Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The Mobile Wallet

Anyone who knows me at work will know that I have been convinced for a long time that mobile phones and other similar devices have been playing a increasingly important role in our lives (even if we don't realise it) and as such should play an equally important role in our communication plans. We know that Asia is way ahead of North America in the way that people use their mobile devices and so is Europe, often led by Nokia. I've had a bunch of Nokia phones over the years and I love them. This snippet from PSFK highlights how much closer we are getting to the digital wallet. This my friends is only the tip of the iceberg. I encourage you to follow the links and find out a bit more.

nokia 6212




Nokia in Europe have launched a new phone that uses ‘Near Field Communication‘ to enable functions like mobile payment. With the right retail systems the phone can be used as a credit card or even a pass to use on the train or bus.

The phone can also share content like images and videos by touching it with another 6212 and the features section on the Nokia suggests that the ‘touch’ will give access to other location based services when available/developed.

Nokia 6212

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