Please find another close the same messages or questions on BLE indoor localisation to me as below. I get the question again and again at least once a month. It is time for a block post on this topic. What is the recommended way to implement BLE beacons to perform indoor localisation? What is the […]
Android devices and pet trackers for life, not just for Christmas – original blog posted in Nov 2011 As Janis Joplin sang, “My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends”. Two of my friends own an iPhone and they always buy the latest smartphones. I will “make amends” and skip buying a tablet for […]
The vision of Microsoft came true. Nevertheless, everything is smaller than in the video. The screen on the piano and at kitchen plus the PC in the home office are merged together in one device called tablet or smartphone. Microsoft is out and Apple HomeKit is in. Apple got already the interest of Phillips Hue. […]
Q: I have some Bluetooth Low Energy beacons that help the phone deduce its location. I want my app to run in the background in Low Energy Mode, listening for messages sent by the beacons.I tried this on a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 but It is consuming as much power as a regular Bluetooth […]
The reference design contains a NFC link to a PDA or Android smartphone. The magnetic energy of the NFC reader / writer of the Android phone is high enough to supply the reference PCB with MCU and E-Paper label. The PCB holds a System on Chip (NFC antenna interface, embedded MCU, EEprom and SPI interface), […]
Just to let you know that you don’t have to wait longer for home automation gadgets based on Bluetooth 4.0 or ANT any more. Radio beacons and tags on BLE and ANT have become available at present. These can be deployed as miniature beacons in buildings, parking garages, shopping malls and airports without significant installation […]
Wi-Fi locating / identification service with Android 4.3 for all of us? The advanced wireless LAN settings of Android 4.3 also offers a new option “identification service always available.” Underlying this is a technique that allows the location even when Wi-Fi service is disabled, to search for networks, so as to easily identify the location […]
Join the ANT Challenge at the Droidcon Berlin Hackathon Sunday, April 7,| 9am-6pm The ANT Challenge is an excellent opportunity to create new and dynamic applications with cutting-edge technology and use cases using the latest release of the ANT Android API. Great development opportunity. Great prizes – cash, products and media exposure! 60 M ANT+ […]
With NFC your life can be more comfortable. It can be saver as well, because in your car the Bluetooth hands free kit will be connected automatically. Your wife will receive a message that you are available in the car automatically as well. An Android phone with NFC can start any app or can start […]
Wednesday 10th of March 14:45 – 15:20 Droidcon 2013 in Berlin Mr. Klaus Starnberger, Starnberger Innovation & Technologie GmbH Ultra low power wireless technologies like Bluetooth 4.0 or ANT+ are about to revolutionize our daily life. The smartphone reaches out for sensing, controlling and utilizing its proximity and neighbourhood. New technologies enable proximity and find […]