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"Beaconic has published the accompanying consumer-focused iOS app for its iBeacon-based retail platform. The company began shipping its first retail kits to customers throughout Europe and the US last week.\r\n\r\nApple introduced the iBeacon standard for indoor Bluetooth transmitters at WWDC last year. Initial suggestions for iBeacon implementations have focused on indoor mapping and pushing notifications for retailer discounts to nearby smartphone-wielding consumers. Aside from Apple\u2019s own setup\u00A0at its stores, the technology has thus far seen limited roll-out among retail outlets.\r\n\r\nBeaconic aims to change that with its out-of-the-box kits for creating iBeacon setups. The base Beaconic retail package costs \u20AC249 ($336) for two beacons, two years of support and two years of access to the company\u2019s campaign manager service.\r\n\r\nWhile there aren\u2019t many beacons online at the moment, Beaconic\u2019s app will catalog active iBeacon campaigns as more shops go live with the technology.\r\n\r\nFor developers interested in testing iBeacons without running retail campaigns, an upcoming hardware kit from Beaconic will offer three standalone transmitters for \u20AC100. The company also says it is working on a line of waterproof outdoor beacons with a range of 70-80 meters.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Beaconic for iOS\r\n\r\nImage credit: Mighty Sequoia Studio / Shutterstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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