QR codes and NFC are what I believe to be the future of technology. I use NFC technology daily, I barely ever carry cash unless I know I'll need it. I find it far easier to walk around with card or even just my phone for apple pay. The technology is only being used in a very limited way at the moment and could be used for much bigger things like notifying you of a product for advertising purposes as you walked down the street incase you missed it. Not as an intrusive online pop up ad kind of way but instead you select your interests and the technology does the rest. It could also just be used in a way that means if you see a product you like you could scan the QR code or place your phone near the NFC technology to learn more about the product, purchase it or even watch the ad as a video. I believe it would cut costs, save time and help save the environment from unnecessary print.
Above there are some stats and information comparing both QR codes and NFC. A lot of people believe that NFC will exceed QR codes but others disagree and think that most people will stick to both. One day all phones will most likely have NFC technology inside but QR codes still need an app to work, this could be solved by using the phones own camera to have a QR code reader inside. If both were used together then what you could do with technology would be almost limitless in these terms. At the moment NFC is a lot more expensive compared to just placing a QR code and downloading a free app and it is only really used for payments methods. This may one day change but for now QR codes are being used in a lot more inventive ways.
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