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SD Memory Card Turns Smartphone Into RFID Terminals

2008-04-19 15:32:55 by Patrick Birmingham in Cell Phone Digest

Wireless Dynamics Inc., a Canadian provider of NFC and RFID SD products, announces general availability of the SDiD 1212 Low Frequency (LF) RFID Reader SD Card.

It is the first RFID SD Card with embedded 512MB SD Memory in the industry. In addition to the Low Frequency RFID read and write functions, SDiD 1212 can store user applications and data.

This true plug-and-play RFID SD card can be configured to instantly load drivers and launch applications that greatly increase the portability and ease of installation. By inserting the SDiD 1212 into the SD slot of a Smartphone or PDA, the integrated device can be used for most low frequency RFID applications such as asset tracking, field services, work-flow control, logistics, pet and livestock animal identification.

RFID tag data transactions can be processed in real time through mobile connections such as WiFi, CDMA, GSM / GPRS or UMTS associated with the portable device.

The SDiD 1212 LF RFID SD Card is capable of interrogating most 125 kHz and 134.2 kHz RFID tag formats including: TI TIRIS, NXP Hitag, Q5, EM4100 series, and ISO 11784 / ISO 11785 half-duplex (HDX) and full-duplex (FDX). System integrators can easily create custom applications by utilizing the available Software Development Kit (SDK) which is compatible with PocketPC 2002/2003, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 operating systems.

For more information visit www.wdi.ca or www.sdid.com.

(Note: Last November Samsung announced it developed a new RFID reader for mobile devices.)