Top 10 applications for iBeacon/Bluetooth Low Energy beacons

Following on from the successful Google Glass trial in our Upper Class Wing, Upper Class passengers at London Heathrow will become some of the first people to experience a new technology designed to give personal notifications to their phones via Apple's iBeacon technology, which uses Bluetooth Low ...

Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Australian first - St.George first bank to trial iBeacon - improving customer service St.George Bank has announced the start of iBeacon trials within its retail branch network, marking an Australian-first for a bank to adopt the new technology, which aims to enhance customer experience and interaction.

Melbourne's footy mecca the MCG is offering free pies this September to AFL fans who have downloaded a voucher using their Android or iPhone devices, thanks to an iBeacon trial.

If you need any more proof that iBeacon is one of the hottest technology trends of 2014, look no further than this year's SXSW festival. The official SXSW mobile app is powered by iBeacon - Apple's name for the innovative Bluetooth LE (aka Bluetooth Smart) technology that allows two-way communication to take place between devices.

In cooperation with San Francisco International Airport, we unveiled a prototype smartphone application which can assist visually-impaired passengers navigating through Terminal 2. The combination of indoo.rs positioning algorithms, Bluetooth low-energy beacons from StickNFind, Wi-Fi access points and a mobile app, helps guide the passengers.

Major League Baseball was among the first to embrace Apple's iBeacon technology on a wide scale, installing them in 28 MLB ballparks across the U.S. last year to help iPhone owners check-in to games automatically and collect special offers.

Apple will kick off this weekend by launching iBeacons functionality in all of its 254 domestic U.S. stores, according to a new report by the AP.