http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20040112S0009 Philips, Visa push contactless payments in consumer devices By Junko Yoshida EE Times January 12, 2004 (10:01 a.m. ET) LAS VEGAS Philips Semiconductors and Visa International joined forces at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week to demonstrate contactless payment and connectivity applications based on a Philips-developed technology called near-field communication. Their goal is to build an infrastructure for universal payment card readers in consumer electronics and mobile telecommunication devices. Philips will embed NFC chips in various consumer devices while Visa provides an authentication service. Under the plan, consumers should be able to download data or pay for digital services through the NFC interface using a contactless card or device with NFC-equipped consumer equipment. ... snip .. -- Internet trivia, 20th anv: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/rfcietff.htm
