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Re:Kontakt.io beacon hardware and software company by tashoecraft on Monday July 28, 2014 @10:59AM (#8097098)
Their product is nice, but I'm waiting for it to improve. It isn't so much the functionality, but the quality of iBeacon itself. It rattles if you shake it, unlike any other Beacons we've tested. There isn't much weight to it and there is tons a wasted space. I know these things shouldn't be heavy, but they should feel like a nice product. I'd prefer not to be locked into their system, but I understand why they do it. My company has just preferred working with Accent Systems, but if Kontakt becomes less restrictive then we would reconsider them.
Re:Kontakt.io beacon hardware and software company by aceperry on Monday July 28, 2014 @12:34PM (#8097797)
That seems to be the problem right now with most iBeacon makers, too much proprietary stuff out there. I think iBeacons can really take off if there were more open standards across the board.