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		wodenokoto on June 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Bluetooth Beacons I thought the beacons would transfer content to the device.

TeMPOraL on June 22, 2015 [–]

Beacons never do that. They're basically a BLE pinger connected to a battery; their only purpose is to keep broadcasting "HEY THERE MY NAME IS 1234-5678-90AB-CDEF" over 2.4GHz.

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