新配件iCarte提前給iPhone增加RFID模塊

Wireless Dynamics Inc. Announces iCarte™ - the first NFC / RFID Reader for
iPhones
Calgary – November 18, 2009 – Wireless Dynamics Inc., a leading provider of NFC and RFID SD products, announces the iCarte™ 110, the first NFC (Near Field Communications) and RFID (Radio
Frequency Identification) Reader/Writer to provide NFC two way communications, RFID read/write and contactless payment capability for iPhones. As a MFi (Made for iPod/iPhone) accessory attaching to the
bottom connector of the iPhone, the iCarte™ turns the iPhone into an NFC phone as well as an RFID Reader/Writer.
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 prepaid credit, discovering new services from smart posters or kiosks and exchanging information with other NFC phones.
In addition to NFC and peer to peer communication capabilities, the iCarte™ supports.

The iCarte™ operates at 13.56MHz and supports a wide range of ISO14443A/B and
ISO15693 tags including NXP MIFARE® and I-CODE®SLI, Texas Instrument Tagit
™ HF-I, etc. The iCarte™ is capable of peer to peer communications utilizing NFCIP-1
and ISO 18092 standards and the embedded secure access module (SAM) is compliant
with JCOP operating system. The iCarte™ works with iPhone 3G and 3GS with OS
version 3.0 or higher and has a mini-USB connector that can be used to charge the iPhone
and sync with iTunes.

About Wireless Dynamics Inc.
Wireless Dynamics Inc. is a leading provider of NFC and RFID SD products. The
company’s SDiD™ solutions enable NFC and RFID read/write functions for mobile
devices such as Smartphones and PDAs. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Wireless Dynamics also provides wireless ODM designs, products and services. For
more information, please visit www.wdi.ca or call +1 403-250-1818.

iCarte使用底座接口可以和iPhone合為一體，內(nèi)置NFC（近距離通信）和RFID芯片，支持無線近距離數(shù)據(jù)讀寫和識別。該配件還內(nèi)置一個嵌入式智能卡芯片，可以作為信用卡、支付卡、會員卡、身份證等使用，讓手機很方便的變身成為一個電子錢包進(jìn)行支付各種費用，或者作為身份卡進(jìn)行身份認(rèn)證，還可以使用RFID的讀寫功能，配合3G網(wǎng)絡(luò)和數(shù)據(jù)庫對其他配有RFID芯片的物品進(jìn)行交互，實現(xiàn)資產(chǎn)跟蹤、文件跟蹤、醫(yī)療保健、安全控制等商業(yè)化應(yīng)用。 

    這款配件的芯片工作在13.56MHz的頻率，支持ISO14443A/B和ISO15693國際標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，能使用NFCIP-1協(xié)議進(jìn)行點對點通信。iCarte可以在OS3.0以上版本的iPhone3G和3GS上使用，配件本身擁有一個mini-USB接口，可用于連接電腦進(jìn)行管理或者充電。 

    智能手機的魅力就是讓用戶可以使用各種軟件進(jìn)行功能擴展，讓手機發(fā)揮更大的價值，但是有些功能需要硬件支持，許多手機就不行了。這也是以后智能手機的一個方向，除了支持各種軟件應(yīng)用之外，使用統(tǒng)一接口進(jìn)行硬件方面的拓展，讓手機的功能得到進(jìn)一步提升。