Beacons are small Bluetooth transmitters that can be attached to shelves, products, signs, doors, etc., for example. The small transmitters can communicate with smartphones and thus enable automated communication with…
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Beacon and iBeacon Everyone knows today the names RFID, NFC, GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth, etc. Now, something apparently new is coming: A beacon or iBeacon, which are based on well-known Bluetooth…
Battle of the Beacon Technology: Google continues to work on the all-encompassing networking and has now introduced an equivalent to Apple’s iBeacon. The open beacon format Eddystone offers a range…