Show HN: Beaconstac – iBeacon proximity platform for developers(developer.beaconstac.com) |
Show HN: Beaconstac – iBeacon proximity platform for developers(developer.beaconstac.com) |
The iBeacon spec requires the UUID to be transmitted with each BLE packet so there's no way to hide the UUID of the beacon (you should be able to get it using a simple BLE scan).
Beaconstac currently does not support those providers that are not compliant with the iBeacon spec. We don't integrate with any custom beacon manufacturer SDKs.
From what we're seeing, there's very clear interest in beacons across a wide variety of verticals - hotels, events, museums, etc. Retail is definitely one of the significant verticals but not the only one.
That's also one of the reasons Beaconstac is a developer-led platform with SDKs & REST APIs - we think it is best to let developers figure out how to add proximity-based applications to the verticals they work in.