Droid Sensors, Mobile Sensors

RC helicopter controlled by the iPhone

A RC helicopter that can be controlled using an iPod Touch or iPhone, called the Parrot A.R. Drone. This quadricopter, is a RC toy like no other and comes equipped with plenty of technology to make it easy to fly and loads of fun to use. The aircraft is controlled over WiFi via an app loaded on the iPhone and works by letting users steer by simply tilting or rotating the phone in the direction they want the Drone to go. Also unlike most RC aircraft that are difficult to learn, the Drone i...

Mophie To Launch Their Own iPhone Credit Card Reader

Source: mobilecrunch.com IPhone users who wish to use their credit cards for purchases made through the device in the most convenient way possible, will be excited to hear about Mophie’s new product, an iPhone credit card reader. The device connects to your iPhone and can then read information from credit cards like sensor – which is then passed to an iPhone app for processing. Mophie’s previous products were mostly cases and batteries for the iPhone, such as the “juice pack”, an accessor...

The iCarte – a RFID Sensor for iPhone

The iCarte™ is a Near Field Communication (NFC) /Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Reader, designed to provide NFC two-way communication, RFID read/write and contactless payment capability for the iPhone. NFC and RFID tag information can be written and read by the iCarte™ and communicated to the iPhone or to any Computer with a USB port. Sensor. iCarte™ has an embedded smart-chip that can be configured as debit, credit, pre-paid and loyalty cards, for secure contactless transactions....

Future iPhone to include an build-in RFID reader?

Apple has filed a trio of patent applications that indicate additional functionality for future iPhones. Of most interest here is an application that covers the use of the iPhone’s touchscreen as an RFID reader(sensor). The company has found a way to embed an RFID sensor in the phone’s touch panel, enabling it to read RFID tags. RFID, or radio frequency identification, is often used for local asset tracking and could have some interesting applications in the area of augmented reality. ...

NASA Ames Scientist Develops Cell Phone Chemical Sensor

Source: NASA.gov Jing Li, a physical scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., along with other researchers working under the Cell-All program in the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, developed a proof of concept of new technology that would bring compact, low-cost, low-power, high-speed nanosensor-based chemical sensing capabilities to cell phones. The device Li developed is about the size of a postage stamp and is designed to...

Apple investigates space-age fitness tracking technology

Source: AppleInsider New patent applications revealed this week show that Apple has investigated technology with advanced physiological sensors for measuring workout activity from inside the user's ear canal. Apple currently has a number of fitness-oriented features available in its iPod line, but the Cupertino, Calif., company's latest patent describes an extremely advanced system using unique technology. Among a number of described methods for measuring exertion during physical exercise ...

VeriFone Announces iPhone Secure Payments Solution

VeriFone Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: PAY) today announced PAYware Mobile, a complete payment solution for the Apple iPhone that provides small businesses with simple and secure card processing capabilities on the popular smartphone platform. VeriFone’s payment solution for the iPhone (www.paywaremobile.com) puts mainstream payment processing capabilities in the hands of small business merchants who need a mobile card acceptance solution for enterprises such as home repair, small cafes, door-to-do...

Jack Dorsey’s Square Is (Almost) Open For Business

Source: techcrunch.com We’ve been tracking Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Square since May when we first got the details on the new mobile phone payment service. Today the company unveiled its website for the first time, and they continue to test the product in private beta. Dorsey twittered that the site is live moments ago. The idea – let people quickly and easily accept physical credit card payments from their mobile phone. A small device attaches to the phone via the headset/microphone...