So now, Orange can come out with a SIM card that allows your phone to behave just like your Oyster card or even a debit card. The phone could now pay for things on the underground/buses, vending machines, corner shops etc. If there was an over the air (OTA) way of topping up your phone then you would never be stuck getting on a bus with no credit – This is huge stuff in the world of contactless payments.

This technology could be used for creative ways – to trigger content but ‘touching’ the device on things. See the proof of concept below using an Iphone – check the very bulky NFC reader attached to the Iphone – If Nokia can roll out the NFC reader onto all handsets then this could be a major coup.

I need to check the tech but I would imagine that if two handsets ‘touched’ each other – you could pass on your business card or your social networking profiles – A way to share all your twitter/facebook/myspace names by touch would be just amazing.

Via Nokia Conversations

iPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo.

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