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Wireless USB 1.1 specs published includes support for NFC ?

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:01 AM PDT

The final specifications for version 1.1 of wireless USB have been published and in it is support for NFC to pair devices. I wonder that NFC (Near Field Communication) is ? Chances are you've yet to use a wireless USB device, and you can thank Intel for that. Since roughly 7 out of every 10 computers that ship, including Macs, use Intel motherboards and processors, if Intel doesn't choose to adopt a certain standard then that standard may as well never have been created. With wireless USB 1.0 there were political problems, licensing and all that jazz, holding the standard back from mass adoption, but now that Intel has announced that they're going to purchase Infineon and acquire all those genius wireless engineers, there's a strong chance that your next computer may have wireless USB built in.2mb or 1gb card 5470 with this model ?

NFC 300x199 Wireless USB 1.1 specs published includes support for NFC ?

With wireless USB 1.1 the act of pairing can be aided by NFC or Near Field Communication, the standard that will eventually be built into all mobile phones and let us do things such as exchange contact information by performing a simple tapping gesture, or paying for things using a swipe of our phones like they already do in Japan. But what happens if you put wireless USB on PC peripherals or even televisions? Tap on a keyboard, mouse, and high definition screen, and you've just paired 3 devices that can be use in tandem for a full PC-like experience. Tap on advertisements or posters, and get information transfered to you at break neck speeds.With just a tap of the hands you can pair up devices.Ain’t it cool !

Bluetooth supports all of the scenarios I've outlined above, but NFC pairing isn't built into the standard. Could wireless USB 1.1 spell the death for Bluetooth?

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