EM Microelectronic announced the release of its EMBC02. The unique combination of sensors with EM’s low-cost, low-power and fully certified beacon technology will be an enabler of many real-world ...

EM Microelectronic announced the FCC certification for operation within the US, CE certification for the European Union, and IC certification for Canada of their EMBC01 Bluetooth beacon. EMBC01 is a ...

The proximity engagement market just became more competitive. The Wi-Fi Alliance recently unveiled Wi-Fi Aware as an alternative to Bluetooth Smart, the technology behind the Apple iBeacon and Google ...

Beacons represented an application area of interest for Nordic Semiconductor in September. The maker of ultra-low-power RF SoCs announced that Estimote is employing Nordic's nRF51822 SoCs to provide ...

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 ...

Those of you creating Internet of Things projects might be interested in a new Bluetooth beacon called Puck.js, which has been created by Gordon Williams based in Oxford within the UK. Puck.js takes ...

Apple’s iBeacons aren’t the only Bluetooth LE beacons available, but they have so far been the default option for retailers thanks to the backing of such a well-known company. Qualcomm, which makes ...

It’s a small world, after all — at least when it comes to leveraging technologies to create a smarter community experience. From Disney World to the Mall of America, public venues are turning out to ...

Industry analyst IHS predicts that Bluetooth connectivity on all mobile-phone types will reach 96% by 2018. They will ultimately become the enabling hub, connecting an increasing range of consumer ...

Although there are many pros and cons to Target’s initial beacon deployment — including a privacy policy that pretty much lets it do anything it wants with collected data — the retailer has revealed ...