Collaborate Disseminate
As we all look across a sea of lifeless, nearly identically-styled consumer goods, a few of us have become nostalgic for a time when products like stereo equipment, phones, appliances, …read more Continue reading NFC Hidden In Floppy Disk For Retro-Themed PC
Most of you know how an NFC tag works. The reader creates an RF field that has enough energy to power the electronics in the tag; when the tag wakes …read more Continue reading The Power-Free Tag Emulator
Like many of us of a certain vintage, [Dillan Stock] at The Stock Pot is nostalgic for VHS tapes. It’s not so much the fuzzy picture or the tracking issues …read more Continue reading Reliving VHS Memories with NFC and ESPHome
For over a decade, most passports have contained an NFC chip that holds a set of electronically readable data about the document and its holder. This has resulted in a …read more Continue reading Reading The Chip In Your Passport
It’s always nice to see new developments in the world of electronic badges, and while there are events and badge teams pushing the technological envelope there’s still plenty of scope …read more Continue reading Plenty Of LEDs And Useful Too: The 2025 DORS/CLUC Badge
When retro computing nostalgia meets modern wireless wizardry, you get a near-magical tap-to-load experience. It’ll turn your Commodore 64 into a console-like system, complete with physical game cards. Inspired by …read more Continue reading TeensyROM NFC Game Loading on the C64
[Luca Dentella] recently encountered a toy, which was programmed to read different stories aloud based on the figurine placed on top. It inspired him to build an audio device using …read more Continue reading A Music Box Commanded By NFC Tags
Music consumption has followed a trend over the last decade or more of abandoning physical media for online or streaming alternatives. This can present a problem for young children however, …read more Continue reading Yaydio, a Music Player For Kids
I have a number of NFC tags with the following metadata:
[usb] pm3 –> hf mfu info
[=] — Tag Information ————————–
[+] TYPE: NTAG 215 504bytes (NT2H1511G0DU)
[+] UID: 04 B6 DD 69 5F 61 80
[+] UID[… Continue reading Understanding and Troubleshooting TAG IC Signature Verification Failure
When it comes to hacking niches, breathing new life into vintage devices is always an exciting challenge. [t0mg]’s recent project exemplifies this with his 1978 Sony FX-300 ‘Jackal’ radio. He’d …read more Continue reading Packing Even More Features Into a Classic Radio