If you've got home keys, office keys, a wallet and do any sort of shopping at all then NFC-enabled devices will be a welcome tool. NFC, i.e. Near Field Communication lets devices transmit information at a mega close range (we're talking centimetres here) so you can kiss your well-worn wallet goodbye and leave the house looking considerably less bulky.

There're a lot of security concerns about NFC and there is much to work out for sure, but for now we'll let the tech masters work that one out. Check out Gizmodo's top fourteen uses for NFC devices here, time to get rid of bar code scanning.