Beacons, Eddystone and the Physical Web

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Covers Bluetooth Low Energy basics and concrete tradeoffs: coin‑cell batteries last months to years, Eddystone URL replaces opaque major/minor IDs by broadcasting web links, and a telemetry packet appears after a burst of URL frames to report battery and hit counts. Walkthroughs show using the Places API, Proximity Beacon API and Nearby Messages, using phones as broadcasters and listeners, using four beacons for indoor trilateration, and choices between custom hardware and vendors like Estimote.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:50BLE and beacon basics
3. 3:37Beacon history
4. 6:45Eddystone format
5. 9:33Demo of beacon apps
6. 12:26Beacon development
7. 16:20Retail and museum uses
8. 18:25Advanced beacon interactions
9. 19:07Q&A

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