Wireless Dynamics announced iCarte, an accessory that adds NFC and RFID capabilities, both read and write, to the iPhone. So what are the possible uses for this? A lot. Micro-payments, public transportation passes, and inventory /data gathering. And during those times you wished you can just ring your car keys in case you can’t find it? Icarte will be there to save the day!
The iCarte™ also contains an embedded smart-chip which can be configured as debit, credit, pre-paid and loyalty cards turning the iPhone into an electronic wallet. The iCarte™ is ideal for iPhone users who want to use their iPhone for fast and secure contactless payments, transit payments, loyalty rewards, checking balances, top-up pre-paid credit, discovering new services from smart posters or kiosks and exchanging information with other NFC phones.
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[...] iCarte™同时带有一个嵌入式的智能芯片，它能被配置成账单，信用卡，预付费用卡和会员卡。所以你的iPhone就能因为它变成一个你的电子钱包。对于那些喜欢用iPhone手机作为安全的无线支付，转账支付，会员奖，支票账户，预付费用的话，iCarte™可是他们理想的选择。它还能够发现新的服务，或者是跟其他的NFC手机交换信息。 [...]