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Hugging Face's Reachy Mini Robot Gets $149 Wheels and NFC Hats That Swap Its Personality Pollen Robotics, the Hugging Face robotics team behind the open-source Reachy Mini desktop robot, has launched "Level Up", a set of add-ons that let the little robot leave the desk. Announced on 29 October, it adds a two-wheeled Hoverboard base, NFC hats that switch the robot's personality, and iOS and Android apps. What is new Hoverboard, $149 (pre-order): a two-wheeled base with soft… |
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NPCI Reportedly Developing Offline UPI Tap-to-Pay via NFC for Payments Up to ₹2,000 The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is developing a new offline UPI payment feature that would let users pay at merchant terminals without an internet connection, according to a Business Standard report. The system uses near-field communication (NFC) technology, allowing customers to tap an NFC-enabled smartphone on a compatible point-of-sale (PoS) terminal to complete… |
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ROHM Launches an Ultra-Compact Wireless Power Chipset for Wearables ROHM has developed a wireless power supply IC chipset consisting of the receiver - ML7670 - and transmitter - ML7671 - compatible with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for compact wearables such as smart rings and smart bands as well as peripheral devices like smart pens. The smart ring market has seen rapid growth in recent years, primarily in healthcare and fitness… |
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STMicroelectronics Brings First Matter NFC Chip for Simplified Smart-Home Device Onboarding STMicroelectronics has introduced a Matter NFC chip, which is a first for the sector. With just a tap, the new ST25DA-C chip allows users to add connected devices to their home network, such as smart lighting, access-control devices, and security cameras. To anyone unfamiliar, Matter is a standard created to allow devices from different brands to talk to each other. With this product,… |
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Infineon Launches ID Key S USB Security Controller for Next-Gen Authentication Devices To strengthen security in USB tokens and other authentication devices, Infineon has announced a new USB-based security controller, ID Key S USB. It’s the newest addition to the ID Key family, a line of secure hardware devices. It’s a mix of two controllers in a single package: a security controller (Infineon SLC38) for cryptographic operations and a USB controller for device communication.… |
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M1 Multitool Device: A Practical Alternative to the Flipper Zero In the past few years, Flipper Zero has gained a lot of attention for its versatility. Now a new multi-hacking tool is coming to the market, offering enhanced features and capabilities for tech enthusiasts and professionals, called the M1. The M1 resembles a retro-gaming console with a powerful STMicro STM32H5 Cortex-M33 high-performance microcontroller, setting it… |
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Kazokutchi: The Robotic Ecosystem With NFC and NFT Technology The Kazokutchi robotic "homes" are pretty cool gadgets that do more than just roam around. They actually use NFC (Near Field Communication) to interact and create unique digital tokens known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Now, you may have heard of blockchains and NFTs as these complicated tech buzzwords that only computer geeks understand… |
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New Programmable 32-Bit ARM Cortex MCU with Integrated H-Bridge for Passive NFC Lock Applications Infineon Technologies AG has developed a new programmable 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller with embedded near-field communication (NFC) frontend to enable cost-effective development of smart actuators, such as passive locks. Using the NFC interface, the new NAC1080 MCU enables devices to be controlled directly by smartphones. Advanced local and cloud… |
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New 13.56MHz Wireless Power Supply Chipset for Wearable Devices and Industrial Equipment ROHM Group company LAPIS Technology has developed a new chipset that utilizes the 13.56MHz frequency band for both wireless power supply and Near Field Communication (NFC) and contributes to improved design flexibility in devices with rotating mechanisms that would be restricted by wired designs, such as industrial equipment, PC cooling fans, and e-bike torque sensors.… |
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New Multi-Purpose NFC Transceiver for Cost-Conscious Contactless Applications Enabling new application areas to ease down the customer interaction, the new NFC transceiver, ST25R3918 from STMicroelectronics supports peer-to-peer functionality and NFC card-emulation mode as well as NFC reader operation. This multi-purpose device delivers most of the functionality of the flagship ST25R3916 NFC reader at a highly competitive price, the… |
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New Type-5 NFC Tags from STMicroelectronics with Dynamic Message Content and Tamper Detection Uniquely combining NFC Type-5 properties with augmented NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) and tamper detection, STMicroelectronics’ ST25TV512C and ST25TV02KC tags let developers leverage NFC contactless communication in new and imaginative ways for applications in consumer engagement, brand recognition, supply-chain management, and access control. … |
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Fingertip-size nRF52840 Module with Bluetooth 5.2, Thread, Zigbee and NFC for Compact IoT Applications Canada based I-SYST has come up with a tiny nRF52840 module that is as small as a fingernail. Named BLYST840, the module has 46 I/O, 1 MB flash, 256 kB RAM, is ready for Bluetooth 5.2, is Thread, and ZigBee capable, NFC-enabled, comes with built-in security measures and supports MicroPython. The nRF52840 ARM Cortex-M4F module is feature-rich with ultra-low-power SoM that… |
