NFC smart band to increase safety for Alzheimers sufferers in Taiwan
09-Dec-14, The China Post
Taiwan Mobile Co. (台灣大哥大), the country's second-largest mobile provider, has unveiled its second generation of a near-field communication (NFC)-capable wristband aimed at keeping tabs on elderly citizens.
The new version of the smart band has a thinner and lighter design compared with its predecessor that was released in February this year and distributed in only Taipei, New Taipei and Pingtung County.
Without the need to download an app to a handset for pairing as required in the first generation model, the new smart band 2.0 can automatically pair with any NFC-based smartphone wirelessly when the two devices draw near to alert authorities to the wearers' location as pinpointed through GPS.