Seoul, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Attendance is checked automatically when you enter a classroom. When you pass a grocery store, you receive a text message including electronic coupons. In a foreign country, you can receive information without a sightseeing guide. With the adoption of ‘beacons’ – near field communication devices – smartphone users can [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The new wireless communications technology “Beacon” sheds light on the way to a new generation of mobile services. “Beacon” is a micro-location-based service using Bluetooth 4.0 technology, which can provide a variety of information to a mobile device within its range of service area. IFFU, a mobile service and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom said on May 1 that it has launched four types of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) solutions and “Wizturn,” a service development platform. BLE beacons are small, low-power Bluetooth transmitters that repeatedly broadcast their presence to other nearby Bluetooth devices. The beacons are suited to organizations [...]