NFC can be used to simplify your life. I have a NFC tag right on my nightstand near my bed which sets my phone to silent and a whole host of other things so that it doesn't bother me at night. No need to futz around with settings.
I also have a NFC Tag in the bathroom and near my door which sets it to my daily profile. A NFC tag in on my office table that sets it to my desired settings in the office. NFC payments is about the only way I haven't used NFC. Scanning NFC from passports or other things is cool, but alas, most are encrypted. :) On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net>wrote: > Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that NFC is not useful...or even that it > won't be one day. But, its promise is not fulfilled on a large scale yet > as no one as made it indispensable to the masses. I have at least two > devices that support NFC (and I bought them in part because of this > feature), so I personally see the potential there. As far as I can tell, > NFC is not a compelling technology yet because too many folks are getting > along happily without it. > > The same with the touch-ID. Fingerprint readers aren't new...and, no one > has shown them to be something most really want or need. It will be > interesting to see if Apple can incorporate it into their devices in such a > way to make it compelling. If they can, it will be yet another example of > "not invented here, but hey, we figured out how to make it really work for > folks". I'm not a believer. > > > On 9/20/2013 8:19 AM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: > >> Well, I'd wildly disagree on NFC. I use NFC frequently and frankly, >> it's one of the cooler phone technologies I've worked with. Using NFC tags >> I: set my thermostats on the way out the door with a swipe; auto-update >> calendar schedules, evernotes will auto-tag notes to NFC tags which for >> those of us with 'eh' memory is damn slick. >> >> >> On 2013-09-20 05:14, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >> >>> The unwashed masses will always be ignorant. Having a beef with them >>> will be counter productive. >>> >>> Monikers help sell things. A retina screen is no big deal to us, but >>> to the unwashed masses it makes sure they get the high-resolution >>> screen without having to remember all of the details. And I do give >>> apple the credit for realizing that WE needed this in everything and >>> starting to bring it out. But they certainly didn't invent >>> high-resolution screens, but they are the main reason they are >>> ubiquitous on tablets. If the touch-ID thing pans out, they won't >>> (and shouldn't) get credit for a fingerprint reader but making is a >>> thing we can use and depend on, they should get credit for, if it >>> works, which remains to be seen. Still to this day no one has made >>> NFC into a useful product. So who invented that is not really so >>> important. >>> >>> On 9/20/2013 5:02 AM, Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: >>> >>>> My beef in general is with people who don't understand the technology >>>> and believe the advertising that companies do. >>>> >>>> And let's not forget that Apple is the master of masking the >>>> underlying technology with a moniker that they call their own and >>>> making people believe that they were the ones who either invented it >>>> or are the first one to do it. >>>> >>>> But as I mentioned it really doesn't make a big difference in the end >>>> as long as the steady march of progress is being made but what really >>>> bothers me is the uneducated people out there. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:20 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <amar...@charter.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> So your beef is with fanboys. Nobody likes fanboys. :) >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my mobile device. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 19, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Zulfiqar Naushad <z00...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> What annoys me is when Apple fanboys see something and say apple >>>>>> invented it. Good example is iCloud. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>> >> > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
