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May 10, 2011 01:51 am GMT
Google's annual I/O conference kicks off tomorrow and it will likely bring a range of big announcements. But one of the cooler things that will be on display at the event was actually pre-announced today by Foursquare: NFC-based check-ins at the event.Google and Foursquare are teaming up to make this a reality at the conference over the next few days. Around the conference center, you'll see Foursquare posters that will actually have NFC chips embedded in them. This means you simply need to bring your phone close to these posts in order to check in via Foursquare. Very cool.And when you do, you'll get a Google I/O Foursquare badge, naturally.
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Foursquare Teams With Google For NFC Check-Ins Via Posters At Google IO
Google's annual I/O conference kicks off tomorrow and it will likely bring a range of big announcements. But one of the cooler things that will be on display at the event was actually pre-announced today by Foursquare: NFC-based check-ins at the event.Google and Foursquare are teaming up to make this a reality at the conference over the next few days. Around the conference center, you'll see Foursquare posters that will actually have NFC chips embedded in them. This means you simply need to bring your phone close to these posts in order to check in via Foursquare. Very cool.And when you do, you'll get a Google I/O Foursquare badge, naturally.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Ym02TQ6xH9E/
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