What's a Beacon? Bluetooth Low Energy Explained Simply
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what’s a beacon?
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Bluetooth Low Energy Hardware, Software & Management
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Also known as iBeacon, Bluetooth LE (Low Energy), BLE, or BTLE
http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Smart.aspx
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These little things…
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…with a one year + battery life…
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…and near universal compatibility with smartphones…
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...send out tiny, short range signals.
10’
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Signals that smartphones can hear, and understand.
10’50’
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Prompting action when those messages are received…
10’50’
200’+
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proximity= nearness in location, time and relationship.
This tech isn’t about location… It is about
CC Photo courtesy: Architecture, Food & One Little Beautiful Girl
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engagementand enabling
when the conditions are just right.
CC Photo courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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the next wave of the ‘net
…they are
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“the internet of everything”
…what some are calling, one of the cornerstones of
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http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Smart.aspx
…beacons are about to become a very big deal.
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cnet.com
How big?
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cnet.com
How big?