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iBeacons are like GPS, just dumb timers pingining a number over radio. You could have said the same thing about GPS in the early days. How about a museum app t
by jp555 12y ago
iBeacons are like GPS, just dumb timers pingining a number over radio. You could have said the same thing about GPS in the early days.
How about a museum app that guides you to the nearest bathroom or the next exhibit you want to see? Or your watch could buzz you towards your airport departure gate or seat without ever needing a glance.
Even retail there are many opportunities that aren't advertising; how about helping you find 32" waist jeans in a pile of them? The tech is sub-centimetre accurate. How about a grocer partering with recipes.com and guiding you aroud to ingredients you need?
Then we could use it to guide autonomous devices indoors ... Maybe you play games in your car while a robot grocery cart shops for you, or maybe have it ready for pickup or drone delivery?