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World's Smallest RFID Reader Touted
An anonymous reader writes "Innovision Research & Technology, a UK company, has developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that supports Near Field Communication (NFC), a new standard that will allow electronic devices to interact when "touched" together.
The NFC standard is being backed by Nokia, Philips and Sony. It's meant to let users access content and services by simply touching 'smart objects' and connecting devices just by holding them next to each other. Some services include swapping music and buying movie tickets. Once a connection has been established between two NFC-enabled devices, another wireless technology such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth will be used to actually transfer the data. By adding support for NFC, Innovision says it's getting ready for when mobile users will be able to download music tracks by just tapping their device against a poster."
... I'm having mine built right in to my tinfoil hat. That'll stop the CIA/NSA/MI6/CI5/Walmart from spying on me as I carry out my top level, high security, deeply private but basically non-existent personal life.
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"Innovision says it's getting ready for when mobile users will be able to download music tracks by just tapping their device against a poster."
and the RIAA is getting ready to sue them!
By adding support for NFC, Innovision says it's getting ready for when mobile users will be able to download music tracks by just tapping their device against a poster."
Amazing - that would be a great transfer rate if we're talking about full songs. Or when they say "tap" do they perhaps mean "holding their devices against a poster for a few minutes."??
A little planning goes a long way...
blahblahblah ... swapping music ... blah blah blah
I'll take 2 !
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Quick! Somebody patent custom protocols! So we can stop them! Otherwise OSS will die! And DRM will reign! And... Oh, well. Whatever.
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"Innovision says it's getting ready for when mobile users will be able to download music tracks by just tapping their device against a poster"
Ok, but can they make it so we can fix electronics by tapping our fists against them?
Or here's one from OOP: Hey baby, wanna encapsulate
my member?
I could have sworn it said:
Invasion Research & Technology(...) when I glanced on the blurb for the first time.
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This bit here:
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"access content and services by simply touching 'smart objects' and connecting devices just by holding them next to each other"
reads like erotica to the average
So, if I am at a conference and I talk to someone doing interesting stuff, we can just have the business cards touch and exchange all necessary contact information.
Yeah, or, and follow me on this one 'cause it's a little crazy and out-there, you could write all the contact information on the business card, and then you could give them the card, and they instantly have all the information.
What an idea... *rushes off to the patent office*
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when you want to buy porn? Sounds like it could be dangerous to place this reader next to my "device."
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