Hopefully more will be using AltBeacon instead, since it's truely open, where Apple. Let's review a little bit about the ble beacons I've tested. I orignally chose Estimote because out of the few I found, they seemed to be the most popular and had decent resources for developers. You can't buy just 1 beacon, only sets of 3, and the'yre very expensive.Editing the beacon requires you to be online and have the beacon associated with their API.Replacing the battery requires you to destroy the case.I received my beacons in a few days and immediatly cut one open to check it out. Sure, its a regular beacon, you can actually edit it's settings, use their API, but there was nothing to hold me to it, I quickly started looking for better alternatives that did not come with an ugly case. I'd pass on the Estimote, unless you want their so-called indoor location tracking. #RADBEACON DOT REVIEW SOFTWARE#Įditing settings requires internet connection and logging into their software.You'll have to cut the case open to replace the batterys.Good if you want to use their location or proximity apis.Largest battery of the 3, should last a long time, advertised up to 3 years.We're really waiting for their stickers, then it will be worth checking out again. There are a lot of things that can be improved on this design, for developers and consumers. Let me start by saying I actually know the creator of TrackR, so I may be a little biased - but probably a bit more harsh. We received a few TrackR Bravos for free directly from TrackR, retail they're going for around $30, the same as the Estimote, but you can buy 1 at a time. This beacon is not made for developers but is an actual product, to find lost items and what not.
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