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Coding in RFID systems: Sending meaningful data via radio waves

Tuesday, April 1, 2003

A revised version of this article was printed in a later issue of Contactless News. Click here to read the updated version.

In the past two lessons, we have examined the concepts of frequency and modulation. This month, we will examine coding. First a brief review of the recent building block concepts that are essential to our understanding of coding.

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Apple has filed a new patent outlining how iPhone users can “gift” iTunes purchases and playlists to other users via NFC or email.

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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News.

The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. Even flipping the pages looks great with this new feature.

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