Macy’s is employing Bluetooth low energy and photo-sharing this holiday season, while Best Buy is engaging their customers via SMS. While those strategies are very different, both demonstrate the power of… Read more »
Mobile retail app developer Shopkick is selling iBeacon devices to businesses that will let them track and interact with customers as they move throughout their stores. Macy’s is its first trial… Read more »
A new payments system promises to enable consumers to use a single, credit card-sized device to conduct transactions and use loyalty programs through conventional credit card readers. The gadget, which won’t… Read more »
After testing the connected collar tag on my two dogs, I’m convinced Whistle has created something special. Whistle provides useful and engrossing data on a dog’s daily activity, and it’s only… Read more »
After testing the connected collar tag on my two dogs, I’m convinced Whistle has created something special. Whistle provides useful and engrossing data on a dog’s daily activity, and it’s only… Read more »
Though not exactly subtle, Phone Halo’s new Glasses TrackR could be a godsend for people constantly leaving their glasses in cabs, cafes and airplanes. Using Bluetooth it alerts you when you… Read more »
Got a Pebble smartwatch? I don’t but now I’m considering one thanks to several new features and functions made available by a new SDK and firmware. Full iOS 7 notifications are… Read more »
Looking for a simple and secure way to unlock your Mac without typing a single keystroke? Check out Knock, a new app that uses Bluetooth LE to unlock the Mac simply… Read more »
Phone Halo, one of GigaOM’s Mobilize Product Showcase finalists, is set to launch its Button TrackR tag this month, letting you track your valuables on a smartphone. Next year its tags… Read more »
NFC is unlikely to ever become the default technology for mobile payments that many have envisioned. But its penetration in smartphones is growing substantially, and it should prove a useful tool… Read more »