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Tag: Bang per Watt

Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 8:20 amWednesday, November 25, 20157 Comments

The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?

Apple iBeacon finds its way into McDonald’s and sandwich sales increase

Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, December 18, 201416 Comments

Ever since iBeacon made its debut on the iPhone in 2013…

So, what’s going on with Apple’s iBeacon tech?

Monday, December 8, 2014 11:27 amMonday, December 8, 201412 Comments

Apple continues to disrupt consumer culture…

Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?

Monday, October 6, 2014 2:02 pmMonday, October 6, 201410 Comments

here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…

Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything

Friday, August 22, 2014 9:26 amFriday, August 22, 201413 Comments

Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…

Apple and the omnichannel: 9 industries already using Apple’s iBeacon

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:58 amTuesday, July 29, 20145 Comments

Apple’s quiet introduction of iBeacon is shaping up to be a foundational release…

Not For Commerce: As Apple declines support, more retailers drop NFC

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:31 pmMonday, March 2, 201513 Comments

Apple’s refusal to support NFC on the iPhone…

How advertisers can use your personal info to get you to pay higher prices

Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:30 pm6 Comments

Imagine that you are halfway through the second week of a grueling diet…

Apple’s iBeacon and the future of retail store shopping

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:31 amTuesday, January 21, 20144 Comments

Mobile, mobile, mobile. It’s like the Marcia Brady of the retail industry…

Apple’s revolutionary iBeacon: Sometimes the biggest changes in technology have the smallest beginnings

Monday, January 13, 2014 1:01 pmMonday, January 13, 201413 Comments

In the summer of 2013, Apple announced iBeacon…

Company rolls out Apple’s iBeacon to grocery stores

Monday, January 6, 2014 3:27 pm19 Comments

Pretty soon, your iPhone might remind you to pick up laundry detergent…

Anybody else want an Apple ‘iServe home’ server with iBeacon accessories?

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 1:32 pmWednesday, December 18, 201316 Comments

Apple has started iBeacon activations…

The Internet of iThings: Apple’s iBeacon already in 200 million iPhones and iPads

Monday, December 16, 2013 11:01 amMonday, December 16, 20133 Comments

iBeacon is the most important new feature in iOS 7…

4 reasons why Apple’s iBeacon is about to disrupt interaction design

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:21 amWednesday, December 11, 201321 Comments

You step inside Walmart and your shopping list is transformed…

Apple’s revolutionary iWallet is coming

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:29 amMonday, January 6, 201411 Comments

This week, Apple unveiled the first large-scale integration of iBeacon…

Apple could have 250 million iBeacon-capable units in the wild by 2014

Saturday, December 7, 2013 11:11 amSaturday, December 7, 201324 Comments

Yesterday, Apple began a small press push on its new iBeacon technology…

Apple turns on iBeacon to guide shoppers at 254 U.S. retail stores

Friday, December 6, 2013 8:39 amFriday, December 6, 201314 Comments

Apple Inc. will begin using the technology at its 254 U.S. stores to send you…

Bar deploys Apple’s iBeacon to give patrons free access to Newsstand magazines

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:58 amWednesday, December 4, 201321 Comments

Beacon, Apple’s hyperlocal trigger tech in iOS 7…

Apple’s location-tracking iBeacon is poised to explode across retail faster than anyone can imagine

Friday, October 25, 2013 1:00 pmFriday, October 25, 201333 Comments

Embedded in Apple’s iOS 7’s flashier interface and multitasking features…

iOS 7 users: Apple’s secret retail weapon is already in your pocket

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:03 am30 Comments

It’s been a month since Apple unleashed iOS 7 onto the world…

Attention, retailers: With iBeacon, Apple has figured out mobile marketing

Friday, October 11, 2013 3:06 pm14 Comments

For some time now, manufacturers and retailers have looked for the best ways…

Apple leads, the rest follow: Google dumps NFC requirement in Google Wallet app

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:00 pmWednesday, September 18, 20139 Comments

Today, Google announced it’s rolling out a new version of the Google Wallet…

Apple’s brilliant iBeacons system will enable purchases, contextual marketing, automated check-ins and much more

Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:38 amSaturday, September 14, 201340 Comments

Apple won’t just kill cash registers. They’ll probably kill NFC, too…

Apple v. Android: Bang per watt – Apple’s massive advantage

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:57 pmTuesday, August 13, 20136 Comments

When your Android phone won’t communicate with others, it will be tough to rationalize…

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