Nearables Are Here: Introducing Estimote Stickers

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Post by ljdk » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 5:12 PM UTC

Nearables Are Here: Introducing Estimote Stickers
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Post by ankurpatel » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 6:57 PM UTC

Well this requires users to install an app on iPhone to work. Is there a way to trigger a notification without it?

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Post by stevedc3 » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:05 PM UTC

ankurpatel wrote: post #2

Well this requires users to install an app on iPhone to work. Is there a way to trigger a notification without it?

Hey - Steve here from Estimote. If you use iBeacon as the method to talk to the beacon, which would be typical, yes an app is required. But there are innovations happening to allow you to use mobile web or "read" other packet formats. A lot will happen in this space in the next year.

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Post by danielharan » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:44 PM UTC

I'd love to use these to detect bike thefts.

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Post by bravo22 » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:45 PM UTC

From what I've read the difference between stickers and beacon is only battery life. Is this correct?

Why would one choose beacon over the sticker?

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Post by tanujparikh » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:51 PM UTC

danielharan wrote: post #4

I'd love to use these to detect bike thefts.

Tanuj from Estimote here. Great idea, Daniel. You could build a simple app that sends you a push if your bike is in motion - that way if you're inside, you know if anyone is messing with it.

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Post by tanujparikh » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 7:53 PM UTC

bravo22 wrote: post #5

From what I've read the difference between stickers and beacon is only battery life. Is this correct? Why would one choose beacon over the sticker?

Hey, Tanuj from Estimote here. Stickers and Beacons are meant to be complementary products. Beacons are great to attaching to fixed points inside venues - museums, stores, sports stadiums, etc. They add location context to a physical space. Stickers, on the other hand, are small and discrete enough to be attached to objects. Put it on any item to turn it into a nearable, a smart, connected object that broadcasts data about its location, motion and temperature. You can read more about our vision on our blog: http://blog.estimote.com/post/95382199590/nearables-are-here...

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Post by _random_ » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 8:24 PM UTC

What is the price?

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Post by mathewsanders » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 8:24 PM UTC

Doesn't the original beacon include temperature and motion sensors (I think I remember reading that in a hardware teardown) - will there be a software update to allow the original beacons also transmit this info?

I'm also interested in the resolution of the motion sensor. I'm assuming that since it's just an accelerometer that it will be a simple "I'm stationary" vs. "I'm moving" broadcast - can anyone from estimate clarify that?

But cool update whatever the answer :)

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Post by mathewsanders » Thu, Aug 21, 2014, 8:25 PM UTC

_random_ wrote: post #8

What is the price?

$99 for 10 stickers http://estimote.com/#jump-to-products