Sony Ericsson's patent application for drag and drop NFC-style
We're all about fanciful ideas, and Sony Ericsson's patent application for near-field communication (NFC) as a means of transferring files between devices certainly falls into that category. The application features -- at least in one scenario -- the ability to slide a file off your device's screen and have a neighboring device receive it as if you are simply handing a note across. Apart from issues like directional control potentially getting in the way -- and of course security -- this'd be an awesome use of this type of technology, and a brilliant way to cheat on tests. Now let's get that big touchscreen device to market, OK Sony Ericsson?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John @ Nov 20th 2007 4:39PM
Noone cares now but two years from now Apple will put it in some of their products and call it revolutionary.
iRobot @ Nov 20th 2007 9:32PM
Stop saying "no one cares"... damn. That's is totally annoying. Obviously you fucking care or you wouldn't have posted first. Whatever. Anyway.
The bigger and more important point is. This will only work with other people who have Sony Ericsson phones. As a SE owner -- I can tell you that I run into another SE owner, um... never. But I know at lease 4-5 people that have iPhones. Anyone else, carries a "POS" handed out free from their service provider.
Anyone that's willing to drop 6 notes on a Sony Ericsson, will more then likely drop 4 on an iPhone, another $100 for "Apple accesseries" and the rest on crap from iTunes. So that's great but, when is this going to be useful? Maybe in Europe or Japan?
Anthony @ Nov 20th 2007 10:06PM
iRobot, I have an SE phone, in fact it's normally all I buy. I would love to see this feature but I agree most people prefer the el' cheapo phones to a good device
BigD @ Nov 21st 2007 12:19AM
@iRobot: Rant successful...I love it.
crow610 @ Nov 21st 2007 3:07AM
"Welcome to the Social"
Shree @ Nov 21st 2007 5:48AM
Sounds interesting... but as someone said, I rarely run into someone with a SE phone...
Fnet @ Nov 21st 2007 6:56AM
Come to Europe and you would see tons of people with Sony Ericssion phones....