@MrStein Glad to hear the project is running on time! This board has me waiting with anticipation like crazy!

Pinky: "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
The Brain: "The same thing we do every night, Pinky—use our NFC Rings to take over the world!"

@johnyma22 Thinking about this, would not it have been possible to change the problem tags, but to leave the inlay sizes different for just such a reason? Perhaps by keeping the new tags centered in the larger inlay?

As I understand it, unlike the contact less that is being passed out, both nfc payments and chip and pin/signature payments use tokenization. So even if your cats were skimmed, or info intercepted, the number holds no card info and only good for one transaction. So no card copying or multiple transaction of any size can be performed. I read that US card companies will have the choice of chip and pin or signature. Pin would be far safer of course.

I had actually relegated myself to the fact that I was going to be he very last to see them. And it was all cool by me. very happy to see them come in!

They work great so far, even through my Droid Maxx case. haven't setup lock or prgrammed them yet. didn't really need to unlock my phone with them. It would be difficult too because the sweet spot seems to be rather low on the back of the phone. Fitting is a bit off, but I don't think it's the rings, possibly more to do with my hands or the accuracy of the place I had them measured. Just a bit too big or too small for different fingers. I have found a happy medium with a couple that would only take a slight bit of finagling to fit a bit tighter and safer not to fall off. maybe a little sugru or epoxy a small filler material. Nothing to compromise the function of the ring. One is a bit bigger. I got it to maybe fit my thumb, or as a gift because most people I know hands' are larger than mine. I have smaller badger-throttling hands. I think I saw @John-McLear wearing one on his thumb. Is it comfortable and usable that way for you? I may put it on the chain as a backup.

The larger one has another issue. i wasn't too worried about having the same size, or color inlays. But in switching my original stealth bomber from Black with black CF to black inlays, the whole surface seems to be homogeneous except with just the right turn in the light. And being you have to be accurate with the turn of the ring on my phone, it gets tough to activate. I might suggest a couple things for your orer form if possible. if someone were to pick the same color inlays for their ring, maybe a script could be written to warn the buyer of the difficulty telling them apart and offer the choice to change or keep that way. Many people might not even think of that when choosing inlay colors. And if a black ring is still a choice, the same warning for having black inlays because their surface textures are so alike.

Good news is that I have schematics and almost all the parts to put together a starting circuit for my truck. i do need to get a quality breadboard for prototyping though.

Thanks @NFC-Ring-Team @John-McLear for such a cool opportunity to stretch my maker/hacking skills and my imagination with these rings. i would like to decide on one of my projects for the innovation thread and spare QA rings.

Wasn't sure how to upload the pics I took.

@Lokki I know what you mean on older cars. My '69 Torino GT was so much easier to work on in the engine compartment! A guy could get his hands in and work on just about anything without having to pull a bunch of crap out first!

@Lokki I was also thinking of when my mechanic did front end work. But the wheel didn't really need to be locked to keep the tires in an outward or inward position. Thanks for making me realize that. I may head down to NAPA tomorrow and look at a ignition cylinder to see just where the locking pin is for it. Hopefully it also has an easily removable cylinder. i saw where some had a tab on top that if you drilled an access hole just above, you could press down and pull the cylinder out without access inside the column.

I had planned on using an android phone and apps like tasker to make a few tasks remote by cellular. Like starting from phone when my vehicle is valeted and I want it warmed up or cooled down, but the standard remote won't work. Give me remote OBD readings also. Maybe incorporate it into the dash instead of hiding it so I can customize my dash display. double duty as an HUD? I have a shield that will connect the phone to my arduino project. The 1Sheeld. If there was a cheap enough phone that had NFC, I could have just used that instead of having to buy the NFC boards. Mount Phone in dash for nav, music, speed, etc. Flip up to start vehicle. Once I go hands on, something will work out. thanks for being the invaluable resource you are @Lokki !

@Lokki Yay! I'm helping too! :)

I seriously figured when I replace the factory double DIN head unit I would put in a single DIN stereo and use the space above for the tablet unit. A mechanical, automatic tray design would just be very cool. With some accent LEDs inside for effect.
I do make people think in new ways. In strange and unusual ways.

Is this one from Seeeduino one that will work? http://goo.gl/L6M3yi

@johnyma22 - I would love to work on some kind of content. What kind of launch and content are you thinking of?

Re: [Differences between new OPN and Payment ring](besides the obvious.)

@duncannfcring Looking at RFID enclosures was a good idea. Thanks!

I've had 2 projects in the burners and working them mentally the whole time, Now i could use a hand in finishing them.

First one is as DIY door lock. At it's inception it was going to be all individual components. But then I bought this from Sparkfun:

It's the Lockitron box without the microcontroller. The assembly includes the mechanisms to physically turn a lock, the motor, the housing, and the means to secure it all to a deadbolt.

My problem getting started is the construction and placement of an nfc sensor on the outside of the door. There is a metal plate around the door that may be used to hide an antenna wire. It may b easiest to do it wirelessly. Not sure of best way to do that, I have some Z wave boards, or could do a direct bluetooth connection. J ust found some rf boards that might work.

One the big question for you giys is whatmaterial to us to place the antenna in to get a good read. It will be in a cold enviroment, It's obviously just the face that i ask about. where the antenna will read codes. any ideas guys?

Is it feasible to use those flexible, low profile antennas that are typically used in smartphones?
I'm thinking in the context of both regular nfc boards and the Keyduino. I realize I would have to add the proper connector. Thanks!

@johnyma22 I really wanted to take advantage of the spring sale. Especially after missing the window to use my cf voucher. The site gives a link to go through the US site for better shipping costs. That link seems to just route back to the EU site. I did notice the "ref us" tag on the sites address bar, so I continued hoping it would give the US shipping. This was not the case. It still used EU shipping prices. The price was something around £9 +change. Thought this was a mistake and so I started again. Same this time except the shipping went up to £13 plus change. I really wanted to get the 2016 to go with 2 ongoing projects of mine, but wanted to make sure I didn't pay took much. I'm just now at the end of the sale able to get some extra cash together to get one. Also, are the rings going out now of the second production run? Thanks.

@MrStein I was wondering if the keyduimo can be powered off an "always powered" line iin my car and be low powered enough to not drain the battery?

@maz_net_au That article quoted by @Nephiel was about a specific technology in Germany. But even if a reader were compromised you don't actually send you bank numbers through. Just a one time use number for one transaction. Only the bank itself can translate that number in no your actual account number. No cloning, no reusing. That should keep the electronic theft numbers low. Using a Pin should also help keep the consequences of physical left low.

Well done @MrStein! It's really exciting to see a project like the Keyduino in the forums go from your first prototype to backed project. Too bad it may missed the stretch goal. :( Will the antennas your going to offer be of your design? In my project planning I have a couple questions. I plan on using nfc in my car. Do you have an idea of the temperature tolerances for the boards and for the antenna? Is distance of the antenna lead a factor? If I use it as a door lock system, the antenna at least, and perhaps the board, will be closer to the exterior of the vehicle. I saw the one @johnyma22 uses. How does it hold up for you @johnyma22, and does it get very cold where you are? You wouldn't know it by the weather we've had lately (71f compared to the usual 31f at this time of year.) But it can get extremely nasty in the winter. Last year we had 9. 5 feet of snow by this time in the region. So cold will be a factor. There is a body panel on the trailing riser of my window I would use for the antenna to get a good signal.

Thanks again for sparking my imagination. My project ideas have most to do with replacing car and house keys as the nerve damage in my hands has made dealing with and using keys a PITA. ;)

That's good to hear. It was smart to only offer a certain number of static designs this time around. Must have saved you a heap of trouble and time. About missing the expiry date on the voucher, I saw a similar post on another thread. I believe I should email support about that?

Same here on the late voucher order. I posted in another thread, and will also send an email in.