In order to achieve this, NFC readers need a power source to pass an electric current through a coil of their own. ... check out unbranded NFC stickers and cards like the NTAG 213 and 215.

The ChameleonMini is a tool that allows you to emulate and clone high-frequency contactless cards and read RFID tags. It functions as an NFC emulator and RFID reader and can sniff and log radio ...

NFC is behind the cards that we wave over card readers in subway turnstiles and on buses. It is present in speakers, household appliances, and other electronic devices that we monitor and control ...

For example, if you don’t use Google Wallet or Samsung Pay and keep your phone in a wallet case, it’s going to light up your phone every time you get within a few inches of an NFC card reader ...

The NFC reader appears to crash and no longer reads his credit card when he next touches it to the machine. (Rodriguez asked that WIRED not publish the video for fear of legal liability.

But Square has not yet released an NFC-accepting card reader. PayPal hasn’t revealed how much the reader will cost, though the EMV device currently on the market goes for $107.50 (£69.95).

The ACS ACR122U NFC Reader is pretty popular and widely supported. It doesn’t work as a HID device out of the box, but with the right software, you can configure it to output the UID as keyboard ...

The same process happens when you insert your card into a chip reader, except tap-and-go cards are much faster. An EMV transaction takes about 30 seconds, while a contactless payment takes between ...

A master interfaces with the NFC reader, and a slave reads the card. The scenario goes something like this: a victim NFC card is placed near the slave hardware.

There’s also an SD card slot for storing all the necessary MP3s, and a PN532 NFC reader for reading the flash cards that activate the various songs.

PayPal is taking mobile payments more seriously. The company today announced it has acquired Paydiant, a startup for mobile payments. Paydiant was founded in 2010, and it’s since helped brands ...