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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. Not a threat to Bluetooth by andrew_0812 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The article claims that this is not competition for Bluetooth, IR, or Wi-Fi. Unlike what the summary claims.

  2. Re:advantage? by pldms · · Score: 4, Informative

    I think the summary is simply wrong. The article doesn't say it's a threat, for example:

    While NFC will handle identification of users through RFID, it appears that wireless protocols such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi will still be used for the data transfer.

    ""NFC won't replace Bluetooth or infrared"

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  3. Replace bluetooth?! by tfoss · · Score: 4, Informative
    Apparently even the poster didn't RTFA. From the submission:

    called Near Field Communication, that could be a threat to Bluetooth.

    But in the article it states clearly:

    While NFC will handle identification of users through RFID, it appears that wireless protocols such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi will still be used for the data transfer.

    "NFC won't replace Bluetooth or infrared. This is a new paradigm based on touching, and it will complement these existing wireless technologies," a NFC spokesman explained.

    -Ted

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