The precedent technologies and services that have converged
Or evolved to create this technology
Our modern smart phones contain a wonderful array of integrated technologies that were never originally intended for such a use and so I wanted to take some time to look at the precedent technologies and services that have contributed to the NFC Smart Phones existence. Specifically Radio frequency identification technology (RF-ID), the ever evolving Internet & the humble telephone.
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone that revolutionized the way we contacted each other and from there it began its 97 year evolution into a mobile phone, 1992 saw the first smart phone come to life and the camera phone followed in the year 2000. Fast forward just 6 more years and Nokia presented the very fist NFC compatible phone and now today the vast majority of our smart phones support this versatile technology, but where did NFC originate from? Radio Frequency Identification or RF-ID has been in use since 1935 and is the predecessor of near field communication technology and was originally used in the second world war in the for of radar, they function in nearly the exact same way with the exception that NFC can only operate at a fraction of the distances that RF-ID can.
Both smart phones and NFC are entirely capable of functioning without an Internet connection. However, I would like to list it as a honorable facilitating factor in the development of NFC Smart Phones because of its role in delivering vital software applications, information and files that drive the use of NFC in our phones, without it we would have very little ability to share new content or harness the increasing trend of digitalizing traditional items such as our cash or business cards.
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone that revolutionized the way we contacted each other and from there it began its 97 year evolution into a mobile phone, 1992 saw the first smart phone come to life and the camera phone followed in the year 2000. Fast forward just 6 more years and Nokia presented the very fist NFC compatible phone and now today the vast majority of our smart phones support this versatile technology, but where did NFC originate from? Radio Frequency Identification or RF-ID has been in use since 1935 and is the predecessor of near field communication technology and was originally used in the second world war in the for of radar, they function in nearly the exact same way with the exception that NFC can only operate at a fraction of the distances that RF-ID can.
Both smart phones and NFC are entirely capable of functioning without an Internet connection. However, I would like to list it as a honorable facilitating factor in the development of NFC Smart Phones because of its role in delivering vital software applications, information and files that drive the use of NFC in our phones, without it we would have very little ability to share new content or harness the increasing trend of digitalizing traditional items such as our cash or business cards.