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I'm interested in using this for home automation purposes. Accurate information about what room of the house I am in allows for the home automation interface to

• TheFuture 12y ago
  Wouldn't it make more sense if the nearby items themselves were broadcasting iBeacons? I think this is what Apple intends to do with the protocol.
  • smallegan 12y ago
    It would certainly be useful but currently a lot of things don't have Bluetooth LE and are controlled via zigbee, z-wave, wifi, etc.. So knowing what room you are in is very useful in itself because it can help identify what target devices you may want to control.