Catch the Sun: Ballooning Across the Globe - NFC Enabled
Book Details
Author(s)Han Nabben
PublisherElektor Publishing
ISBN / ASIN9075458614
ISBN-139789075458619
Sales Rank3,985,027
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
The world's first book with NFC technology integrated inside
The oldest known contactless connectivity technology dates back 2000 years to the Han dynasty in China (206 BCE-220 CE). In that era, the Kongming lantern was invented: a small hot air balloon used primarily for transmitting military signals. The balloons made it possible for the first time in history for people to connect to others over large distances. The development from the very first contactless connectivity technology - the balloon - to the latest high-tech innovations in contactless connectivity took 2000 years.
The Kongming balloons have today been replaced by chips. Near Field Communication, or NFC, provides wireless connectivity over short distances based on semiconductor technology. This book links both technologies together. Catch the Sun is the world's first book with NFC semiconductor technology integrated inside, while the content of this high-tech book is about the beautiful magic of low-tech ballooning. The book has multiple NFC chips inside that allow the book to connect to the internet, simply by touching an NFC-hotspot in the book with your NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet.
The oldest known contactless connectivity technology dates back 2000 years to the Han dynasty in China (206 BCE-220 CE). In that era, the Kongming lantern was invented: a small hot air balloon used primarily for transmitting military signals. The balloons made it possible for the first time in history for people to connect to others over large distances. The development from the very first contactless connectivity technology - the balloon - to the latest high-tech innovations in contactless connectivity took 2000 years.
The Kongming balloons have today been replaced by chips. Near Field Communication, or NFC, provides wireless connectivity over short distances based on semiconductor technology. This book links both technologies together. Catch the Sun is the world's first book with NFC semiconductor technology integrated inside, while the content of this high-tech book is about the beautiful magic of low-tech ballooning. The book has multiple NFC chips inside that allow the book to connect to the internet, simply by touching an NFC-hotspot in the book with your NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet.
