Leap Day
29 février 2020, Malaisie ⋅ ⛅ 33 °COur final day in Malaysia, and it's a leap day... so we have arranged a geocaching event at the Petronas Towers, to meet local and visiting cachers. Having previously been warned that any event inEn savoir plus
John Kalaitzis Please explain an NFC to us muggles
Darren and Janet NFC is the technology used for electronic communication over small distances (up to 4cm) - it's the same technology used for Tap & Go contactless payments, work access passes, bus passes, etc... for geocaching the cache owner has programmed NFC stickers and placed them on an item (in this case a sign in an underground car park), and a reader on compatible phones reads the sticker, which directed us to the next waypoint, then another sticker directed us to the physical cache. There's a handful of NFC caches in the world (the nearest is in Melbourne)
John Kalaitzis Wow! Who knew? What will they think of next? Thank you for allowing a glimpse the wonderful world of caching.