Bluetooth Smart beacons are low-cost ... the individual casing enclosure or antenna employed) the nRF51822 Beacon Kit has a tuning function that allows consistent performance regardless of ...

2015 will be the year of the beacon, as companies of all sorts begin deploying these Bluetooth nodes that (at a mininum) tell a smartphone precisely where it is so that an app can act on the ...

EM Microelectronics has introduced a low-power Bluetooth V5.0 low energy proximity beacon and accelerometer little bigger ... indicate operational mode that are visible through the plastic enclosure ...

Bluetooth beacons have only been around for a few years, but the draw is incredible. With Bluetooth beacons, your phone is location aware, even with location services are turned off. They’re ...

But the location data industry has a much more precise, and unobtrusive, tool: Bluetooth beacons. These beacons are small, inobtrusive electronic devices that are hidden throughout the grocery ...

Google Maps introduces Bluetooth tunnel beacons for improved navigation accuracy in tunnels, solving a common problem faced by navigation apps. Bluetooth tunnel beacons use strategically placed ...

Beacon technology uses small, wireless sensors that use Bluetooth low energy to push notifications to mobile devices within a certain proximity using broadcast radio signals. When a Bluetooth smart ...

The feature takes advantage of Bluetooth beacons mounted on the entrances of tunnels. Your phone automatically connects to these beacons when you enter a tunnel. They act as a relay between your ...

But, widely available now, Google Maps now supports Bluetooth beacons to fill in the gap left by tunnels. Bluetooth beacons are not really a new idea. Google-owned Waze has supported the ...

However, marketers take note: bluetooth is back and is being used to send targeted real-time marketing messages to customers. But it’s got a new name: beacon technology. James Berry, director of ...