Motley Fool Rule Breakers come on…the Majic Band Watch”…Apple is aiming to include even greater flexibility in the Apple Watch 2 possibly including what industry insiders are calling ”tether-less” operation …so that it no longer needs to rely on your iPhone. ”And recent evidence reveals that Apple and Google are already working with one specific company to make that happen… The same company that David is on record recommending nearly 4 years ago and yes it is in the Magic Band. …This company is already the supplier of the technology that supplies Apple, Google, Nokia, NTC, Samsung and other manufactures with their NFC technology. The technology which makes Google Wallet and ApplePay work.” So, what is the name of company providing the NFC technology?
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NXPI?
could be one of these:
Broadcom
Gemalto
Infineon Technologies
Inside Secure
Nexperts
NXP Semiconductors
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Samsung Electronics
Sony Corporation
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
The Fool has been touting NXPI for years, we’ve covered it several times during that period — that’s almost certainly what they’re talking about. NXPI is acquiring Freescale at some point in the next few weeks (don’t know when the close date is, but I think they’ve got all the approvals now), so it’s a very different company — lots of automotive exposure, lots of internet of things exposure, at least in theory… and a leading position in NFC chips.