Hotknot, cheap alternative solution for NFC

MediaTek has just announced a completely new wireless connection technology. With many outstanding advantages, Hotknot solution will be a rival with NFC.

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According to GSMArena , this technology will help eliminate traditional antennas and RF chips used for NFC. Instead, to detect nearby devices, the new technology will use a special IC capacitor for touch screens, combined with data from electrical proximity sensors and gravity sensors. smart phone

MediaTek has not yet revealed how specific details of Bowknot work, but the company promises that users will be able to pair the proximity with a variety of different devices such as TVs, smart wearable devices and tablets. with much cheaper cost.

The company will send a package to its manufacturing partners in China such as Oppo or Lenovo, where it hopes to be the basis for the technology to be replicated on smartphones in the Chinese market. After that, MediaTek hopes that popular commercial sites such as Alibaba and Tencent will join new services with this technology to expand the scope of the influence of Hotknot further.