Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

Episode 4: Talking NFC with Innovision Research and Technology's Julia Charnock

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Executive Editor Chris Corum discusses a number of easy do-it-yourself NFC applications, the current state of handsets and tags, and the NFC Innovation Award winners with Innovision’s Julia Charnock.


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