Back to the articleNah, looks like that to get the €50 kit #
Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 15:56 GMT
you have to actually submit enough things for it to count as an entry.
Way too much effort for the average student.
Desperate NFC Forum extends competition deadline
If you are a member #
Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 15:56 GMT
it's Euro 200 but it's US$10,000 to join initially - whoopie on getting a cheap mobile !!!!
What's in a name #
Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 15:56 GMT
Near Field Communication, well isn't that a name to make marketing droids salivate and the technophobe public beat a path to your door. Not.
Bluetooth, WiFi, ZigBee. NFC. Nope, doesn't fit for me.
Maybe they should start with a simpler competition. Pick a name, win a T-shirt.
Just filling in the gaps #
Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 15:56 GMT
Near Field Communication or NFC, is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimetre (around 4 inches) distance.[1] The technology is a simple extension of the ISO 14443 proximity-card standard (contactless card, RFID) that combines the interface of a smartcard and a reader into a single device. An NFC device can communicate with both existing ISO 14443 smartcards and readers, as well as with other NFC devices, and is thereby compatible with existing contactless infrastructure already in use for public transportation and payment. NFC is primarily aimed at usage in mobile phones.
