jimiasty

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by jimiasty 13y ago
There is wide variety of applications from proximity marketing, indoor-navigation, automatic check-in, contact-less payments till home automation, public transportation, etc. We are extremely focused on the retail and believe that you have
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by jimiasty 13y ago
The retail applications are very obvious - imagine you walk in to IKEA and approach sofa you like the post. You want to buy it, so you take a phone out of your pocket, unlock it and BAM - so you the picture of the sofa, you could add it to
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by jimiasty 13y ago
Sure, but in 2002 there was no iPhone and apps that could handle the Bluetooth signal and trigger different actions. There was also no centralized App Store which could protect users and ensure the the quality. We are sure there will be lot
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by jimiasty 13y ago
There is indeed an approach to locate phones based on the signales from Wi-Fi routers. The challenge is its accuracy which is not better than 6-10 metres - so it's you are in this room or in the other room. With cheap and tiny Bluetoot
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by jimiasty 13y ago
Hi Matti, there are several approaches to Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. Project called Tail ( http://www.thetileapp.com/ ) is building sensors that you attach to products and when they move or are lost your smartphone can use
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by jimiasty 13y ago
This is Estimote (YC S13) co-founder here. The contextual micro-location based interactions triggered by the presence of Bluetooth Beacons is something called iBeacon and will be part of iOS7 this Fall. Since it is still under NDA those who
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This Startup’s Cheap Sensors Could Create an OS for Everyday Life(wired.com)
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