Nokia announces the 6212, doubles as an e-wallet
Nokia, the world’s no. 1 mobile phone maker announced on Tuesday it would start selling a new handset, the 6212 Classic, with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). Curious to know what it does? Read on.
Nokia, the world’s no. 1 mobile phone maker announced on Tuesday it would start selling a new handset, the 6212 Classic, with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). Curious to know what it does? Read on.
Nokia’s just-annouced 6212 Classic has a feature called NFC, or Near Field Communication, that lets users wirelessly swap data — including photos, videos, audio files, web links, business cards, notes or calendar entries – simply by touching the handset with another NFC-capable phone.
This wireless communication technology works when compatible electronic devices are inches within each other, and can also be used as an electronic wallet since a NFC-enabled phone also allows users to conduct payments by waving the device up to, say, a vending machine, and the purchase is then automatically applied to the user’s credit card.
Due out in Europe and Asia in the fall of 2008 for 200 Euros (about $295 Canadian), the Nokia 6212 Classic also boasts a 2-megapixel camera, 2-inch QVGA screen, stereo FM radio and MP3 player, and support for MicroSD memory cards.
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AND KNOW WHAT ELSE!!! IT TRIPLES AS A CHEESE GRATOR!!!
haha all fun and games there folks, I think that its a nifty looking phone and who knows it could work lol
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I think that is such a waste of money that new phone its ridiculious
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Sounds interesting but why is there no mention of when this will be available in the US or Canada?
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Probably no mention of a Canada/US release date due to the fact that we're at least 2 years behind the times when it comes to cellular technology. I was in Europe in February and was utterly amazed at how much more advanced the phones are over there. My current phone is fairly new over here right now, but it was first released overseas in late 2006!
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Probably no mention of a Canada/US release date due to the fact that we're at least 2 years behind the times when it comes to cellular technology. I was in Europe in February and was utterly amazed at how much more advanced the phones are over there. My current phone is fairly new over here right now, but it was first released overseas in late 2006!
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Well i think its neat (if it works)
I would buy it if it were cheaper 
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if it comes to canada around in the fall i am goin to buy it it sounds nice..is like havin all in once not neet to carry a mp3 player or ipod..and i rather buy a phone than gettin to a contract its stress free
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It's about time. I really hope that payment by swiping your cell phone comes soon, this has been used in Japan for many years now. It's time to get with the program Canada.
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interesting for sure…but how ez will it be to "steal" money from this e-wallet? i'm assuming it works on RF (radio frequency)…and if so, allone woul need is the right equipment to pick up the specific RF , just close by a person who has this phone and voila, u got their $$! ppl have managed to do similar things for speedpass devices…read the details about that at: http://www.lifeaftercoffee.com/2006/09/26/mobile-speedpass-rfid-hacked/
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i war just looking at the specs of the phone and i would rather keep my n95 then this garbage =]
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I agree with Extreme905. How long will this device be out before guys are walking around with scanners of some kind gathering credit card and other personal information?
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The security wont be much of an issue I doubt. Using public key encryption technology, as in RSA, they could set it up on the phone to only transmit data (encrypted data) to a device that is inches away from there phone. On the users phone they could have it so any device in reach of accepting a transmission would be displayed and the user could then select the device of which it wants to send its credit card information too. Now if the user accidentally selected one of these "scanner" devices then it would be the users fault for giving the information to the wrong person, but if the user selected the "coca-cola" machine with some id number "1234whatever" then it would encrypt the data using the coca colas public encyrption key which only the cocacola machine could decrypt with its private encyrption key.
Using RSA, this method would work if the radio frequency went miles and miles, it wouldn't matter. But they have made it so a device has to be within inches, which makes it that much more secure, just like some "Pay-pass" mastercards work.
Sorry to make this so long, but it is just meant to inform that this type of technology is do-able without being hacked by any of today's current technology provided things are set up right.
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well, the phone isn't out in North America because north america is behind the times when it comes to mobile technology (just think how many service providers here are on the CDMA platform while some so called developing nations are already using 3.5G GSM technology).
in terms of cost, this phone is a mid-price phone, not in the class of the N-series phones so it actually isn't that expensive.
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Didn't read the specs but my guess is that it uses an RFID.
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So what happens when you walk by or are standing next to a vending machine and other people are charging your card? or if you accidentaly send your photo of friends at a party instead of your business card?
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So what happens when you walk by or are standing next to a vending machine and other people are charging your card? or if you accidentaly send your photo of friends at a party instead of your business card? Or what if your phone rings when you're trying to pay for something? At least no more clients rudely talking on the phone while you're trying to serve them…
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This seems like a no-brainer and "no-se" wiper! WIPE AND SWIPE! When is the public going to wisen up to the greed that comes from freemasonry through identify-theft? I guess it's a matter of "last (wo-)man standing"!
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i think this is so cool cuz when you go out you grab your wallet AND phone- saves you energy searching for things around the house!
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You won't be able to use that neat little feature after you buy the phone because you won't have any money left.
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Let me see… This is a North American based website. This article is describing a new phone with high-tech bells and whistles. The phone is not available in Canada…
So what is the point of this article again???
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