Apple smartwatch to include NFC: report

Apple have generally been a generation or two behind real phones - fair enough - but to flaunt that their next generation phone will have NFC 5 years after the world has had it is kinda embarrassing :/

If I was Apple, I'd rather have been silent about it
 
To go along with the article:

http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-patent-reveals-combined-nfc-wireless-charger-iwatch-1672566

Apple Patent Reveals Combined NFC And Wireless Charger For iWatch

Wireless charging and near-field communication or NFC could eventually make their way into Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products according to a patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday.

The patent application titled “Wirelessly Charged Electronic Device with Shared Inductor Circuitry,” describes an invention where wireless charging can be implemented in smaller devices. Rather than using separate circuitry for wirelessly charging, Apple proposes using shared circuitry to save space.
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Dolby said:
Apple have generally been a generation or two behind real phones - fair enough - but to flaunt that their next generation phone will have NFC 5 years after the world has had it is kinda embarrassing :/

If I was Apple, I'd rather have been silent about it
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Apple hasn't flaunted anything about the next iPhone. Nothing. If you were apple you would have known that.
 
Ninja said:
Apple hasn't flaunted anything about the next iPhone. Nothing. If you were apple you would have known that.
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Yes, but it will be a bit of a climb down if they do adopt it. But I see them finding uses for it that no one else has so its all good if this is true.

Until the first court case that is
 
imranpanji said:
Yes, but it will be a bit of a climb down if they do adopt it. But I see them finding uses for it that no one else has so its all good if this is true.

Until the first court case that is
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A climb down from what exactly? Has NFC been a roaring success thus far?
 
bwana said:
A climb down from what exactly? Has NFC been a roaring success thus far?
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Simply a climb down from not taking it up earlier. All I am saying is, they have steadfastly avoided it thus far, and if they do take it up it will likely be because they have found a purpose for it.
 
imranpanji said:
Simply a climb down from not taking it up earlier. All I am saying is, they have steadfastly avoided it thus far, and if they do take it up it will likely be because they have found a purpose for it.
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They wanted to push their own form of wireless payment which has been a flop. The only reason they putting NFC is because of consumer demand.
 
mmmig said:
They wanted to push their own form of wireless payment which has been a flop. The only reason they putting NFC is because of consumer demand.
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Tell me more about this wireless payment system they pushed.
 
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Dolby said:
Of course it hasn't been a success - a total flop really with 500 million devices and major partnerships concluded. It's only going to become popular and revolutionary on the 9 September
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500 million devices and less traction than a bald tyre on a rainy day.

mmmig said:
I think it's called passbook or something?
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Passbook isn't a mobile payment system.
 
Dolby said:
not quite, bwana.

http://www.gemalto.com/nfc

Apple is, I'm sure, the last manufacturer in the world to implement this into their phones.
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You point me to a site that states "It's time for NFC" and claims there will by $2.8billion in NFC transactions… in 2017 as proof of traction?

You know it's 2014, right? :confused:
 
I have to agree with bwana throughout this thread.

Apple have a press release somewhere stating that the time is ready to implement NFC, covering online payments and their user accounts.

In regard with the Apple watch, they proposed to "launch" developer watches over the coming years so it will be a big selection. At this stage the Moto watch wins with looks and I believe it is launching somewhere now.
 
Ah.

I think I'm getting it.

So what they're doing in waiting for the rest of the world to actually get the technology up and running - before actually leaping on at the end and telling everyone how they spearheaded the systems? In that case, very smart and shrewd of them.

I'm looking forward to the article in Cultofmac in a few years saying how it was dead before they joined. Like USB.
 
Of interest - did you read the ticketing systems that use NFC?
That most of Brisbane is currently using NFC for transport ticket systems?

I'm sure you're aware that payments aren't the only use. And if they're predicting almost $3 billion dollars tranactions in 3 years, we're probably fairly strong currently? I mean McDonalds are rolling out 15 September after being in trials - as well as pretty much every major bank in the world. Partnerships have been made with Amex, VISA and Mastercard and world is going that route anyway.

We have Blackberry, Samsung etc to thank for our advancing technologies and really makes one wonder where Apple get their revolutionary and visionary status from if they simple hijack the technology when it is about to be a success.
 
Dolby said:
Ah.

I think I'm getting it.

So what they're doing in waiting for the rest of the world to actually get the technology up and running - before actually leaping on at the end and telling everyone how they spearheaded the systems? In that case, very smart and shrewd of them.

I'm looking forward to the article in Cultofmac in a few years saying how it was dead before they joined. Like USB.
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Yes, management decisions on long-term competitive strategies based on projections?

Apple patents on NFC goes back to 2010 which was related to their companion app (Shopping) for iWallet and most of their US Patent and Trademark Office filings was finalised in 2013 covering shopping, banking and interconnectivity, focussing on e-commerce. In relation with NFC-based payment systems, it was coming for a long time already.

The reason why I’m interested in this is mainly due to Apple’s and third-party developers venture into POS, also indicating large growth in iMac sales as POS solutions, especially in retail and hospitality. NFC and mobility will play a large role for Apple, unquestioned.
 
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