CHICAGO—February 24, 2025—Beacon Technology Solutions (Beacon), with collaborators at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), has been awarded a grant to support a novel study on how Far-UVC ...

Ultimately beacons are going to be a communication channel for retailers. Retailers are not going to allow brands to have a separate dialogue with their shoppers in their stores and interfere with the ...

The iPhone user base is huge, but Apple's commitment to privacy and the difficulty in managing beacons conspire against success Then there’s the iBeacons protocol that lets a smartphone app get local ...

Bluetooth refers to the technology in cellphones, earbuds, laptops and other smaller electronic devices that enables them to connect to networks. This same technology is used in Bluetooth beacons, ...

The whispers of beacon technology have long been associated with the retail world, promising personalized shopping experiences and targeted advertisements. While the retail sector has certainly ...

Beacon technology is the latest innovation in proximity marketing, providing both B2B and B2C marketers with new opportunities to deliver better experiences for customers. Apple’s iBeacon has set the ...

Bluetooth Low Energy beacons are a wonderful technology that hold much promise and can make our daily lives easier. When Apple debuted its iBeacons technology more than a year ago, I saw beacons as a ...

The University of Lodz is using a beacon-based system that helps its international students to navigate their way around campus and the Polish city of Lodz, as well as manage their classes and ...

Until recently, Kevin Satizabal, a 25-year-old musician and online communities assistant for a nonprofit in London, could never visit a subway station without help. And he’d probably never do so at ...