“But if Apple equipped all of its products with NFC chips, which are used for short-range authentication, the technology could be used for super-easy set-up of a new Apple gear, or for easily transferring files and media between different Apple devices,” Kahney reports. “‘Imagine you touch an AirPort with a new iPad and the Wi-Fi is connected — with full security — in less than a second,’ said Gerald Madlmayr, a NFC expert based in Vienna. ‘No configuration is necessary any more. This makes this technology pretty useful.'”
Here are some other pretty useful usages for NFC in a variety of Apple devices:
• Remote log in
• Automatic Setup
• Media Sharing
• Bumping
• Foursquare checking in
• Keyless entry and ticketing
• Tap and pay eWallet
Much more in the full article – recommended – here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
What about the AFC? I think the NFL website overall is pretty good, but it could stream games better and ditch the Flash. It is the only reason I do not watch replays on the web.
Now there will be no way to fall of the grid…If you have an iPod with NFC a local iPhone can report your location. Isn’t technology great for your liberty.
just my $0.02
If I tap an NFC device on my head will it make it grow hair due to all the radiation buzzing around? It might turn me into a genius equal to Steve Jobs’ caliber, you never know. NFC on WP7 by gum!
Another great feature…
Ability of evildoers to grab the entire contents of your home folder with a high power antenna.
Any hacker will tell you that this is hackable.
Gee Willikers, BLN said by gum!. Hot diggity!.
@acid
Can’t believe you didn’t get any takers.
Here are some other pretty useful usages for NFC in a variety of Apple devices:
• Bumping
No thanks. I will wait until it can do bumping AND grinding.
@ acid
Apparently Apple struck a deal with NFC for an exclusive 5 year deal which will shut out AFC for a long time (about 5 years).
The rumors are already starting that fans will switch teams just so that they can watch games on the iPhone (and other iOS devices). There is also the possibility that teams will leave the AFC in droves in a vain effort to retain their fan base.
Of course everyone knows that SJ went to the AFC first (being a die-hard Raiders fan) but they were unwilling to stop using flash in their video feeds. So SJ told them to stuff it and rumors are that he wears red and gold on Sundays now.
I’ll bet that every pre-season for the next five years we will hear stories of AFC finally getting on the iPhone. However the chances are by then that the AFC will only contain 2 teams and that the Superbowl is cancelled due to lack of competition for the NFC.
@ Ray –
You could always turn it off. Of download the app that’s surely going to be able to kill the signal if you can’t do it within preferences.
Hazardous idea. Proceed with great caution, both to Apple and consumers.
I don’t think some of you are paying attention to which NFC we’re talking about. NFC = Near Field Communications
There you go. Thanks, TheRealTommyMac. And thanks to DogGone for upping the ante.
It looks like the USFL and the WLAF are left out in the cold again. Kinda like the Metrodome…
The clue is in he name ‘Near’ Field — the range is only a couple of inches and the technology is the same as used in the PayWave and PayPass contactless credit and debit cards. There’s no chance of someone discovering your location this way nor of sucking your data out of your iPhone, any more than there is of them vacuuming the money out of your PayPass card. What will happen soon is that the credit card will just be another app on yur iPhone, so you choose how to pay by selecting an app at the checkout then tap the iPhone to pay.
The football jokes don’t mean anything to anybody outside the US so drop them.
A Michael Vick in every Mac!!!
Thankfully, Apple names their OS’es after cats……
@UK Mac Guy …
I heard that football is becoming HUGE all over the world, so … RELAX!
Cricket jokes don’t mean much here in the US, so I don’t want to see any more of that crap-ola in this thread!
Ding Dong Dangit!
@UK Mac Guy
How about this for a proof of concept? Granted this is RFID, but I don’t think it’s too much of a leap.
http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/?watchId=8ba6f8fc-90a2-4711-90ea-1884ec348310