Tag: near field communication

NFC gadgets become increasingly popular for wireless tech

| January 13, 2014

Headphones are now losing their wires in a new way by integrating near field communication.

A new set of wireless NFC gadgets have now been released in the form of headphones that use near field communication on top of Bluetooth technology to connect with devices.

These products use several kinds of tech in order to achieve wireless connectivity with smartphones or other devices.

These latest wireless headphones that have just been launched by SuperTooth are being called Freedom. They are an over the ear design for full sound and have now experienced their official launch online. These NFC gadgets have been built with the near field communication technology built right into them. This makes it even easier to pair with a broader range of devices.

These NFC gadgets have also been made in order to ensure a high level of sound and bass quality.

NFC Gadgets - Wireless TechThey use 40mm drivers in order to help to make certain that this listening quality will remain high. Beyond near field communication, the headphones also use Bluetooth and support devices that are A2DP enabled. For a fully wireless experience, Freedom includes controls located on the ear cups that allow the wearer to be able to change the volume, select tracks, and even answer phone calls.

In order to be able to achieve the best comfort, the ear cups can be rotated for a more customized fit to the wearer. The Freedom headphones are sold along with a storage pouch to help to keep them protected and clean when they are not in use. An omni-directional microphone supported by the headphones allow for voice calls.

The power behind the NFC gadgets is from an internal lithium ion battery. It is said to last for 15 hours per charge for music playback. They have reported that on standby, the battery can last 1000 hours on only a three hours charge time to bring the levels back to full again. The headphones weigh 200 grams and measure 160 mm in height, 187mm in width, and 71mm in depth. Their wireless range is a respectable 10 meters from the device to which they have been connected.

Mobile payments based on NFC technology are the next French strategic partnership

| November 13, 2013

Visa and Orange have now announced that they will be working together in this new service.

Orange, a French operator group, has now entered into a strategic partnership with Visa, the credit card giant, in order to help to speed up the awareness of using NFC technology for contactless mobile payments in the country.

The operator has also launched a smartphone based prepayment solution in France called Orange Cash.

These two companies are collaborating to make sure that rate by which consumers are discovering mobile payments based on NFC technology will be considerably accelerated in France. Both of these companies have stated that their goal is to boost awareness of the benefits of using near field communications tech for contactless transactions. They feel that France is a solid marketplace for this type of effort as it is already seeing an increasing adoption among consumers.

The companies stated that in the last half year, contactless mobile payments terminals in France have increased by 50 percent.

nfc mobile paymentsIn the last six months, the number of terminals used by French merchants that include contactless mobile payments has risen by over 50 percent. This means that today there are more than 200,000 active terminals in the country. Moreover, there has been a tremendous NFC technology enabled smartphone deployment in the country, which ensures that a growing number of consumers actually have the necessary tech to complete contactless transactions.

The prepayments service called Orange Cash will become available to subscribers to Orange that have NFC technology compatible smartphones in Caen and in Strasbourg in the first part of 2014. This will be the first stage in a nationwide launch of the mobile payments program within the second quarter of next year.

Customers using this program will need to download the app for Orange Cash from the app store that is applicable to their device, and then simply top up the account with funds by choosing their bank card. In order to actually make a mobile payment through this service, they will simply need to tap their NFC technology enabled device against a compatible payment terminal at the checkout of the retailer’s location.