http://www.tower-net.de:80/blog/tags/nfc/ Frenzied programming..., tech..., climbing..., sports..., mountain..., nature... and futile notes en Markus Kolb Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:43:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.tower-net.de/blog/favicon.ico http://www.tower-net.de:80/blog/ http://www.tower-net.de:80/blog/2011/07/19/1311101940000.html Debit card providers will introduce a new feature with the next generation of debit cards. <br /> You don't have to put the card in slots. It is enough to hold the card in the range of a terminal with a distance of about 10 cm. The terminal communicates with the card with the so called Near Field Communication. <br /> [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication">en-wikipedia</a> | <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Field_Communication">de-wikipedia</a>]<br /> NFC is a sub-specifiaction of the RFID.<br /> It is shortwave radio.<br /> So you would need humble knowledge to jam payment terminals in banks and shops.<br /> The revival of banknotes :-) tech http://www.tower-net.de:80/blog/2011/07/19/1311101940000.html#comments http://www.tower-net.de:80/blog/2011/07/19/1311101940000.html Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:59:00 GMT