Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, also known as Bluetooth Smart, recently received a spurt of attention due to the release of Apple‘s new iOS 7 operating system, thanks to the addition of the ...

Bluetooth low energy beacons will play a key role in a mobile payment and loyalty service being developed by SK Planet Inc. and DoubleBeam Inc. that promises easier mobile payments and offer ...

The answer to getting improved navigation when passing through tunnels and other areas that restrict GPS and cellular connections is coming to Google Maps for Android. It is the Bluetooth beacons that ...

Don’t you hate it when you lose your keys? How about your wallet, pet or something else important? What if you could get a little tracking beacon that kept track of objects for you, alerted you when ...

Google has been working for a while now on ways to bring more Bluetooth beacon projects into its ecosystem, including the launch of its Eddystone open beacon format and its concept of the “app-free” ...

Target is piloting a brand new iPhone-based Bluetooth experience in its retail stores that uses a network of beacons to track your location, the company has announced. The limited trial is taking ...

Designed on a 20mm diameter PCB and powered by a CR1632 coin cell battery, the nRF51822 Beacon Kit employs Nordic-developed hardware, firmware, and software and supports both iOS 7 and Android ...

If you’re a retailer, you have two options when it comes to deploying Bluetooth beacons. You can deploy the hardware yourself and build an accompanying mobile app for the experience, or you can open ...

Jake is a cybersecurity graduate with a knack for simplifying complex technical concepts into digestible nuggets of information. Approaching his one-year milestone of keeping you in the loop on the ...