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Motorola Uses NFC To Enable Touch-to-Unlock For Smartphones
colinneagle writes "A lot of people don't password-protect their smartphones, and even those who do employ a simple four-digit passcode to at least keep it a little convenient. Their phones aren't really protected, as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends a 12-character random password. Those who check smartphones 50 times a day would probably get tired of that. So Motorola developed the Skip, an NFC-based unlocking tool smartphone users can clip to their clothes. Tapping an NFC-enabled phone to the Skip unlocks it. The Skip also comes in sticker form, so users can install one in their cars or at their desks." That's why the muggers want your jacket, too.
Tapping an NFC-enabled phone to the Skip unlocks it. The Skip also comes in sticker form, so users can install one in their cars or at their desks.
Or stick it to the back of the phone. :-)
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
It'd be really clever if someone made it into a ring.
I agree, it is a good idea, and I did.
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Damn damn damn. You had to paste that link 3 days after the Kickstarter ended, didn't you. If only I'd known. That's what I've been wanting ever since I heard about NFC.
Now I have to wait around until they're selling them, and fork over the extra 6 pounds.