Philips taking on Apple’s iBeacon tech with smart lights

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By Cody LeeFeb 17, 2014, 5:55 pm307 pts
Philips has officially joined the onslaught of competitors looking to go head-to-head with Apple’s iBeacon geolocation technology. At a retailer in northern Germany, the company is testing out a lighting unit which includes a built-in beacon that can relay information to smartphones. It works a lot like many…

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