Apple might possibly be preparing to unleash its first dedicated indoor positioning app for the iPhone. In a museum, more facts can be displayed as the visitor approaches an exhibit."Īpple is working quietly on an app, say reports, that could support this technology.
"For example, passing by a store in a mall can trigger the day's specials on a smartphone app. It's not just about technology to deliver directions in getting around but also informational-retrieval, said PCMag. "In the past," said PCMag, "a variety of communications methods have been used, including optical and acoustic however, now that so many people have smartphones with Wi-Fi, the mobile app has become the viable approach." "It seems like everyone is rolling out a mechanism to identify a device's position indoors, whether it's Wi-Fi, GPS or even the Earth's magnetic forces." Back in February, Andy Greff blogged in Phunware, noting there was a lot of noise around mobile indoor positioning these days.
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