Nokia announced in its recent press release the Nokia 6212 Classic which is an NFC-enabled cell phone. I haven’t heard much about NFC before so I looked it up on wikipedia.
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a wireless technology that allows communications between devices in the range of 10 centimeters. You might think of Bluetooth but with a shorter range and a faster set-up process. According to the press release NFC will simplify and speed up the way people interact and exchange information:
“With the Nokia 6212 classic, people can swap items like business cards or calendar notes by simply tapping their handsets together. With ever-increasing device functions and services available, ease-of-use is essential. One way to keep things simple is NFC.”
And according to wikipedia, NFC can be used in many applications such as mobile ticketing, mobile payment and blutooth pairing. I recommend reading both links for more information about NFC.
May 1, 2008 at 12:45 pm
[...] Things You Can Do With a Touch of a Cellphone Posted on May 1, 2008 by Tara Instead of waiting in line to buy a bus ticket, a movie ticket, pay for groceries.. ect, just tap your cellphone on a smart tag and your payment is done. While wondering which movie to watch at the movies just tap your phone on the tag of the movie’s smart poster ad and you’ll recieve the information you need about the movie. Touch another NFC enabled cellphone and share music, business cards and photos. All that is going to be possible using a technology called Near Field Communication or simply, NFC. (I talked about it briefly in a previous post). [...]