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To: spitsong who wrote (62)	7/16/2014 12:48:03 AM
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A couple more articles on Apple's iBeacon " Major League Baseball was among the first to embrace Apple’s iBeacon technology on a wide scale, installing them in 28 MLB ballparks across the U.S. last year to help iPhone owners check-in to games automatically and collect special offers. Now, the project is entering phase two, with a debut project at this year’s All-Star Game at Target Field that uses iBeacons combined with in-park attractions to offer additional content and interactive features to the exhibits via their devices. There are nine separate attractions in Target Field that users of the updated At the Ballpark app can access, and MLB plans to roll out more iBeacons to additional ballparks over the coming year. The new phase also works in Apple’s favor, demonstrating to potential iBeacon users what other kinds of functionality besides simple check-ins that the hyperlocal transmitters can enable for in-person customers and visitors. This attraction roll out seems like a prime example of how museums might be able to employ iBeacon tech, for instance." TechCrunch: MLB’s iBeacon Project Enters Phase Two With Interactive Ballpark Attractions "A new Apple device revealed earlier this week in certification documents filed with the FCC appears to be the first in a new line of iBeacon-specific hardware, but the mysterious product's model number suggests that it may instead be an extension of one of Apple's existing products. … For its part, the FCC filing for Apple's unknown iBeacon device notes that the company "has spent substantial effort in developing this product." It goes on to say that the hardware is "the first of its kind in industry." AppleInsider: Model number for Apple's mystery iBeacon device may hint at upgrade to existing hardware

To: spitsong who wrote (62)	9/9/2014 12:42:47 AM
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The straight story about Beacons and Apple's iBeacon system BusinessInsider \| THE BEACONS FAQ: It's Time To Set The Story Straight About Beacons And Apple's iBeacon System 1. What is a beacon? 2. Why is Bluetooth low energy (BLE) important? 3. Do beacons work with iPhones and Android phones? 4. What is an iBeacon? Is it just an Apple beacon? 5. What does Apple’s iBeacon technology do? 6. Do beacons beam data to phones? 7. If, as a retailer, I purchase beacons from a vendor, how do I know they'll work with my app?[ Other Questions We Answer In The Beacons Explainer: Follow the BusinessInsider link at the top of this post for more.