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Building Applications With IBeacon: Proximity And Location Services With Bluetooth Low Energy

High-precision location information is increasingly useful for mobile application developers, since it allows devices to interact with the world around them. This practical book shows you how to achieve arm’s reach accuracy with iBeacons, simple transmitters that enable your applications to react to nearby surroundings and then deliver timely, relevant information—especially indoors, where GPS and cell service are inaccurate.Whether you’re enabling a map, giving users directions, creating a game, recommending purchases, letting users check in, or creating an immersive experience, you’ll learn how iBeacons provide precise location information, empowering your applications to engage and interact with users nearby.Get examples of several application types you can build with iBeaconsLearn how iBeacons provide applications with proximity informationSet up, activate, and test iBeacons on both specialized and general-purpose hardwareExplore the APIs and tools you need to develop location-aware mobile applicationsUse built-in iOS features to interact with iBeacons, including PassbookBuild networks to help shoppers, travelers, conference attendees, and others find what they’re looking for

Paperback: 80 pages

Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (October 12, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1491904577

ISBN-13: 978-1491904572

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #279,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #26 in Books > Computers & Technology > Networking & Cloud Computing > Wireless Networks #49 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware & DIY > Internet & Networking #63 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware & DIY > Peripherals

To be clear, this is only a little longer than a pamphlet. The source code that's covered does not go beyond Apple's source code examples that are online. I expected to learn at least a few things from this book that you can't get from online resources, but I was disappointed.The 80 pages that make up this book are a good beginning of a book, but it needs additional chapters with complete source code for at least one beacon-based app, resources for Android development, real-world examples of what low energy bluetooth beacons can and can't do, and ... details from experience.

Book provides a comprehensive survey of iBeacon technology. Code examples are very brief and limited to iOS development only.

I was expecting a substantive treatise on iBeacons.

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