In case anyone was thinking of having a play with the NFC tags. You can buy small ones on ebay for a few quid. And NFC Task Launcher can be found on PLAY store for £1.26
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160817201613
http://rapidnfc.com/which_nfc_chip
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jwsoft.nfcactionlauncher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widgapp.NFC_ReTAG_FREE
credit to searley@xda
Thanks for posting this, looks good.