My belief is yes but we are two to three years away from mainstream adoption. It is going to be pushed for CC usage but once the hardware (both consumer & merchant) is nearly universal Bitcoin can piggy back off that.
I have been playing around with a pair of Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones. The tech is trivial to use and will become standardized on android (much like you can't find a smartphone without a camera or GPS in 2-3 years you won't be able to find a smartphone without NFC).
The nice thing about NFC is it provides a platform where you can transmit dynamic content easily. There will never be a "swiped" Bitcoin card and today that is nearly universal this makes supporting Bitcoin expensive in terms of custom hardware. You aren't going to see widescale meatspace adoption if merchants can't easily integrate it. When NFC replaces swiped cards the same hardware can transparently support Bitcoin. There is no reason to not accept Bitcoin (unless as a merchant you dislike lower fees and no fraud).
Topic: NFC - The QR Code Killer - page 2. (Read 2246 times)
NFC costs more than ink on paper.
Could NFC or Near Field Communication be the next big that Bitcoin needs for offline exchange of Bitcoin?
Thoughts?
http://www.nearfieldcommunication.org/
Thoughts?
http://www.nearfieldcommunication.org/
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