Tag will allow the Blackberry user to share all sorts of information by tapping their Blackberry and others together. The information that can be shared includes contact information, documents, URLs, photos, multimedia and other content. Tag will also allow the instant addition of one users contact information to the others list.
Tag uses NFC tech that is already in some new devices like the Bold 9900/9930 and Curve 9350/9360/9370. The APIs to use Tag will be left open to devs so that they can make use of the tech in apps.
“BlackBerry Tag is an exciting and innovative feature that makes sharing contact information and multimedia content effortless and seamless,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “BlackBerry Tag opens a new dimension to the BlackBerry platform that is powerful, simple and intuitive and we think it will be welcomed by both users and developers.”
This new feature is expected to come as part of an update for the Blackberry 7 operating system, and the idea behind Blackberry Tag is one that iOS and Android users who use the “Bump” application should be familiar with. For those unfamiliar with Bump, it’s an app on iOS and Android that lets users share files between each other simply by “bumping” devices together, but while Bump uses a Bluetooth connection, Blackberry Tag will rely on the NFC technology that has been built into the latest Blackberry phones.
ReplyDeleteBlackberry users will soon be able to swap contact information, share photos, documents, URLs and other multimedia content simply by tapping their Blackberry devices together. RIM also has plans to share the API with developers, hoping that they will take advantage of this feature to create or integrate it into their current Blackberry apps.
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