And something Apple is unlikely to ever support since they're going with their own proprietary iBeacon protocol which is based on Bluetooth.Lowe Energy:
http://gigaom.com/2013/09/10/with-ibeacon-apple-is-going-to-dump-on-nfc-and-embrace-the-internet-of-things/ Main difference is range and cost - iBeacon is higher in both. From a security standpoint, I don't think that's good news. There are already plenty of attacks against NFC that are ultimately limited because you have to get within a few centimeters of the chip. If that range is now tens of meters with iBeacon, it's a whole new class of problem. --------- Brian On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 1:38 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar <z00...@gmail.com> wrote: > Near field communications > > It's basically a non contract or light touch method of exchanging data. > On Sep 21, 2013 2:34 PM, "DSinc" <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote: > > > Guys.....NFC? Enjoying the shares. > > Duncan > > > > On 09/20/2013 15:56, Anthony Q. Martin 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 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >> > >> > > >
