Mobile Distillery touts Bluetooth NFC solution

Java porting specialist teams with Twinlinx to take NFC to the masses.

The partners claim their solution will remove a barrier to the widespread adoption of handset-based NFC services that have been become popular in Japan, like payments for real world goods and services.

There's been limited uptake of mobile NFC elsewhere as specific chips are required inside the device (not to mention services that support them). It's a classic chicken and egg scenario.

However, Mobile Distillery reckons it has found a workaround for the installed base problem by writing some Java code that means a handset can talk to Twinlinx's MyMax Bluetooth NFC module (a small 'sticker' that can be attached to the back of the phone).

Vincent Berge, co-founder and GM at Mobile Distillery, said: "While NFC devices are slowly coming onto the market, there’s a demand for handsets right now. By using the native Bluetooth capabilities of today’s phones, the biggest barrier to NFC really taking off is about to be removed."