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by bravo22 4315 days ago
Ok, but the sticker will broadcast like an iBeacon correct?

While I see the philosophical distinction you are making here I don't see any technical reason why a sticker couldn't be used as a beacon. So I guess my question is, are stickers crippled by your SDK/firmware to not replace beacons or can they be used as such if someone didn't care about the philosophical difference?
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tanujparikh 4315 days ago
Yup it'll broadcast like an iBeacon. So yes, if you wanted to use stickers instead of beacons because the price / size / aesthetic / whatever suits your needs better, that's possible and 100% up to you. Our goal is to be super developer focused and make the platform (hardware + firmware + SDK's + API's for management) flexible.
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bravo22 4315 days ago
Gotcha. Thank you.

The stickers sound like a great thing! Basically $10 iBeacons :)

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