Near Field Communications Handsets and Tags, NFC Pilots and Projects

NFC is more than just payments

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in Library


Ticketing, physical access and information sharing are
just a few examples of other applications

Mention near field communication and most think mobile payments. That’s probably because the next generation technology is being touted as a replacement for contactless cards or potentially even the next wallet. NFC will enable a phone to carry all your credit cards, loyalty cards, maybe eventually even your driver license.

But what makes NFC so attractive is the wide range of applications it can support, whether it’s opening a door, logging into your computer, signing on to the Internet, or using your phone like a PDA stylus, touching points on a map or other display to gather further information or directions.

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