MediaTek Announces Hotknot,A Cheaper Alternative To NFC

                           
                                             The mediatek on of the leading Chinese chip manufactures has come up with a new proximity pairing technology that aims to compete with NFC.Instead of the traditional RF chip used in NFC,Hotknot uses  a special capacitor touch ICs for touchscreens, combined with data from the smartphone’s proximity and gravity sensor for detecting the presence of nearby devices.MediaTek has not yet revealed the specifics behind what makes Hotknot work, but it promises that you’ll also be able to pair a plethora of different devices like TVs, wearables and tablets at minimal cost.

                                     The company will be sending a software package to its manufacturing partners in China like Oppo or Lenovo, where it hopes to establish an infrastructure by having the technology appear in smartphones across the country. Then, MediaTek hopes, Chinese internet players like Alibaba and Tencent will pair new services with the technology, helping it grow across the country.

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