If you’re eagerly waiting for new ways to tap into NFC technology, Rovio Mobile, developers behind the massively popular Angry Birds franchise, and Nokia have just what you’re looking for in their latest game titled “Angry Birds Magic”. The “magic” in this case is NFC. The concept: tap phones together to unlock new levels. Basically, Rovio Mobile is looking to spearhead NFC technology with a bit of social networking. At the beginning, users will be able to play the first five levels of AB: Magic. Of said five levels have been complete, the user will have to meet someone else with AB Magic installed whom also uses an NFC-capable phone, tap the two phones together, and prepare to enjoy five more new levels. Want more levels? Tap more phones.
It’s pretty simple and ingenious at the same time. While the new game was officially announced by Nokia at the WIMA Conference and so far only supported on the Nokia C7, we can only hope the game and similar features make their way across the pond in the near future. Speaking of Nokia devices, AB: Magic will be supported on all NFC-capable Nokia devices also capable of running the upcoming Symbian “Anna” update later this year.
One potential roadblock for us here in the U.S. in the near-term is that the list of phones with NFC technology is quite small — far smaller than other places on the globe. But thanks to Google’s recently announced Google Wallet and support for NFC technologies, we expect that list of phones to grow mighty quickly over the coming months.
Video of the phone tapping’, bird slingin’ goodness after the break…
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Source: Netbook News
Via: Slashgear
