Introduction to iBeacon: Taking Bluetooth LE for a Test Drive
With the Apple launch of iBeacon – the ability to transmit and detect Bluetooth LE signals, we’re still lacking good real-world examples of the technology in action. We’ve been running our own tests,...
View ArticleiBeacons with Content Management: Inside Kontakt
Kontakt Is The White Label of Bluetooth LE Beacons The Bluetooth LE beacons by Kontakt have become our go-to war horse: solid, dependable devices that are billed as the ‘white label solution’ for...
View ArticleiBeacon Raises Stakes: Kontakt.io Takes Investment
We’ve long been fans of Kontakt.io. The company, which was one of the early entrants into the (now crowded) field of Bluetooth Low Energy beacons has displayed a solid approach to technology that...
View ArticleiBeacon Buffet: The Next Generation of Beacons Is Better (And Harder) Than...
Beacons just keep getting better. And the choices more difficult. With manufacturers creating a new generation of the little devices it isn’t just battery life or reliable firmware you need to think...
View ArticleBeacon Week San Francisco
Beacons are the ‘gateway drug to the Internet of Everything’. And as we’ve shifted from prototypes to large-scale deployments and start to see increasingly complex systems and devices for managing...
View ArticleKontakt Cloud Beacon: Shipping Goodness
Kontakt.io is finally shipping its Cloud Beacon developer kits – and the little units pack a powerful punch. Their Cloud Beacon is one of a suite of emerging technologies that support large-scale...
View ArticleBeacons Meet WiFi: Cisco Meraki Has Its Eye on Connected Spaces
Bluetooth LE beacons have shifted beyond prototypes and pilots into large-scale distribution. But this shift has brought us bumping up against the downside to a beacon’s elegance and simplicity....
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