Samsung Wants To Automate Your Phone With NFC-Equipped TecTiles

Samsung has a handful of NFC-equipped phones, like the Galaxy S II and III, and the Galaxy Nexus, but little has been done to put the technology to use. Sure, there's Google Wallet and other mobile payment platforms, but we're still a ways off before paying with your phone becomes mainstream. Either way, there's plenty you can do with NFC outside of tap-to-pay, which is why Samsung is introducing TecTiles. For 14.99 for a pack of five, you can slap these NFC stickers on the steering wheel, by the front door, on the corner of your desk or anywhere you see fit. They'll allow you to swipe your phone across them and it will automatically adjust itself to predetermined settings or actions that you've already programmed in. So, imagine tapping your phone against a TecTile on your night stand and seeing your phone automatically set an alarm and dim the display to prep you for sleep time.

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