Tzukuri Eyewear is set to release a new collection of smart shades, developed using 3D analysis to look good on more faces.
Tzukuri Eyewear is set to release a new collection of smart shades, developed using 3D analysis to look good on more faces. Each pair is handcrafted in Japan, features high-quality polarized, anti-scratch lenses that offer 100% UV protection and… an iBeacon in each pair of shades. The iBeacon pairs the shades with your iPhone and alerts you if you’re about to forget your glasses, or if you’re about to walk away from your iPhone.
Shopkick has teamed up with Macy’s to bring the first retail-based iBeacons, which will allow customers to find location-specific deals, discounts, and recommendations in the Shopkick app while in a participating Macy’s store
Shopkick has teamed up with Macy’s to bring the first retail-based iBeacons, which will allow customers to find location-specific deals, discounts, and recommendations in the Shopkick app while in a participating Macy’s store, located in Herald Square, New York and Union Square, San Francisco.
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check out a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your very own iBeacon out of a raspberry pi
First of all, let’s start by explaining what is iBeacons: Introduced with iOS 7, iBeacons is an Apple feature/technology that allows apps to recognize when an iPhone is near a small wireless sensor called ‘beacon or iBeacon’ which can transmit data to that iPhone and vice-versa using Bluetooth Low Energy ( BLE ). No need to touch or bump phones, or devices. In other words, iBeacons might just be the thing that ends NFC ( or at least poses a serious threat ). There’s already two companies that are jumping on board the iBeacons trains: Estimote and PayPal.
What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Bluetooth low energy (or Bluetooth LE, or BLE, marketed as Bluetooth Smart) is a wireless computer network technology which is aimed at novel applications in the healthcare, fitness, security, and home entertainment industries. Compared to “Classic” Bluetooth, BLE is intended to provide considerably reduced power consumption and lower cost, whilst maintaining a similar communication range. BLE was originally introduced under the name Wibree by Nokia in 2006, but it was merged into the main Bluetooth standard in 2010, when the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0 was adopted.
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Users that have a third-generation Apple TV running the 6.0 software can use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 7 to automatically transfer network settings, Apple ID information, and language preferences to the Apple TV, allowing for faster setup.
Users that have a third-generation Apple TV running the 6.0 software can use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 7 to automatically transfer network settings, Apple ID information, and language preferences to the Apple TV, allowing for faster setup. The information exchange is done via Bluetooth by touching the iOS device to the Apple TV, taking advantage of the Bluetooth LE built into all Apple devices after the iPhone 4S.
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