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May 06 - May 12, 2019

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Beacon Toy - Android App to advertise as Eddystone

• Python script for scanning and advertising urls over Eddystone-URL (⭐64)

Jul 23 - Jul 29, 2018

Stackoverflow Q&A

• BeaconKit (⭐22) - Beacon detection framework ns Swift using CoreBluetooth, supporting Eddystone-UID, Eddystone-URL, AltBeacon, iBeacon.

Dec 04 - Dec 10, 2017

Physical Web

• Exploring the Physical Web (Without Buying Beacons)

Nov 27 - Dec 03, 2017

iBeacon for Developers

• Traveling with Beacons: Checked Luggage Made Easy

Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2017

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Quick Beacon

Oct 16 - Oct 22, 2017

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Universal Bluetooth Beacon Library (⭐198) - open source library and links to apps to talk to Eddystone and iBeacon beacons

Jan 30 - Feb 05, 2017

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Android BLE advertising library (⭐112)

• Locate by Radius Networks - Virtual iBeacon

• Chrome App to advertise Eddystone packets (⭐3k) - uses Eddystone Advertising Library (⭐3k)

• Linux iBeacon broadcaster (⭐155)

Proximity Trends & Outlook

• Wired 4 Reasons Why Apple’s iBeacon Is About to Disrupt Interaction Design

• Wi-Fi Aware™ - Wi-Fi Aware™ is a new Wi-Fi Alliance certification program that extends Wi-Fi’s capabilities with a real-time and energy-efficient discovery mechanism that provides an immediate on-ramp to rich here-and-now experiences.

Vendor-driven Beacon Standardization

• BeaconCtrl (⭐92) Setup and manage large beacon deployments with BeaconCtrl Open Source platform

• The Open and Interoperable Proximity Beacon Specification

Jan 09 - Jan 15, 2017

Physical Web

• Video: Introduction to the Physical Web - Ubiquity Dev Summit 2016

• URL Validator 1, URL Validator 2

• Physical Web Branding Guidelines (⭐6k) & Logos (⭐6k)

• IEEE: Enabling the Internet of Things by R. Want, B. Schilit, S. Jenson

Beacon Development

• iBeacon Scanner for Android (⭐70), Docs (⭐70) & Blog post

Beacon Scanner Apps

• iBeacon Scanner & code (⭐5)

Dec 12 - Dec 18, 2016

Objective-C

• RABeaconManager (⭐7) RABeaconManager is an easy to use library that allows you to detect Bluetooth Beacons and iBeacons in the foreground and background.

Beacon Development

• reelyactive-ble-android-sdk (⭐14) This SDK allows you to scan beacons and advertise as a beacon.

Jul 11 - Jul 17, 2016

Swift

• JMCiBeaconManager (⭐143) - An iBeacon Manager class that is responsible for detecting beacons nearby.

Jun 13 - Jun 19, 2016

Beacon Advertiser Apps

• Beacon Simulator - iBeacon, Eddystone, AltBeacon

May 16 - May 22, 2016

Eddystone by Google

• [Eddystone GATT Configuration Service & Google Nearby API and Proximity API](* ) (by Nordic Semiconductor)

• Web Bluetooth Eddystone Configurator

Physical Web

• Physical Web Implementation Status (⭐6k)

iBeacon for Developers

• Empowering vision impaired people to navigate the world independently (an open standard)

Swift

• iOS Eddystone Scanner Sample Application (⭐3k)

• iOS & OSX Bluetooth library for RxSwift (⭐1.3k)

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Node-RED nodes to interact with the Physical Web

Mar 14 - Mar 20, 2016

Physical Web

• Physical Web Getting Started Guide for Developers

Mar 07 - Mar 13, 2016

Eddystone by Google

• Advertising frame types
  • Eddystone-UID (⭐3k)
  • Eddystone-TLM (⭐3k)
  • Eddystone-URL (⭐3k)

• Eddystone Branding Guidelines (⭐3k) & Logos (⭐3k)

Proximity Beacon API by Google

• Beacons 101-- Getting Started with the Google Beacon Platform - Video Ubiquity Dev Summit 2016

• Get Started with Beacons - This guide explains the steps required to start using Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons to provide proximity-based experiences for your users.

• Proximity Beacon API - A cloud service that allows you to manage data associated with your BLE beacons using a REST interface

• Nearby - Build simple interactions between nearby devices and people

Installation & Radio Planning

• Brooklyn Museum: Positioning Visitors with iBeacons & Getting Visibility on the iBeacon Problem

Beacon Discovery & Configuration Tools

• ScanBeacon (⭐26) - A ruby gem that allows you to scan for beacon advertisements using IOBluetooth (on Mac OS X) or a BlueGiga BLE112 device (on mac or linux)

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Beacon OSX (⭐854) - Mavericks as an iBeacon

• Electron Physical Web Scan (⭐46) - Mac OSX desktop app to scan for Physical Web (Eddystone) bluetooth beacons

• Electron Slide Beacon (⭐134) - Share links from your Mac using this app to broadcast them as an Eddystone URL (Physical Web) bluetooth beacon.

Web Bluetooth API

• Web Bluetooth Intro by Opera

• Web Bluetooth Demos (⭐506)

Jan 18 - Jan 24, 2016

Physical Web

• Physical Web - Walk up and use anything - Official Github repository

iBeacon Resources by Apple

• iOS: Understanding iBeacon device compatibility

• iOS 7: Understanding Location Services

iBeacon for Developers

• 5 Minute Overview - What is iBeacon? by ThoughtWorks

• A Semi-Technical Lowdown on Working with iBeacons

• The Geofancy iOS app Helping you to get the best out of your automated home, geofencing, iBeacons at your hand.

Swift

• PubNub.com - Two-Way iBeacon Communication with Swift Programming Language

Stackoverflow Q&A

• Official Bluetooth Smart Portal

Web Bluetooth API

• Texas Instruments - BLE Portal

• Broadcom - WICED™ Sense Development Kit

• Dialog Semiconductor

Nov 30 - Dec 06, 2015

iBeacon for Developers

• 10 awesome things you can do today with iBeacons (by Twocanoes)

Swift

• Udemy: iBeacon development for iPhone

Nov 23 - Nov 29, 2015

Eddystone by Google

• Google Developers Beacons Portal

• Eddystone Protocol Specification & Tools (⭐3k)

• Eddystone Validator (⭐3k)

iBeacon Resources by Apple

• iBeacon for Developers

• Getting Started with iBeacon (PDF)

• iBeacon Artwork and Specifications

iBeacon for Developers

• Google Glass & Beacons (⭐4)

• PunchClock (⭐1.7k) An in/out tracking app for iOS 7+ that uses iBeacon and Geofencing.

• LaunchHere for iOS - iBeacon based app shortcuts

Swift

• Swift based iBeacon App Development with CoreLocation on Apple iOS 7/8

• HiBeacons (⭐1.2k) A nice iBeacon demo app in Swift.

Objective-C

• Generic iBeacon Management and Utilities by KinveyLabs (⭐186)

• Replicates detecting and broadcasting iBeacons in the background (⭐380)

Beacon Development

• BeaconKeeper (⭐140) The simple library for locating iBeacons in background

• Bluetooth LE Library for Android (⭐845)

Beacon Scanner Apps

• Beacon Scanner & Logger Android app that scans for BLE Beacons/iBeacons and logs the results to a file

Stackoverflow Q&A

• iBeacon advertising and scanning in a Titanium module (⭐138)

• iBeacon Scanning Utility App for OSX (⭐493)

Bluetooth Smart & BLE Tools

• nRF Master Control Panel (BLE) nRF Master Control Panel is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your Bluetooth Smart (BLE) devices and communicate with them.

• LightBlue Mac OSX (or iOS) LightBlue can test all of your devices that use Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (also known as Bluetooth Smart, or Bluetooth Light).

• BlueSpeed for iOS by Punch Through Runs a Bluetooth LE speed test between 2 iOS devices

Web Bluetooth API

• EMMicroelectronics

Nov 24 - Nov 30, 2014

iBeacon Resources by Apple

• Apple AirLocate Sample Code (iOS8 fix)

iBeacon for Developers

• Building Applications with iBeacon

• Cisco iBeacon FAQ

• CapTech Webinar: iBeacon Demystified

Beacon Scanner Apps

• Locate Beacon by RadiusNetworks

• iBeacon Detector

• Bluetooth 4.0 Scanner

Stackoverflow Q&A

• iBeacon detection time in background

• iBeacon region monitoring AND proximity for >20 beacons?

• How to make iBeacon foreground ranging for CLProximityImmediate faster in iOS?

• Can we start iBeacon transmitter in background?

• How does iBeacon wake up our app?

• Use Core Bluetooth instead of iBeacon - Any Downsides?

• BLE Distancing

• Cordova iBeacon Plugin (⭐728)

• Using iBeacon with Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android

Beacon Development

• Android Lolipop Bluetooth Low Energy Enhancements. Support OS-level scan filter & peripheral mode.

• Android beacon library based on AltBeacon. (⭐2.7k) Use a custom beacon parser for iBeacon device compatibility.

• Android & BLE

• DevBytes: Bluetooth Low Energy API in Android 4.3

• BLE SDK for Android (⭐181)

Web Bluetooth API

• Texas Instruments - SensorTag DeveloperKit

• TI SensorTag Android Sources

Aug 04 - Aug 10, 2014

iBeacon for Developers

• 5 fundamental misconceptions about Beacon technology by RadiusNetworks

• Ask a Dev: What Are the Limitations of Beacons?

• What's the Difference Between Beacons and Geofencing?

• Guide to iBeacon Hardware by beekn.net

• Developing an iBeacon App by beekn.net

Stackoverflow Q&A

• iBeacon Scanner - Scan for nearby iBeacons regardless of their UUID (⭐136)

• A node.js BLE (Bluetooth low energy) central module (⭐3.2k)

• A node.js module for implementing BLE (Bluetooth low energy) peripherals (⭐2k)