Published: November 17, 2009
Wireless Dynamics Inc. Announces iCarte - The First NFC / RFID Reader for iPhones
CALGARY, Alberta - (BUSINESS WIRE) - 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 pre-paid 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 multiple RFID protocol read and write functions. RFID
tag information can be read and written by the iCarte and communicated
in real-time to enterprise databases through the iPhone's Wi-Fi or 3G
connections. Business users can use the iPhone and iCarte for
commercial applications such as asset tracking, document tracking,
healthcare, security and access control.
"We are excited about the introduction of NFC, RFID and contactless
payment solutions for this (iPhone) game-changing smartphone platform
with millions of users," said Ambrose Tam, Chief Executive Officer of
Wireless Dynamics Inc. "We anticipate that there will be many mobile
payment and e-Commerce applications to be developed for the iPhone and
iCarte to speed up the adoption of NFC and RFID."
The iCarte operates at 13.56MHz and supports a wide range of
ISO14443A/B and ISO15693 tags including NXP MIFARE and I-CODESLI,
Texas Instrument Tag-it 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.
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Wireless Dynamics Inc.
Carter Chalmers, Director of Sales,
403-250-1818
cchalmers@wdi.ca
www.wdi.ca
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