2011

UPM RFID and SimpleNFC have teamed up to launch a Web site offering NFC tools for building a variety of wireless solutions.

SimpleNFC.com features an NFC starter kit along with a number of customizable UPM NFC tags, including the BullsEye, RaceTrack, Block UPM MiniBlock tags with Mifare Ultralight, Ultralight-C or Classic ICs.

According to the partners, the tags can be used to create a variety of NFC-enabled products and services, such as smart posters, micro-location, audio and visual tours, product information, social networking and real-world games.

Simple NFC says their ultimate goal with the site is to “provide a development platform for every operating system and NFC handset in the market.” [end] 

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