Your Digital Wallet - Near Field Communications
Rik Logtenberg on Aug 24, 2006
With new technology called near-field communications, you could use a cell phone to make purchases, or even download a movie trailer from a poster. Check out this article about near-field communications to learn more.
Near-field communications (NFC) combines two established technologies: radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, which are tiny chips with built-in radios, and wireless readers that pick up signals from the radios. Similar technology is used in electronic highway toll systems, such as Fast Lane Pass, in retail stores and their suppliers, and in U.S. passports. And it’s now being introduced into mobile phones, given their ubiquity and ability to have more features crammed inside them.
