One is a standard called near-field communication, or NFC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Roland’s Sunday Smart Trends #92] Reference

Submit your suggestions for alternate terms for "near-field communication" in the comments below.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another Clunky Tech Term: Can We Do Better Than 'Near-Field Communication?'] Reference

For all its promise, few experts think the use of near-field communications will take off this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pay as You Go] Reference

The venture will center on a near-field communications chip, or NFC, that's added to a mobile handset.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mobile Wallet: Coming Soon?] Reference

Like so many tech innovations before it, near-field communication is a game-changing concept with a gobbledygook name.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another Clunky Tech Term: Can We Do Better Than 'Near-Field Communication?'] Reference

Constraining grand cosmological questions with local observations is now given the paradoxical name, near-field cosmology.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Grand and Bold Thing] Reference

And judicial victories, while they bring short-term, near-field gains, rarely offer much in the way of persuasion to the disinterested.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dems Not Likely To Move Any Time Soon On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"] Reference

The mPay software also can read chip cards for near-field communication built into new-generation handsets, according to Mr. Kulakowski.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pay as You Go] Reference

On Monday, we reported the rumor that the iPhone will have a near-field communication NFC chip to let you pay for things with your phone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will consumers be able to pay by iPhone, iPad?] Reference

At my desk I have my Infinity two ways in a near-field monitor/flat EQ setup, with the subwoofer available when I want to go subterranean.    From Wordnik.com.  [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference

Everyone should have DSL, a fast computer, an LCD television, Infinity speakers in near-field, a Mitsubishi CRT, and a large, sturdy L-shaped desk.    From Wordnik.com.  [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference

Last week, I had a billionaire CEO in my office who was petitioning to launch a mission to a near-field asteroid, drag it closer to earth, and mine it for precious minerals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deception Point]

Apple testing near-field communication for iPhone?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNET Australia] Reference

Apple hire hints at iPhones with near-field wireless payment.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacNN | The Macintosh News Network] Reference

A near-field terahertz detector for high-resolution imaging.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Big Future] Reference

But in the near-field, all of this isn't necessarily the case.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everyday Scientist] Reference

Future near-field communication (NFC) usages in every-day life.    From Wordnik.com.  [The MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory] Reference

NFC being near-field communications - the non-contact payment system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk] Reference

The man in question is Benjamin Vigier, who's been working in near-field.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

And we'd still need to get near-field communications chips and antennas built into our handsets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0] Reference

These microscopic structures were now optically detected by the near-field microscope in Tübingen.    From Wordnik.com.  [D Mag - News] Reference

Damian Dovarganes/AP A Nokia phone used in place of a credit card thanks to near-field communication.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Technology] Reference

The carrier signal generates two types of radiation fields: a near-field plume and a far-field plume.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Broadcasters want FM on cellphones; phone makers balk] Reference

As a result, Nokia's near-field communications version of devices costs far more than regular phones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alanat News] Reference

Apple's hired an expert in near-field communications to be its new product manager for mobile commerce.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

The satellites are designed for near-field listening and sound quite good from just a couple of feet away.    From Wordnik.com.  [Macworld] Reference

The new system would use a technology called near-field communications to process payments via users 'phones.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Well, there's no need to wait that long, if near-field communications (NFC) is what you've got a hankerin 'for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

For our approach using optical near-field effects, all locations with sharp tips can accommodate carbon nanotube growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [the Foresight Institute] Reference

The Memorial RosettaStone Tablet has a microchip inside, and uses near-field communication to stream personal information.    From Wordnik.com.  [SlipperyBrick.com] Reference

Two approaches can be used to achieve high spatial resolution in optical imaging: a solid immersion lens and near-field imaging.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Big Future] Reference

A critical factor will be the convergence other technologies, such as Bluetooth and near-field communications, with mobile phones.    From Wordnik.com.  [HEADLINES] Reference

A recently revealed patent suggests Apple has exciting plans for its future iPhones and laptops centering on near-field communications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast Company] Reference

"TouchSafe", the final product highlighted by the challenge, uses near-field communications to authenticate mobile commerce transactions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comments from all Computer Weekly blogs] Reference

A recently revealed patent suggests Apple has exciting plans for its future iPhones and laptops centering on near-field communications.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

While many tower speakers are optimized for listening at a distance, the MM-1 is geared for near-field listening from just a few feet away.    From Wordnik.com.  [MacNN | The Macintosh News Network] Reference

An optical micrograph (left) and a schematic representation (right) shows the design of a highly sensitive on-chip near-field THz detector.    From Wordnik.com.  [Next Big Future] Reference