[–] caller9 13y ago ↗ Passbook can't read data from touching things. It could also never transmit a Geo intent to my car GPS using a cheap IC on both sides.Payment and loyalty cards aren't the whole story, but Japan and others had no problem doing this ten years ago.
[–] mpclark 13y ago ↗ Passbook and NFC exist on different layers. The exciting prospect that Passbook holds is as a wrapper -- a mobile wallet -- that can ultimately include things that work via NFC, when at some point the API is extended to do so.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 12.4 ms ] threadPayment and loyalty cards aren't the whole story, but Japan and others had no problem doing this ten years ago.