NFC Ring was first demonstrated in 2015 in conjunction with payments provider Visa. After being successfully crowd-funded on Kickstarter, the first production units were given to athletes ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Just about every major Windows and Android smartphone comes with NFC nowadays, ...

If you’ve passed out from a health condition, you’ll be pleased if you’re wearing an NFC ring that can help first responders link to critical medical information—simply by touching it to a smartphone.

Have you ever wanted to wave your hand to unlock a door or transfer your contact information by simply touching a phone? How about keeping all of your top secret passwords at arm’s length, literally?

It's not the first time we've seen NFC embedded in odd products – the folks at Geak have even tried to make ring of their own – but here with John McLear's invention, uses appear unlimited. Here with ...

Already smashing through a £30,000 ($46,464) funding goal on Kickstarter, the NFC Ring is a simple steel or titanium ring that has near-field communication (NFC) functionality built into the design.

The tech world may be hoping for Apple to unbox some wearable technology in the near future but who cares about the iWatch when an NFC ring is a thing? NFC fans — you know, these sort of folk — ...

The NFC-enabled wearable payments ring Visa tested out with athletes it sponsored at the Summer Olympics is now available for pre-order by the general public. The device, manufactured by NFC Ring Inc.

The introduction of near-field-communication (NFC) technology is slowly but surely changing the way we conduct transactions in real life. For example, using Google’s NFC app — Android Pay, users are ...

This little ring packs the guts of an NFC keyfob, allowing [Joe] to unlock his phone with a touch of his finger. The NFC Ring was inspired by a Kickstarter project for a similar device. [Joe] backed ...

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