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Wondering if there is any possible way to read a serial number of a microchip of some sort from roughly 10ft with a Cellphone? Whether it be a RF tag, Bluetooth tag, or anything else?

The microchip must be very small, something that can be sewn into say a shirt collar, water proof and whatnot.

Dylan Sowtis
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there are tons of options out there, https://www.geareye.co/ for example. range will vary based on the power of the scanner and bluetooth vs RFid. more specific requirements could help narrow down your search.

azyth
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  • That's basically the thing I'm looking for. Except I forgot to add that I needed a method without additional hardware for scanning the tags. Just something that can be scanned with most smartphones. My boss has a cool idea but don't think it's quite possible with technology at this time. – Dylan Sowtis Aug 02 '17 at 15:31
  • you could use the bluetooth versions of this tech without a dongle, but the tags then need to be more complex. – azyth Aug 02 '17 at 16:41
  • That's kinda what I figured. If only NFC could increase in range, but hence 'near' field communication. My boss has a cool idea for an app but just not ready for today's technology. Maybe a couple years. – Dylan Sowtis Aug 02 '17 at 17:38