World’s first NFC & ZigBee remote control 2.0

Paul Hubmer, General Manager, NFC Infrastructure and Consumer, NXP, comments: “We believe that this is the next big step in the evolution of the smart home. Combining the power of two globally recognised technologies like NFC and ZigBee will enable consumers’ convenience for secure payment and device pairing in the smart home like never before. NFC is now everywhere, so OEMs and service providers will be able to take advantage of new targeted advertising models and well as increasing use of paid VoD services with secure payments.”

Analysts forecast the smart home market to more than double to reach $71bn by 2018. The Smart NFC ZigBee remote control 2.0 will enable consumers to seamlessly ‘pair’ and interact with the growing number of connected devices in the home via NFC and ZigBee. The reference design includes two leading NXP solutions, the PN7120 NFC reader and the JN5168 ZigBee Remote Control 2.0 controller. The remote is compatible with all three NFC modes: Reader, Peer-to-Peer and Card Emulation.

“Making the smart home experience convenient and accessible to consumers is key to driving adoption. We feel allowing consumers to pay for services via a mobile phone from their couch or to easily transfer their own images and videos to the big screen are some of the benefits a smart home offers. Together with NXP, we have created a compelling solution both for consumers and the industry. We have been able to use our combined expertise to address core issues around device pairing, payments and authentication and bring the smart home vision to life,” added Arsham Hatambeiki, Vice President, Corporate Product Strategy, UEI.