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A comment on Apple Uses Bluetooth LE To Enable Apple TV ‘Touch To Set Up’ Via iOS 7 Devices. Parent comment

Re:Apple Uses Bluetooth LE To Enable Apple TV ‘Touch To Set ... by mmohsenazimi on Wednesday September 25, 2013 @08:12PM (#6448154)
In article it says you don't have to touch AppleTV. They were able to pair from 8 inch distance.
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Re:Apple Uses Bluetooth LE To Enable Apple TV ‘Touch To Set ... by jimmcslim on Thursday September 26, 2013 @02:59AM (#6449291)
From my perspective, this seems why perhaps iBeacon isn't an NFC killer? NFC seems to have an advantage of requiring contact (baring a few millimetres gap because of device/case) to trigger an action (better for actions that are more 'intentional'?) whereas with iBeacon distance is bit of a woolly concept.
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