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 ...

Practically, there’s not much to the technology — you have electronic reader devices that allow you to read data from various NFC tags. That said, NFC tags are surprisingly versatile and tend ...

Most smartphones have Near Field Communication, or NFC technology, built in these days. If you’ve ever used a mobile payments app like Samsung Pay or Google Pay, you already know how NFC works.

NFC hacking can be a daunting task with many specialized tools, a proliferation of protocols, and a multitude of different devices. [ElectronicCats] has done a lot of work to try to make this ...

Silently operating around the clock, NFC is relied upon for several device functions ... and the best way to do that is with an NFC reader. The technology is still in its early stages, but ...

NFC technology works by combining four key elements: an NFC microchip within a device, which acts as an antenna and receiver; a reader/writer that scans and allows NFC devices to access data ...

allow very short-range transmission of data from a device that can be battery-free. The field generator by the NFC reader produces the tiny amount of power required to trigger a signal.

Many Android phones have an NFC reader/writer built-in, which allows the user to tap the back of the phone to another NFC-enabled device, be that a payment terminal, door lock, Bluetooth device ...