I was browsing Aliexpress (yeah, i know, i know) for some electronic components, and came across “review us” stickers with nfc tags embedded in them:

Now, my thought was, I can get a blank roll of sticky NFC 213 tags, so wouldn’t it be cool to have vegan activism stickers that open watchdominion.org or something like that when you hold your phone to them?!?
That would be way less prone to weathering than QR codes, and interacting with something like that makes it super memorable imo

Is that maybe already a thing I could buy (in Europe)?

If not, then I’ve got a new art project in my backlog haha

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    11 hours ago

    I wish we lived in a world where this would be a cool, memorable experience, instead of something that sets off red flags and which any sane individual (even one friendly to veganism) would refuse to scan with their personal phone.

  • Midnitte@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    16 hours ago

    In terms of NFC, you can definitely buy blank NFC chips and code them to point wherever you want (fun fact, this is how you emulate Amiibos).

    Then you just need them with whatever external art you want - I’d imagine there’s probably a seller somewhere that could get you blank chips with the external art you want? Edit: Seems like you can even print them, see source below

    The Home Assistant page on NFC tags will be a pretty decent source - just ignore the parts about automating, just have them point to whatever website.

    Could probably also have them point to HappyCow 😄

    • getFrogOP
      6·
      16 hours ago

      Oh yeah, I already know how to program the tags, I’ve done that plenty of times :D

      Since the tags themselves are sticky, I’d probably just stick one under a sticker. There probably isn’t any difference whether the tag is actually inside the sticker vs just under it. I’d just need a sticker that has an NFC symbol or a “scan here” field so that people know what to do!

      Linking to happycow is a great idea! :D I could see something like “find a vegan alternative on happycow” stickers in front of other restaurants