Near Field Communication White Paper

The current state of the consumer electronics can be characterized by moving from a single purpose device to multifunctional devices and by moving from an isolated device to networked devices. In this last respect, it is important that people do not face the complexities of setting up network connections between devices. Cumbersome network settings can possibly be dealt with in the computer world but certainly not in the consumer electronics world. [via]

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