NICE: Velo Bleu's new NFC touchpoints are designed to look like a flower

Velo Bleu bike rental stations across the French city of Nice are sporting a new design for their NFC signs.

NFC provider Connecthings has incorporated NFC tags and QR codes into the shape of a flower to form the updated design which is on display at 250 locations — adding to the city's existing base of 5,000 touchpoints. The signs allow citizens and tourists to gain access to suggested bike trails, points of interests along their route and bike repair locations.