Digital Business Cards by Profession
Paper business cards fail every profession, but they fail each one differently. A practical guide to digital business cards for real estate agents, healthcare professionals, and consultants - what to share, what to look for, and how to choose an app.
How to Count NFC Tag Scans Without a Server
Put the same URL on 50 NFC stickers and you can't tell which one was tapped - unless the tag counts itself. Here's how.
How to Check and Reset Your Philips Sonicare Brush Head Counter with NFC
Your Sonicare toothbrush has an NFC chip inside every brush head that counts down until you buy a replacement. Here's what it actually tracks, and how to check your usage or reset the counter with NFC.cool Tools.
Why vCard NFC Tags Don't Work on iPhone (And What Actually Does)
Your vCard NFC business card works on Android but not iPhone? Here's why iOS ignores vCard data - and the simple fix that works on every phone.
How to Write NFC Tags with Your iPhone
Your iPhone can do more than read NFC tags - it can write them too. Here's a step-by-step guide to programming NFC tags with your iPhone, from choosing the right tags to writing URLs, Wi-Fi credentials, contact cards, and automations.
NFC Tags Explained: A Complete Beginner's Guide
NFC tags are tiny, unpowered chips that can trigger actions on your phone with a single tap. Here's everything you need to know - what they are, how they work, which types to buy, and 15+ practical ways to use them.
Understanding the different types of NFC tags - and which work with iPhones
Type 1 through Type 5, who makes them, and why NTAG-series (Type 2) is the safest bet for iPhone projects.
Setting up the NFC.cool digital business card
A walkthrough of setting up your NFC.cool digital business card: build the contact, pick what's public, write to an NFC tag, and share. Plus why a single editable URL beats a one-shot vCard QR for serious networking.
3D scanning on iPhone: what photogrammetry and LiDAR can do in your pocket
NFC.cool Tools turns your iPhone into a 3D scanner using Apple's Object Capture API. Photogrammetry plus LiDAR produces models you can export to .stl, .obj, .usdz - ready for 3D printing, AR, or any modelling pipeline.
Pocket-ready document scanning with NFC.cool Tools
A practical guide to NFC.cool's document scanner: how to capture sharp scans, why the post-processing step matters, and how OCR turns the scan into searchable text and PDFs.