9 to 5 Mac is reporting on a post at Near Field Communications World, that suggests Apple is testing prototypes of an iPhone that is equipped with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. The leak comes from a “highly reliable source” who handed this information to Einar Rosenberg, the CTO of Narian Technologies.
Rosenberg:
Had to share this news. A highly reliable source has informed me that Apple has built some prototypes of the next gen iPhone with an RFID reader built in and they have seen it in action. So its not full NFC but its a start for real service discovery and I’m told that the reaction was very positive that we can expect this in the next gen iPhone.
Additionally, Apple has filed patents mentioning RFID in the past. By now you are asking, “What is RFID”? RFID chips use low-power radio waves that allow devices with this technology to interact with each other at short ranges. These chips are already being used in things like electronic vehicle toll, mass transit fare collection, and contact-less credit card transactions.
Needless to say, this would have some really cool uses. Quick money transfer between iPhones? Exactly.
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