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Passbook and NFC

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Re: Passbook and NFC

#2
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.

Re: Passbook and NFC

#3
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.