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Neon MuzeumSebastian Suchanowski i Paweł Wrzosek

Team

@ssuchanowski

Sebastian Suchanowski

@wzsPaweł Wrzosek

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iBeacon is..

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iBeacon is an indoor positioning system that Apple Inc. calls "a new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify nearby iOS 7 devices of their presence."iBeacons can also be used by the Android operating system. iBeacon is a technology that enables an iOS device or other hardware to send push notifications to iOS devices within close proximity.Apple’s iBeacon works on Low Energy Bluetooth (BLE), also known as Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth Smart.(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon)

..and..

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• precise in-door navigation system• it’s not your Dad's bluetooth• it’s supported on:

• iPhone 4S or newer and from iOS 7• Any android phone with BT4.0 and from OS

4.3• range:

• up to 70m• limitations:

• size of battery (CR2045)• signal distortion (other devices, water in

bottles)

..and..

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• fairly simple implementation• monitor ranges based on id (up to 20)• watch detected BLE devices• react on region monitor• passbook & newsstand integration (didn’t

check it)• big advantage over NFC• MLB (Major League Baseball) stadiums to

deploy Apple's iBeacons for fan convenience, interactivity

manufacturers

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• Estimote (www.estimote.com)

• base in Cracow

• $99 for 3 beacons (dev preview)

• very good support (very responsive)

• early stage from platform perspective but nice design, iOS SDK

• just got seed round $3.1M!

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manufacturers

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• Kontakt (www.kontakt.io)

• base in Cracow

• $99 for 3 beacons (dev preview)

• „white label” form factor

• web platform based, no additional SDK

• want to provide hardware and platform (means more work for mobile devs)

www.synappse.pl www.kontakt.io

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• Ifinity (www.getifinity.com)

• base in Warsaw

• still early stage

• don’t want to sell them!!!

• awesome design

• lots of sensors, claim to solve triangulation (!!)

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A piece of historyStarted as an idea for a hackthon

Demo for the museum

App Store

features

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• tour of the Neon Muzeum (with iBeacons)

• audio-tour inside the muzeum with introductions and audio descriptions by directors

• locate Warsaw's remaining cold war neons with interactive map

• gallery of 'polish cold war neon' images by Ilona Karwińska

• blueprints and vintage postcards archive

• customise app with a choice of noble gas colours

• information about the museum, including hours, admissions, directions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmB8Qtk0BgE

Now demo!

And Q&A next..

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