All attainable implants at this time.
Hi everyone. First time here. I have a few questions I've had a hard time finding out.
Firstly, I'm scheduled to get an NFC and magnetic implant on October 28th, so I'm looking forward to that! Secondly, I'm wondering if there is a difference between an NFC and an RFID implant. I may be wrong but I'm under the impression that NFC is RFID just a more specific band of RFID. Are there different RFID implants that aren't considered NFC? And do they have different applications? Can one do something the other can't? If so, what?
Thirdly, I'm interested in what kinds of implants are available to the public right now. That is, attainable for purchase by a regular Joe like me. In my searching I've also found an implant for pets that monitors temperature, which would be pretty cool. Not sure if it's available though. I think it is.
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As far as implants that (as far as I'm aware) aren't on the market yet. There is a heart rhythm monitor that detects Atrial fibrillation (info here: http://healthyliving.msn.com/diseases/heart-and-cardiovascular/implanted-monitor-may-help-spot-dangerous-heart-rhythm-after-stroke).
There's also a blood monitoring implant that detects heart attacks (info here: http://www.extremetech.com/computing/151134-worlds-smallest-blood-monitoring-implant-talks-to-a-smartphone-but-whose).
Lastly, there's an implant that monitors glucose (info here: http://glysens.com/).
My main questions are about the difference between RFID and NFC implants and what they can do differently. I'd also like to know all the possible implants an average person like me can attain and install (by a professional).
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yes, Amal sells both NFC and non-NFC RFIDs on his dangerousthings.com site.
There are not really any other common implants at this time, but check back in a few months, I'll be releasing a new implant soon.
LMGTFY: http://blog.atlasrfidstore.com/rfid-vs-nfc
The quick answer is that NFC is sort of a kind of RFID. Most common RFID chips operate on 13.6mhz or 125khz. NFC runs only on 13.6. Thus some RFID readers will read NFC and vice versa, but only RFID running at 13.6. Because of the higher frequency, NFC chips need to be closer to the reader than 125khzRFID.
In practical terms, RFID contains just a serial number (UID). When it comes within proximity to a reader, the reader simply collects that UID, and then moves on. NFC has that UID, but it also has a small amount of memory that is read/writeable (usually). This makes an RFID impant a very passive implant. With an NFC chip, you can do all the same thing as an RFID (provided you have the right reader), plus use it for a small amount of storage. Also, phones will read NFC and not RFID, so there's that too. Definitely check out dangerousthings for more info.
As far as other implants - none common. There's a lot of cool people doing really cool things, but as far as "functional body modifications" that's about it.
p.s., that identipet thing gets discussed to death here: http://discuss.biohack.me/discussion/comment/5038#Comment_5038. The general consensus is neat, but not practical.