NFC is getting a great deal of attention as it becomes included
in more smartphones, laptops, and other devices. It’s being
hyped as ‘The Next Big Thing’ that will change how we use our
mobile devices: everything from shopping to interacting with
your home and unlocking your car. So is this new development a
“flash in the pan”, or do you foresee real world uses for such a
technology? Well, what is NFC? NFC stands for Near Field
Communication and, as the name implies, it’s a set of close-
range wireless communication standards. NFC equipped smartphones
and other devices can exchange information with each other with
a simple tap or a wave; simply hold your NFC enabled device in
the proximity of an NFC enabled media, such as a sticker, or
poster. There are many uses for such a technology ranging from
the basic launching of a browser on your target device to
sending an email, or to more complex actions such as controlling
the lights in your house, unlocking a door or starting a car
engine. Essentially, anything th