tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post3097252282395688944..comments2023-04-28T12:55:16.460+03:00Comments on Zipipop Theory: Nokia – King of KeysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-14649070121898443562011-02-15T15:59:02.533+02:002011-02-15T15:59:02.533+02:00Yeah, as Olli noted, NFC was trialled at Nokia at ...Yeah, as Olli noted, NFC was trialled at Nokia at least 5 years ago. <br /><br />The idea of using your phone as a "keyring" is much older still and some proof-of-concepts were developed (at Nokia) 10-11 years ago.<br /><br />The idea remains as attractive (or not) today and surely NFC is a nice technology to implement it. As far as I can see at least 2 things need to be done to make it successful:<br /><br />1) Develop the concept with some high-profile, attention grabbing, partner that has locks. The thing that the partner offers much be so attractive that you'll want to buy a new phone just to get to use those locks.<br /><br />2) Standardize, publish and open source the technology.<br /><br />3) Set up a service for "I lost my keys, err, my phone."Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526276623400611048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-45713471590897215172011-02-12T07:07:36.850+02:002011-02-12T07:07:36.850+02:00Thanks Olli for those references. One of Nokia'...Thanks Olli for those references. One of Nokia's "problems" seems to have been trying to do things too far ahead of the market. <br /><br />When you research NFC you might have noticed that the focus is all on mobile payments – relatively little about keys. There is still space in the mobile payments market for Nokia; however, currently the operators seem to be capturing the markets. For example, the UK operators Orange/T-mobile and Barclays Bank are rolling out contactless payment.<br /><br />http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/01/26/barclays-launch-new-mobile-payment-service/<br /><br />And in Kenya, Safaricom's Vodaphone supported M-PESA mobile payment system has over 2 million daily transactions alone in 2009, and mobile banking is much more advanced in Japan with big players like NTT DoCoMo setting the standards.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462219669126160684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-72571881330918180032011-02-11T22:46:22.554+02:002011-02-11T22:46:22.554+02:00Here's interesting post (and link to 170 page ...Here's interesting post (and link to 170 page report) about NFC business modells and it's challenges http://www.readwriteweb.com/mobile/2011/02/report-examines-nfc-business-models-and-challenges.phpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703645586662551004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251030811992285392.post-16764151413527693532011-02-11T22:39:31.185+02:002011-02-11T22:39:31.185+02:00Great post, funny thing is that Nokia introduced n...Great post, funny thing is that Nokia introduced nfc capable phone 5 years ago (could be even earlier!), let me introduce the 6131: http://www.nokia.fi/tuotteet/kaikki-puhelimet/nokia-6131-nfc . So there's know-how already (hopefully still), maybe market and consumers are this time more mature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703645586662551004noreply@blogger.com