"Near Field Communication in the Real World | Unlike with RFID, NFC readers aren't always specialized devices |
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When it comes to the potential uses of NFC tags, there are no limits | Finding, downloading and setting up a new app can be, at least, a pain, and, at most, keep you from using the technology at all |
For example, a smart tag could be embedded into a political flyer.
10But NFC can do more than help you pay for things | Retailers and parcel shipping companies in particular love RFID as a way to keep tabs on inventory supplies and shipments |
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But what exactly gives an NFC tag its enchanting powers? — you have the entire menu on your phone, along with nutritional information and mouth-watering descriptions of the ingredients in your favorite dishes | Instead, they literally draw power from the device that reads them, thanks to magnetic induction |
NFC works like RFID, only it's a more up-close-and-personal type of wireless.
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