TecTiles - Are they still being made?

[PaulQ]

I just read about TecTiles and ... OMG... So cool.

But I went to the Samsung site, Amazon and did a Google search. It seems that no one has them in stock. Is this something Samsung abandoned or was it just so ridiculously popular that they couldn't make enough?

Thanks!

 

[FlatTopFoley]

The Samsung branded stuff is hard to find, but I believe NFC tags works just as good

NFC tags, labels, and stickers. - tagstand

 

[NickLippert]

The AT&T store I went to yesterday had them. Might check out local carrier stores and see if they have them, I think it was $15 for 5 of them.

 

[ansextra]

My understanding is any 1k NFC tag is exactly the same as Tec Tiles and probably less expensive.

 

[PaulQ]

Thanks guys! Ordered some from Tagstand... Can't wait to try them out!!

 

[FlatTopFoley]

Be sure to update us with how they work out
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[jac-3]

I ordered from Tagstand.
The one that I have had time to play with works great. Touch it, and an alarm is set for 0600 the next day. Now I need to program the others.

 

[GK3K]

How granular is the configuration?

For example, can I program one for my car, so when I tap it the phone unlocks and launches Poweramp?

 

[Srambo217]

I'm debating whether or not I should make a quick how-to video.

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[Srambo217]

How granular is the configuration?

For example, can I program one for my car, so when I tap it the phone unlocks and launches Poweramp?

Yes, my phone auto launches Google Play Music and turns on Bluetooth whenever placed in my car dock.

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[OWybPPgO]

I ordered from Tagstand.
The one that I have had time to play with works great. Touch it, and an alarm is set for 0600 the next day. Now I need to program the others.

Which one did you get? How much can you program on it?

 

[jac-3]

I got the starter kit from tagstand.com (plus a couple of others).
I used their program: NFC Task Launcher and it gave me a list of actions that I could do. Again, haven't played with it a bunch, but it appears that I can use a tag to mimic the ModeSwitcher app from the Palm pre. The next thing I want to do is turn down volume, turn off LED, turn off GPS, etc, for bed use.