In a retail situation, think of beacon technology as a sensor that activates when mobile devices come close. Because beacons use Bluetooth as well as GPS, they can help smartphones determine their ...

A new Bluetooth-based positioning system could offer health care systems a low-energy, low-cost method of tracking older ...

Bluetooth-based technology could help elderly people stay independent, suggests new research. A new “indoor positioning ...

They are Bluetooth enabled pieces of hardware discreet ... It will be interesting to see where beacons go. It would be great to see the use of this technology to actually improve customer experiences ...

Report Ocean (150+ country’s markets analyzed, function on 1,00000+ published and forthcoming reports every year.] presents a research report and top winning strategies for the “ Beacon Market ”. Best ...

Aruba Networks is leveraging Bluetooth Low-Energy technology to power indoor location services with beacons that can easily attach to a variety of devices such as a printer. "What we've done is we ...

Bluetooth technology The PayPal Beacon essentially lets consumers walk into their favorite store and pay without doing anything. The store is alerted when the customer walks in the door ...

Social options As Facebook rolls out its Place Tips feature, an option that enables Bluetooth beacons to send users location-specific information, more museums may take a leaf out of the Metropolitan ...

The Swan Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire, has become the UKs first shopping centre to deploy Bluetooth Low Energy beacon technology to track footfall and deliver offers. TagPoints has incorporated its ...