The new 3G phone Nokia 6212 classic comes with a stereo radio, digital photo camera, music player, QVGA screen and NFC capabilities. The four Topaz NFC tags distributed together with the phone enable users to access mobile services with a single touch. This is made possible by the four WAPlinks pre-programmed into each of the four Topaz tags. The consumers simply touch the appropriate tag with their NFC phone and follow the link to the desired Vodafone live! WAP page. Using these NFC tags, users can access ringtones, pictures and animations or other services such as traffic information, fuel price updates provided by the Austrian automobile club (OAMTC) and sports news provided by Austria’s sport channel Laola1.
The fourth tag features the link to the WAP page for purchasing OBB Handy-Tickets. This OBB tag is currently in use in a trial launched in January 2009 by mobilkom Austria, OBB and Nokia. Participants in the trial place the mobile ticket order by touching the OBB Handy-Ticket Topaz NFC tag with their NFC phone to receive an electronic ticket which will be validated via NFC by the train conductor. The Handy Ticket trial is currently running on two routes around Vienna.
The new package of Nokia 6212 classic, complete with Topaz NFC tags in the box is due to be released to the Austrian consumer market in March 2009.
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