Forget wearables. Estimote, an early pioneer of Apple’s location-aware iBeacon technology, is back with a new product_coined “nearables.” These slim, flexible “Stickers” are smaller than Estimote’s wireless Beacons and, as the name suggests, can be stuck to almost any physical object. They’re colorful and shaped like pieces of a stained glass window; even if your friend spots one, the thoughtful design means it won’t stand out like a sore thumb. Estimote Stickers aren’t limited to iBeacon though; co-founder Steve Cheney says that any packet format can be sent to “nearables” and they’re backwards compatible with its SDK (iOS/Android), as well...
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