Apple Bluetooth-based ibeacon technology

Characteristics:

1 Low power: The battery is said to support one months to a year or even longer. In contrast, Wi-Fi targeting technology consumes objective

2 High precision: According to the Wisdom Map company evaluation, positioning accuracy of up to one meter, higher than WiFi

3 Customizable information can be pushed

4 more open, compatible with all Apple devices, Android 4.3 and Windows Phone device support

Disadvantages:

1 This thing is said to be launched for NFC technology, the use of NFC in a few centimeters access, the signal security is much better, not to mention that NFC is mature in all aspects of security. So ibeacon to pay, feeling from the technical and ecological circle and the degree of market acceptance is still very far.

2 ibeacon transmitter Although battery power consumption is small/small, but in the real world, WiFi hotspot is powerful, WiFi AP is supported by telecom operators and advertisers-everywhere, through the cloud can be remotely managed, more realistic and easier to maintain than ibeacon.

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