Hi, this is Jakub, Co-founder of Estimote (YC S13). That's correct and any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) could be turned into a beacon. We have even d

Hi, this is Jakub, Co-founder of Estimote (YC S13). That's correct and any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) could be turned into a beacon. We have even developed a Virtual Beacon app you could already download from the App Store and simulate beacon and proximity: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/estimote-virtual-beacon/id686915066 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/estimote-virtual-beacon/id68... If one wants to pickup the Virtual Beacon's signals programmatically then our API website could be helpful where we have included source code of few apps http://www.estimote.com/api http://www.estimote.com/api