[citation][nom]fuzzion[/nom]Finally, transferring data from one smart phone/phablet/tablet to other without Bluetooth or cable.[/citation]
+1 this is what the tech is really all about. Being able to transfer stuff in between anything that has the tech and transfer near usb 2.0 speed.
[citation][nom]rrruby[/nom]You already can, if both devices have NFC, [/citation]
Well NFC shouldn't be doing the syching. If it is, that's some slow transfer speed. (somewhere in the area of 400 kbit/s.)
As for Wi-fi syncing, will it's fine for the PC, how about getting data from "Phone A to Phone B" without the need for PC?
That's what the comment you quoted was talking about.
Yeah you could get everything you need from a PC on a wifi network, but what if your with a friend and both of you are no where near a pc and/or near the wifi network that it's on (say the middle of town, in park, or in a store)? Also what would you do if your friend wanted to give you something without notice (maybe a video on his/her phone that was taken not to long ago)?
Unless your taking a laptop everywhere, This is one of the advantages of the tech. No PC or WiFi middleman. Just transfer to other mobile device and go.
[citation][nom]unksol[/nom]How is this at all helpful? Its range is 1.5 INCHES and requires a receiver, or docking station. My USB cord is 6 feet... And just as fast. I can get a docking station. This is as silly as those "wireless" charging pads.There's a reason no one has touched it since it was introduced in 2008.[/citation]
Well you haven't looked into the tech very well if your complaining about the range being 1.5 inches.....
SD card in camera to Smartphone anyone?
As for why is hasn't taken off yet, I would have to say it's because of poor marketing. I haven't heard about this at all until a few months back and i've been constantly on tech sites such as tom's since late 2008.
Maybe i was just somehow (without knowing) turning my head away from it. Although I'm doubtful of that as I'm able to keep up with even the rumors of unreleased cpu's and gpu's from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia.
So, marketing is to blame on that front.