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Wireless Alliance Touts 'Magic Touch' RFID Tech

Posted by michael on from the magic-fingers-not-the-same-thing-at-all dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nokia, Sony and Philips have launched a new wireless technology, called Near Field Communication, that could be a threat to Bluetooth. Based on RFID, they say it will enable electronic devices to interact -- for m-commerce, file-swapping or to download info from the Web -- when touched together."

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  1. Other uses? by Gr33nNight · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can I implant one of these in my gf, so when I touch her, it will tell me how many guys she has been with lately?

    1. Re:Other uses? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sounds like she's already getting implanted ;-)

  2. Depressing by Deraj+DeZine · · Score: 5, Funny
    electronic devices to interact ... when touched together

    So now your electronics can get more than you do. How depressing is that?

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