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Nokia have announced the new Nokia 6212 Classic, a mid-range mobile phone with integrated Near Field Communication (NFC). Integrated what, you ask? Near Field Communication, a technology that enables the phone to communicate seamlessly with the physical world by just tapping the phone against other NFC-equipped devices.

For example, you can receive information, such as Web links or music files, about a CD by tapping the phone against an NFC-equipped advert. Tap the 6212 against another NFC-equipped mobile phone, and the two will instantly pair with each other via Bluetooth, letting you swap photos or tunes between the two devices.

Other uses include paying for bus or tube tickets by just tapping the phone against a ticket machine, or getting your chocolate or caffeine fix by tapping it against a vending machine. In fact, the range of things you can do with NFC are limited only to the amount of other devices that also come equipped with NFC.

Which, at the moment, is about zero! However, NFC is sure to become as common a feature in mobile phones as Bluetooth, and once the technology becomes pervasive in phones, it won’t be long before other devices appear too, which ultimately should lead to a radically new way of controlling our environment through our phones.

More details of the Nokia 6212 Classic after the jump.