The internet of things - Tikitag

How it works:


(More tikitag-Demos at the Domofall08)

Alcatel-Lucent announced the launch by its Alcatel-Lucent Ventures program of tikitagsm, a consumer service, at the DEMOfall 08 conference in San Diego. tikitag enables consumers and third-party application developers to increase the value of everyday items by connecting them to online content or applications.

The technology that tikitag takes advantage of to establish this connection is Near Field Communications Technology (NFC) - an evolution of RFID that connects electronic devices over short distances. The market for NFC is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Market consultancy Strategy Analytics projects that by 2012 around 250 million NFC-enabled phones will be sold worldwide. (read more)



User Experience:
- Connect Toys with Onlinegames
- Business Automations
- Outside Usage

Connected Online-Supporters:
- Picasa
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Linkedin
- Netlog

Community:
- Generate and asociate Tags to real Life Objects
- Promote and share applications

Technical:
- Works with NFC-Reader (Near Field Communications Technology)
- Objects tagged with Radio-frequency identification

Customer Story:


(Shown at www.demo.com)