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by jimiasty 11y ago
We use combination of many different techniques incorporated into our SDK, so there is no one specific formula - think more about it as a "driver" for the physical-location and communication device (e.g. iPhone). The major role is
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by jimiasty 11y ago
Technically there is no limitation in the size of the space; it can be an airport or shopping mall - you just need to use more beacons if you want better results in a huge space. See this GIF: http://i58.tinypic.com/33nyrgo.
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by jimiasty 11y ago
Thanks! Glad you experimented with beacons and Hue. There is already several apps that combine beacons with Hue: https://vimeo.com/91335074 When it comes to Android we have just released an update to our main Android SDK an
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by jimiasty 11y ago
Hi Travis, Jakub again here. This is great; thanks for your comments. We try to have a very pragmatic approach and believe that room beaconifying procedure should be extremely simple, so mobile developers can concentrate on domain specific
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by jimiasty 11y ago
Hi HN, this is Jakub, Co-Founder of Estimote. We have just uploaded into GitHub ( https://github.com/Estimote/iOS-Indoor-SDK ) another release of our Indoor Location SDK. We have managed to achieve 4m accuracy for large
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Show HN: 4m-accuracy Indoor Location with Beacons(blog.estimote.com)
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by jimiasty 12y ago
This was a historical reason. When we started shipping last year we decided for 3 beacons since it was more fun with three than one prototyping beacon apps. Since most of the typical rooms have 4+ walls we require at least four bacons to wo
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by jimiasty 12y ago
This Jakub from Estimote again. Few months ago we have released "Power management" for beacons you can read more here: http://blog.estimote.com/post/91749152580/estimote-rolls-out... Thanks to these feat
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by jimiasty 12y ago
You are right that people and their bodies might absorb Bluetooth radiowaves, but our solution does combine several different techniques to minimize that effect. This is the first version of our SDK and we encourage developers in our commun
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by jimiasty 12y ago
Hi there, this is Jakub, Co-Founder of Estimote (YC S13). Our Indoor Location SDK was designed specifically for Estimote Beacons (the bigger one with bigger battery, not the stickers). Estimote Beacons with their adhesive layer were designe
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iOS8 lock screen notifications now triggered by iBeacon(blog.estimote.com)
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by jimiasty 12y ago
@Robert: there is 256K flash at the moment and there is two-way communication between phone and the beacon. At the moment it is possible to connect to the beacon as an admin and change its UUID, major, minor, broadcasted power/range, g
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by jimiasty 12y ago
You can also simulate Estimote Beacons just by downloading the app from App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/estimote/id686915066?mt=8 Tap "beacons" and hit "turn this device into an iBea
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by jimiasty 12y ago
We curate a list of applications and case studies of beacon deployments: https://community.estimote.com/hc/en-us/sections/200364446-V... There is fun stuff from quadrocopter 3d positioning till contact-less p
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by jimiasty 12y ago
Based on our experience at Estimote entering the region is triggering iOS action much faster than leaving the region and this is how it works for iOS at the moment (probably phone battery optimization). Entering region is super responsive (
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by jimiasty 12y ago
Hi, this is Jakub, co-founder & ceo of Estimote. Yes, you are right - there are additional sensors into each Estimote Beacon like temperature & accelerometer. You can read more about them here: http://blog.estimote.com&#x
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Activating accelerometer and temperature sensors and improving beacon security(blog.estimote.com)
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On The New Edge Network and The Future of Local Commerce(stevecheney.com)
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IBeacon: Location-Aware Service for Brand New Retail Experience(cythings.com)
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Rise of beacons and fall of friction. Estimote CEO on uberization of everything(washingtonpost.com)
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by jimiasty 13y ago
That's a great vision and we at Estimote are really into it. But be believe there will always be goods you need to touch and try before you buy (expensive cameras, furnitures, even fashion). Retail stores with sensors could deliver you
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by jimiasty 13y ago
StickNFind or Tile are designed to be sticked to moving objects in order to estimate their location from owner phone. Estimote is designed to be sticked to fixed location. Think about it as a lighthouse that is broadcasting its presence and
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by jimiasty 13y ago
Hey, this is Jakub from Estimote. We have been working on wireless Bluetooth Smart beacons long before Apple made it part of their Core Location API and called iBeacon. If you would like to learn more about Apple iBeacon you could check it
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by jimiasty 13y ago
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 a
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Estimote (YC S13) explaining iBeacon (new iOS7 feature) in retail applications(youtube.com)
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by jimiasty 13y ago
This is Jakub, co-founder of Estimote (YC S13). I will add to this article that few weeks ago we have released iOS app called "Estimote Virtual Beacon" people can use to experience the micro-location and proximity iBeacon-style by
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Why Micro-Location iBeacons May Be Apple's Biggest New Feature For iOS 7(forbes.com)
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by jimiasty 13y ago
Thanks guys for the discussion, this is Jakub, the co-founder. When it comes to the signal/noise problem it is definately a challenge and we believe that neither App Stores nor Estimote as beacons' infrastructure will allow apps t
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by jimiasty 13y ago
Daniel, I think you are confusing old Bluetooth we used for headsets or car audio and the new Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy protocol. It is new, completely redesigned protocol that is supported by Apple devices from iPhone 4S and is more similar
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by jimiasty 13y ago
You are definitely right and there are technology limitation just to stick 3 sensors and triangulate the signal. We believe the whole indoor-navigation idea is wrong. There is no need to map every inch of the physical world and get X,Y coor

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