NFC

Reaching for the Russian skies – GLONASS gets serious

Posted by Lars Reger  /   April 02, 2013  /   Posted in Automotive, Automotive Featured, News Featured  /   No Comments

Last month, we announced the launch of a new automotive telematics solution to complement our existing ATOP family, the GloTOP 2.5G. In addition to GPS, GloTOP is specifically designed to work with the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation system. So, what is GLONASS ? Basically, it’s the only alternative to GPS in

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PUF – The ‘Magic Dragon’ of smart card security

Posted by Derek Rye  /   February 21, 2013  /   Posted in Identification, Identification Featured, Slider Sub  /   No Comments

I just noticed that NXP has issued a press release about strengthening smartcard security with some technology referred to as ‘PUF’. I suspect that many of you, like me, have not encountered this acronym before, so I decided to investigate. Curiously, and hence the title of this blog, the first

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NXP Nijmegen drives the NFC payment revolution

Posted by martijnvdlinden  /   December 21, 2012  /   Posted in Identification, Identification Featured, News, Social  /   No Comments

Back in September, we reported on a great summer for NFC and the millions of people who are now using the technology across multiple platforms.  Now, all 2,500 employees at NXP’s Nijmegen offices are joining in the NFC revolution by using the technology to pay for meals in our company restaurant

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The Smart Washing Machine

Posted by René Jansen  /   December 07, 2012  /   Posted in Uncategorized  /   No Comments

In our recent Innovation Day event in Amsterdam, we showcased some of our hottest technology demos. One of them is the transformation of the humble washing machine into a smart appliance thanks to the integration of Near Field Communications (NFC) capabilities. If you’ve ever left a red jumper with white shirts or

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SESAMES Awards 2012 – three NXP finalists

Posted by Michael Maader  /   October 29, 2012  /   Posted in Events, Identification, Innovation, Uncategorized  /   No Comments

A very well known part of Cartes & Identification are the SESAMES Awards, recognizing the best technological innovations of the smart card and identification industry in ten categories.  NXP already scored a big achievement in 2011, being the most successful company with two award winners and one finalist. The 2012

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Could NFC redefine how we interact with books in the future?

Posted by Michael Kriek  /   October 15, 2012  /   Posted in Identification, Identification Featured, Social  /   No Comments

“Catch The Sun” – The world’s first NFC book The world’s first fully integrated NFC book, “Catch The Sun” has just been launched at The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the world’s largest ballooning event. At the fiesta, American balloonist Mark Sullivan received the very first copy of the high-tech book,

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NFC: A New Era of Proximity Marketing

Posted by Michael Maader  /   September 05, 2012  /   Posted in Identification, Innovation, Social  /   No Comments

Today’s retailers have an opportunity to engage with consumers at a much deeper level than ever before. Contactless technology and NFC is creating new and exciting opportunities to interact and improve services from point of sale to back-office innovation. One of the greatest benefits is efficiency, speeding up transaction times,

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Saving and paying during the Four-day festivities with Smartphone with NFC

Posted by Michael Kriek  /   July 17, 2012  /   Posted in Identification, Social  /   No Comments

During the Four-day festivities, which started on Saturday July, Connected Loyalty, NXP and the Four-day festivities Foundation will hold a unique test with Smartphones provided with Near Field Communication (NFC). This will allow participants to save and pay without a plastic pass and without paper stamps or saving points. [youtube

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