iBeacon's Potential for Locating Individuals

Mike Elgan forecasts that Apple's iBeacon (a brand name of the Bluetooth "Low Energy" (BLE) standard) will have a disruptive effect on the mobile market.

Comments responding to Elgan note that Android phone makers have invested heavily in Near Field Communication devices that offer an expanded list of features. Others did not want the option to be tracked to the inch and to receive targeted ads as they enter each store.

-DD

 

Bluetooth Keyboard

Brian Croxall shares his experience with 1keyboard software for Macintosh which allows typing on almost any Bluetooth device which accepts keyboard (HID profile) input. This sounds useful for recording knowledge while traveling.

-DD