Comments on: Samsung Announces TecTiles, Brings Programmable NFC Tags to the Masses

By: Lane Jasper

Lane Jasper — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:50:00 +0000

So is this possible? I have a Nissan Xterra with a security system I’d like to put one on the vehicle to unlock the door when I pass over it. Thanks in adnvance for a reply.

By: Alice Chong

Alice Chong — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:38:00 +0000

http://www.buynfctags.com is another alternative. They sell plain NFC Tags that work with any NFC phone and the tags work with the Samsung TecTiles App.

By: zulu208

zulu208 — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Will the tectiles app work with TagStand’s NFC tag I purchased a while ago?

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:41:00 +0000

I picture a world of the future where people enter a conference room and touch their phone to the door frame to silence their ringers. Someone unaccustomed to NFC will think the company is all Jewish… (i.e., the TecTile is like the digital Mezuzah)

By: pezjono

pezjono — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:47:00 +0000

Thanks for the clarification!

By: Shawn Phelps

Shawn Phelps — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:42:00 +0000

You are partially correct. Yes, the consumer would need the app. No, the consumer would not program anything. The tag is programmed to launch foursquare. The app understands that this is what the tag is intended to do and does it.

By: BRM

BRM — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:36:00 +0000

For everyone posting about tagstand’s tags being cheaper, note that most of the tags in their “Hobbyist Set” only hold very small amounts of data.

By: sk3litor

sk3litor — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:20:00 +0000

I agree. You’d have to have a super routine life. The more routine the more use I think.

By: David Lutz

David Lutz — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:20:00 +0000

I’m curious to see if these can be programmed to act like toggle switches. For example, I’d like to have one in my car; when I get in to go to work, scan to activate bluetooth, gps, launch an audio app and maybe gmaps. When I get to work, scan again to kill bluetooth, gps and close out of same apps. I suppose you could always have two separate tiles to accomplish the same thing, but having a single tile that could accomplish both would obviously be more convenient. This could probably be done using Tasker, but wondering if it could be done by itself with no extra addon programs required.

By: SavageJeep

SavageJeep — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:02:00 +0000

This from a company that charges $90 for a car dock…

By: pezjono

pezjono — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:51:00 +0000

So then the statement ”
A restaurant owner could place one inside the door of the building so that customers with NFC phones could quickly tap the sticker and check-in through Foursquare.” is false unless it is implied each customer has the app and has programmed that particular tag to launch Foursquare whenever they scan it with their phone? Seems a little lame to me…

By: Tristan Cunha

Tristan Cunha — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:31:00 +0000

Do you have any good suggestions for stuff to try? I just started fooling around with Tasker, and also happened to order some of these today too.

By: r0lct

r0lct — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:23:00 +0000

If I understand this correctly the Samsung tags are being programmed and storing the command for the next phone to read. This would make it on par with the “NFC TASK LAUNCHER” tags which are $13.50 for 6, plus $2 for the app, so $15.50 for 6. So not a big price difference.

The Tasker part adds a lot of value, but so does being able to use the same tag with multiple devices without having to program the tag for each device specifically (not including then programming tasker on each device).

By: possomcrast1

possomcrast1 — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Imagine if companies put these on their counter with all their contact info. Instead of business cards you just swipe your phone over a labeled area on the counter and your phone instantly has all the contact info of that business. This could be a big help to businesses especially when all phones eventually adopt NFC.

By: Flat_Stanley

Flat_Stanley — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:19:00 +0000

Does your phone have to be on and unlocked (i.e. not at the lock screen) for NFC tags to be read? I heard that was the case previously