Google launches Eddystone, an open source, cross-platform Bluetooth LE beacon format
Meet Google's “Eddystone”—a flexible, open source iBeacon fighter — Google's cross-platform standard combines the best of iBeacon and The Physical Web. — Move over iBeacon—today Google is launchin...
Apple's unreleased iBeacon hardware exposed in user manual published by FCC
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Apple's unreleased iBeacon hardware exposed in user manual published by FCC
Way back in July, Apple registered FCC certification for a new piece of iBeacon Bluetooth hardware. Naturally, 9to5Mac covered the release of wireless certification documents for the hardware.
‘Proximity’ is Samsung's equivalent of Apple's iBeacon, coming to a mall near you
Tired of only seeing adverts 99 percent of the time? While Apple's already announced intentions to take over the final one percent with iBeacon, Samsung's just today getting in on the action.
Apple expected to reveal more iBeacon plans at WWDC amid growing adoption in retail
Apple's Latest Offering Explores the Great Indoors — Tech Giant Will Provide iBeacon Plans at San Francisco Developers Conference — Apple Inc. 's latest product to carry the “i” prefix …
Qualcomm spins off Gimbal Bluetooth beacon business
Qualcomm has spun off Gimbal, its location-based services system compatible with Apple's iBeacon, into a standalone company, offering retailers, entertainment venues, and businesses proximity-sensing ...
Mingleton Is Tinder For Strangers In The Room With You
A startup called Mingleton is introducing a new mobile dating application that uses iBeacon technology to help you connect only with people you can see around you, or, as one of the founders puts it, ...
Apple Releases iBeacon Specification
Apple has quietly rolled out its iBeacon specification as it starts to certify devices that carry the Bluetooth LE standard. — Under their MFI program, manufacturers can now request that Apple permi...
Major League Baseball Completes iBeacon Installation at First Two Ballparks
Major League Baseball is set to announce on Friday morning that it has finished outfitting its first two ballparks with iBeacon sensors that will shoot messages to baseball game attendees' phones this...
Shopkick Starts 100-Store iBeacon Trial For American Eagle, Biggest Apparel Rollout Yet
Apple's iBeacon technology, which uses Bluetooth LE to send notifications to users when they're inside a physical store, is making another mainstream advance today: Shopkick — the location-based offer...