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Nokia unveils the world's first NFC product - Nokia NFC
shell for Nokia 3220 phone
Today at the Nokia Mobility Conference in Monaco, Nokia
announced the Nokia NFC (Near Field Communication) shell, the latest step
in the development of innovative products for mobile communications.
With the Nokia NFC shell on their phone, consumers will be able to easily
access a variety of services and conveniently exchange information with
a simple touch gesture utilizing NFC technology - a technology that emerged
from the combination of contactless identification (RFID Radio Frequency
Identification) and interconnection technologies.
The Nokia NFC shell offers consumers access to browsing, and text message
services simply by touching tags that contain service shortcuts. Consumers
are also able to give their favorite service shortcuts to other users
by touching another NFC-compatible device with their phone. In addition,
the Nokia NFC shell comes with tags that can be used for creating own
personal service shortcuts.
"Touch-based interactions will improve the consumer experience of
existing services and create new opportunities for users to benefit from
their phones. This technology has the potential to significantly improve
the way operators provide and users discover and activate different mobile
services," said Gerhard Romen, Head of Market Development at Nokia
Ventures Organization. "By introducing the new Nokia NFC shell, Nokia
clearly demonstrates strong commitment to offer users an intuitive wireless
experience."
The Nokia 3220 is a tri-band camera phone that is available in two versions:
a GSM 900/1800/1900 primarily for the European and Asian markets, and
a GSM 850/1800/1900 primarily for the Americas. The Nokia NFC shell is
a functional cover developed for the Nokia 3220 phone. The Nokia NFC shell
with four tags will be available during the first quarter of 2005 in Europe,
and during the second quarter 2005 in the Americas and Asia.
About Near Field Communication (NFC)
NFC technology evolved from a combination of contactless identification
(RFID) and interconnection technologies. NFC operates in the 13.56 MHz
frequency range, over a distance of typically a few centimetres. NFC technology
is standardized in ISO 18092, ISO 21481, ECMA (340, 352 and 356) and ETSI
TS 102 190. NFC is also compatible to the broadly established contactless
smart card infrastructure based on ISO 14443 A, i.e. Philips MIFARE®
technology, as well as Sony's FeliCa card.
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