Eddystone
Eddystone is an open standard for bluetooth beacon signals developed by Google.[1] Ein beacon is a small bluetooth sender (typically with it's own power supply, like a small batterie), which continously emits signals over Bluetooth Low Energy[2] (Bluetooth LE). With these signals, mobile devices, such as smartphones, can locate their position.[3]
The competing standard from Apple is called iBeacon.[4] However, Eddystone-Beacons can be used with iOS-devices, too.[5]
Trivia
The name Eddystone was choosen after a british lighthouse, which is located at the coast of the Cornwall county.[6]
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