WJFW

Beyond GPS: How Bluetooth Beacons Are Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Physical Worlds

This is where a small, unassuming piece of technology is making a massive impact: Bluetooth beacon. While the term might sound highly technical, these devices are quietly becoming the invisible ...
Truck News

Motive introduces Bluetooth Beacon for small asset tracking

Motive has launched Motive Beacon, a compact Bluetooth tracking device designed to help fleets and physical operations teams ...

Motive Delivers Beacon Designed to Help Physical Operations Leaders Track Billions of Dollars Worth of Equipment and Maximize Asset Utilization

Motive, the AI platform for physical operations, today delivered Motive Beacon, a compact and durable tracking device that ...
Business Wire

Global Bluetooth Beacon Devices Market 2016-2020 - Key Vendors Are Gelo, PayPal & Blue Sense Networks - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Bluetooth Beacon Devices Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The report forecasts the global Bluetooth ...
RFID Journal

Gimbal Wants to Turn Vending Machines, Jukeboxes and Other Devices Into Beacons

Bluetooth beacon provider Gimbal announced this week that it is making its beacon firmware widely available, enabling any device with an embedded Bluetooth (4.0 or later) or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) ...
Science Daily

Bluetooth signals can be used to identify and track smartphones

A team of engineers has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals' movements. A ...
EDN

Indoor light energy harvesting for Bluetooth low energy beacons

There is an increasing value to sense the physical parameters around us for safety, comfort, fun and – believe it or not – to lower insurance premiums. The advancements in low-power RF and analog ...
Nextgov

This Bluetooth Security Flaw Affects Tons of Devices

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The perks of Bluebooth technology come with security risks, say researchers. David Starobinski and Johannes Becker, researchers from ...
Mashable

Republican campaign put beacons on lawn signs to track phones, company says

Location-tracking devices known as beacons were deployed via campaign lawn signs by a Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Credit: Bastiaan Slabbers / NurPhoto via Getty Images Chances are ...
MacRumors

Apple's Rumored Tile Competitor May Offer ARKit and Leashing Capabilities

At WWDC 2019, Apple announced Offline Finding, codenamed Blue Avengers, as one of the new features of iOS 13 and macOS Catalina. It allows users to find their devices even when their lost devices are ...
WJFW

Extending the Invisible Cord: Why Bluetooth Repeaters Are Essential for Seamless Connectivity

Yet, despite its convenience, Bluetooth has a well‑known limitation: range. The connection between a device and its source—whether it's a phone streaming music or a sensor reporting data—can stretch ...