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Nearables Are Here: Introducing Estimote Stickers

by ljdk on 8/21/14, 5:12 PM with 17 comments

• by mathewsanders on 8/21/14, 8:24 PM

  Doesn't the original beacon include temperature and motion sensors (I think I remember reading that in a hardware teardown) - will there be a software update to allow the original beacons also transmit this info?

  I'm also interested in the resolution of the motion sensor. I'm assuming that since it's just an accelerometer that it will be a simple "I'm stationary" vs. "I'm moving" broadcast - can anyone from estimate clarify that?

  But cool update whatever the answer :)

• by bravo22 on 8/21/14, 7:45 PM

  From what I've read the difference between stickers and beacon is only battery life. Is this correct?

  Why would one choose beacon over the sticker?

• by ankurpatel on 8/21/14, 6:57 PM

  Well this requires users to install an app on iPhone to work. Is there a way to trigger a notification without it?

• by IgorPartola on 8/21/14, 9:35 PM

  I have no idea what I'd use this for but I am excited. Great job guys.

• by danielharan on 8/21/14, 7:44 PM

  I'd love to use these to detect bike thefts.

• by _random_ on 8/21/14, 8:24 PM

  What is the price?