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Shouldn't the uses you mentioned be covered by NFC and iBeacon in this day and age?
by mojuba 11y ago
Shouldn't the uses you mentioned be covered by NFC and iBeacon in this day and age?
- TeMPOraL 11y agoGetting an NFC tag inside a business card requires special effort, while QR code is just different pixels for the printer. Even if you opt for NFC stickers, it still costs lots of money (if you want to do hundreds of cards) and effort (you have to stick and program them). iBeacon is bullshit. I sincerely hope it'll turn into something useful with time, but for now, it's just a toy for advertisers. Also, solutions add up. In our local Hackerspace, we often used a combination of QR code, plaintext credentials and an NFC sticker for things like Wi-Fi access and switching lights on/off wirelessly.