Introducing the ASR-M30S SLIM-Type Smartphone-Mounted RFID Reader/Writer.

Japanese designers have made the new reader lighter, more compact, and easier to handle throughout the workday by eliminating a built-in battery . Compared to the previous model ASR-030D, the SLIM-Type is 14% lighter, weighing just 2.65 ounces (75 grams), while achieving a reading distance of more than 16 feet (almost five meters )—more than three times the range of most pocket-devices. The unit is powered by the smartphone which can be charged either via passthrough USB-C port or a mini-magnetic terminal, so there’s no need to remove the device from its case.
 

Here’s the video on YouTube:

 

And here’s the short:

 

Vice President and COO Paul Whitney touts the new SLIM-Type device as AsReader’s flagship, as standards with RFID have evolved to require more comfort for users. “This new device is in a class of its own, and we’re seeing tremendous interest already. The North American version of the ASR-M30S SLIM-Type reads up to 5x the read distance of competitors’ devices, which typically only read up to 4 feet.”
 

More info here: https://asreader.com/products/asr-m30s/