FeliCa Connect Conference – Future of NFC
FeliCa Connect 2014 – Touch the Future of NFC – event is on at Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo July 17/18th http://bit.ly/UtpFlS
FeliCa Connect 2014 – Touch the Future of NFC – event is on at Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo July 17/18th http://bit.ly/UtpFlS
Plenty of buzz about the path going forward with FeliCa Networks over the last few days, our quick take: http://bit.ly/ADPQH7
Keitai Paradise intros very sleek iPhone custom mod. to enable Felica NFC wallet function c/w icon logo! http://bit.ly/ztxQLq
NTT Com announces ‘Kazaspot’ Mobile Marketing Solution for users with FeliCa NFC enabled handsets – Full Eng. PR here: http://bit.ly/cfUoIF
Mophie has announced they will enable FeliCa RFID function for iPhones in Japan starting this spring – http://bit.ly/7LsJhv
Adobe Edge announces Sept release of SDK for developers to create FeliCa app combined with AIR/Flash for mobile & PC [J] http://bit.ly/T1SqM
In another step forward for machine to machine connectivity, and fixed-mobile convergence, the folks at Sony held a press conference in Tokyo this week to parade their upcoming big-screen television offerings. The announced KDL-series full HD LCD models on show, ranging from 32″ to 52″ and approx. $1,500 to $4,500 respectively, will be shipping this April with the Felica RFID reader/writer embedded in the remote control. Soon we will see Japanese handsets enabling transactions through the TV!
NXP, founded by Philips, and Sony Corporation have announced the formation of Moversa, a joint venture to drive global adoption of contactless smart card applications in mobile phones using Near Field Communication (NFC). Moversa will plan, develop, produce and market a secure chip, a Universal Secure Access Module (U-SAM), that incorporates both MIFARE and FeliCa operating systems and applications. The U-SAM will also support other contactless operating systems and applications based on customer requirements. Moversa will be led by co-presidents Guus Frericks of NXP and Toshio Yoshihara of Sony.
Shipments of smart cards and cell phones containing Sony Corp.’s Felica RFID chip have hit 200 million, the company said Thursday. In the last five years the chip has become a de facto standard in Japan and cards containing it are used by millions of people everyday to make railway journeys and e-money purchases in convenience stores. In 2004 the chip started getting integrated in cell phones [WWJ Video] and today, through Felica, owners of those cell phones can make purchases in stores.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan announced [in Japanese] a PS3 firmware update will be available from 24 January in Japan only. The new 1.50 version includes support for FeliCa, the companies m-commerce system. Customers with a USB connected PaSoRi reader will be able to use their osaifu ketai or traditional EDY card to buy games over the Playstation Network.