TecTile

TecTile tags NFC chips, which have been developed by Samsung for various purposes.

Features

TecTiles are self-adhesive stickers with built-in chip. They are programmed and described prior to use by app by the user. In the tags different commands are stored and forwarded to the smartphone as you hold it to the sticker. The TecTiles can repeatedly rewritten and its contents are deleted, making re-use of tags always possible and thus extends the life significantly. In order to describe the NFC tags, the app "Samsung TecTiles " is used, which can be downloaded directly from the Android PlayStore. Prerequisite for the functioning of a NFC enabled device. Samsung sells the original TecTiles in five-card packs. The NFC tags are client or triggers for various functions in the smartphone, which will be activated automatically or run once described the NFC chip is used in conjunction with the NFC interface of the smartphone.

Application

If you want to have the smartphone in the car automatically paired with the Bluetooth radio, so you can program via the app now. If you sit in the car you have to hold the smartphone to the NFC chip mounted in the car and the command is executed; the smartphone turns on the Bluetooth and coupled with the Bluetooth radio of the car. So it can also make navigation for the smartphone. Man holding the phone to your pre-programmed chip, the GPS is activated and the navigation app is opened.

Other Uses

• Alarm clock goes to the pre-defined time automatically every morning.
• On Silent switch at work.
• A club owner glued the sticker at the entrance to any surface. The visitors with NFC capable device can now be routed via NFC smartphone on the organizer's website (as with QR codes).
• Synchronization of miscellaneous accounts such as Twitter and Facebook.

Similar technologies

• QR Code