Everyone in the beacon ecosystem, from marketers to infrastructure providers to app developers, can find teachable moments in New York City’s decision to pull a network of beacons from its phone booths.
The retailer’s flagship store is launching a pilot involving RFID-tagged furniture shapes and fabric samples, to allow customers to view selected chairs, sofas and coverings displayed on a computer monitor.
The new website will be devoted to covering Internet of Things technologies and their business applications.
Academic researchers are developing communication protocols that commercial partners are using to build the IoT underwater, where networks of sensor-enabled drones could open a wide range of new commercial and research applications.
The system, from Stanley Healthcare, brings peace of mind to the citizenry of The Village, by enabling them to request help regardless of where they are on the 37-acre campus.