Presentation from the iBeaconIsrael event in July 2016 ("Talking Beacons").
Useful links:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-beacons-tickets-26107355804
https://www.ibeaconisrael.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Zikitapp/photos/?tab=album&album_id=902468979857121
14. What is a Beacon?
Small wireless device that constantly broadcasts
radio signals.
Allowing proximity location of users.
Based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
Range: up to 70 m
Battery: up to 3 years
15. So many…. how to choose?
History
Estimote
Aruba
Gimbal
SensorTag
Kontakt.io
April Brother
Tod
Radius Networks
BlueSense
Gliworm
Roximity
Sensorberg
23. History
Retailers, Restaurants & Bars
Google Now can provide contextual information for things like
showing menu items when a user is within a restaurant.
Restaurants and bars can use this to their advantage by
pushing their discount codes, menus, and Happy Hour specials
through URLs.
Example use-case
BLE was merged into the main Bluetooth standard in 2010 with the adoption of the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0.
244 companies
50K->4M (+8000%)
4M->400M (+10000%)
References:
http://www.ibeacon.com/2014-the-year-of-the-beacon/
https://www.crunchbase.com/product/ibeacon/timeline#/timeline/index
http://blog.beaconstac.com/2016/04/top-12-industries-that-beacons-will-disrupt-in-2016/
Reminds something?
iPhone First released: June 29, 2007
Android First released: October 2008 (HTC – the first device to use the Linux-based Android)
Eliminates the need to develop a mobile app.
Museums and Tourist Attractions
Whenever a user stands in front of an exhibit with a beacon in proximity, information about the exhibit can be sent directly on the user’s device.