TecTiles: programmable NFC stickers for select members of Samsung's Galaxy

I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S III and I am going to have fun with the near field technology. I hadn't heard of this technology's use until yesterday using Samsung TecTiles.

Samsung TecTiles is a two-part process. Firstly, to use Samsung TecTiles you need to purchase TecTile tags, which cost $14.99 for a set of five NFC tags/chips. These tags store commands and limited data (they are not attached to devices, don't mistakenly stick it to your device). TecTile tags can be bought directly from Samsung's website or other authorized sellers. Secondly, after you have TecTile tags, you need to download Samsung TecTiles app from Google Play Store (it is free); this app is used to program the tags (store commands in them). Once you have both the tags and app, you can read from and write to the TecTile tags.

We can use the this technology to do things like programming your phone to Turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on and off, call home, send a prewritten text, Open a webpage, update your status on Facebook, and many other ideas.


Use Samsung TecTiles to automagically execute tasks on your Android device

TecTiles: programmable NFC stickers for select members of Samsung's Galaxy

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