Ibeacon: ready to change the advertising world!!!

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source:http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ibeacon-what-is-it-and-why-should-i-care-9311014.html

You know that scene in Minority Report when Tom Cruise's character walks into a clothing store and a scanner reads his eyeballs and asks how his last purchase is working out for him? Well, iBeacons don’t scan your eyes - don’t worry - but the results could be along the same lines.

An iBeacon is a small gizmo, about the size of a hockey puck, with a low-energy Bluetooth transmitter built in. It’s battery-powered and can run for more than a year before the AA cell runs out. And it sends out little messages which an iPhone can detect. So if, say, you have an app for an airline, as you pass the bureau de change your phone could alert you that there’s a deal for commission-free currency exchange. This is what Virgin Atlantic announced today, with iBeacons in Heathrow airport providing exactly that service: MoneyCorp is a Virgin Atlantic partner and passengers with the Virgin app can hear about offers such as this.

If you’re flying Upper Class, well, you’re probably pretty happy about that already. But as you approach the dedicated security channel for Upper passengers, your phone can receive an iBeacon transmission so that the iPhone automatically opens the electronic boarding pass on the handset ready for security to scan it. Handy while you’re struggling with your carry-on bags.

my Ibeacons:

build your own killer apps with ibeacons

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ibeacons ready for delivery:

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My Mobile Application Idea using Ibeacons
http://gadgetzoneblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/my-mobile-application-idea-using.html

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A Closer Look at How Ibeacons Consume Power
http://gadgetzoneblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-closer-look-at-how-ibeacons-consume.html

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I was searching for existing ibeacon apps that offers a complete working system that should allow small shop owners jump start their mobile marketing strategies when I stumbled upon the app Pass2U created by a Taiwan Based Software Development Company MicroMacro Mobile. It fits my search criteria and almost(70%) meet the features I mentioned in my previous article([beacon Apps Must Not Be Unique url]Ihttp://gadgetzoneblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/ibeacon-apps-must-not-be-unique.html[/url]).

The android app is like an organizer that lets users keep all of their discount coupons, loyalty cards, event coupons, debit cards, boarding passes, movie tickets and other offerings in a single app. The good thing about this is when one of the passes stored was created by a merchant from the same website(pass2u.net) and has enabled the ibeacon feature, the user will receive a notification telling the user that he is near the merchant's shop.

For those who are not yet familiar about digital passes, here is some information about it:

What’s a Pass and How do I Use One?

A pass is a digitally signed document such as a ticket, membership card, or coupon that can be distributed by email or a web download. It can be opened with the Passbook app on iOS or with an app like PassWallet on Android. On iOS, a pass can also be linked to a companion app, for example the Eventbrite app which allows you to buy tickets and add them to your device’s Passbook, but that’s not mandatory.
Apple’s specs outline four main pass types:
Boarding passes
Event tickets
Retail coupons
Store cards
There’s also a Generic pass type that covers other purposes, and this the type of pass I’m using here.
Each pass contains various bits of data. Some, such as a member name and bar code are displayed visually on the “front side” of the pass. Other data is located on the “back” of the pass and triggered by the “i” icon. Passes can also contain some hidden information such as a time and location which can be used to display relevant notifications.

Source: http://www.sitepoint.com/create-digital-tickets-with-php-and-apple-passbook/

I tried to explore the whole system and experimented with their store card to check if it's really working and how easy it is to navigate throughout their system, and I have confirmed that yes, it really works and very easy to use with their very good user interface design. Anybody who can read and write and knows how to click buttons can easily get used to the whole system.

Here is a sample loyalty card created from pass2u.net:


ibeacons are available locally at olx: http://olx.ph/item/ibeacons-for-ios-android-kitkat-ID4WYE3.html#a0e161c0da

continue reading http://gadgetzoneblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/pass2u-pass-issuance-service-integrated.html?spref=tw

[isalimoko]

Has been looking on the applications for these for a while.  Nice ideas.  Thanks.

[skrillac]

This is beautiful... Nice idea.

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Ibeacon + Eddystone + Accelerometer + Buzzer + Temperature Sensor https://www.olx.ph/item/ibeacon-eddystone-ble-with-buzzer-temp-sensor-accelerometer-ID8dToG.html