Mobile and cloud-based technology startup Mist Systems, located in Cupertino, Calif., has developed a solution that creates “virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (vBLE) beacons” by using software algorithms ...

Google today launched Eddystone, a new open format for Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons to communicate with people’s devices. To help developers build apps using this technology, Google is also ...

Bluetooth beacons enable proximity-based contextual awareness, but implementing beacons on a product can present some interesting design and development challenges. First, there is no official ...

SAN DIEGO—Telaeris, a provider of handheld solutions for physical access control systems (PACS), has announced its new XPressEntry Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Emergency Evacuation Mustering with ...

Apple introduced the iBeacon protocol in 2013 as a way for Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) devices to transmit location information to a Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a smartphone or tablet. While ...

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We’ve been hearing a lot about iBeacon and Bluetooth Low Energy-powered devices in the retail sector, where stores are beginning to roll out support for beacons in order to better communicate with ...

The world is at an inflection point, where smart devices (phones, tablets, and laptops) are taking over as the predominant computing platform. While this can present various challenges from a wireless ...

With the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is now at our disposal. With BLE, there are a few technologies for implementing one-way beacons that broadcast data. Apple has been ...

Bluetooth® beacons are taking off. They enable “proximity-aware applications” for customers, businesses, and industrial environments. – End customers benefit through instant coupons and tailored ...