Wireless Dynamics claims first SD card that reads & writes to RFID tags

Calgary, AB, March 15, 2005 -- (MobileVillage) -- Wireless Dynamics today announced its SDiD Card, which it claims is the first RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader/writer SD (Secure Digital) card in the industry. The card lets PDA's and smartphones to be used as portable RFID terminals.

The SDiD Card allows for secure RFID tag information to be communicated in real-time to the enterprise database through Wi-Fi, CDMA, GSM or Bluetooth connections, according to Wireless Dynamics.

The SDiD Card also supports Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing consumers to use their devices to access product and entertainment information, compare prices and perform transactions. NFC is a combination of contactless identification and interconnection technologies developed by Philips and Sony. NFC enables short-range radio frequency (RF) communication between personal electronic devices.

For example, PDA and Smartphone users can access product information or entertainment content such as pictures, music and video clips, make contactless payments, redeem coupons and points, or receive instant promotions and rewards, all by waving their mobile devices in front of a smart poster or kiosk. Users can also exchange such information with other users through NFC or mobile connection of their devices, according to the company.

Wireless Dynamics offers two SDiD Card versions, the SDiD 1010 and the SDiD 1020. The SDiD 1010 is a NFC-based SD Card supports ISO14443A standard, NFCIP-1, Philips MIFARE tag and Sony's FeliCa tag. It is ideal for contactless payment, advertising and promotional applications.

The SDiD 1020 RFID based SD Card supports ISO 15693, ISO 14443A standards, Philips I-Code SLI and Texas Instruments Tag-it HF. The SDiD 1020 can be customized for industrial, enterprise and government applications.

Both the SDiD 1010 and 1020 Cards operate in the 13.56 MHz frequency range, over a distance of typically a few centimeters. The SDiD Card supports PDAs and smartphones with SD Card slots and an SDIO interface based on Microsoft Pocket PC OS 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, and Palm OS 4.1.

For more information see the company's web site at wdi.ca.

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