We know very little about iBeacons. Information keeps trickling down from Apple thanks to some detective work in the documentation. But Apple still hasn’t released an official guide. This hasn’t stopped some companies from exploring the technology and releasing some hardware into the world. Check out our overview below:
Estimote
Website: Estimote.com
Price: $99.- (3 iBeacons)
Status: Buy from Amazon
Gimbal Proximity Beacon – Series 10
Website: Gimbal.com
Price: $10.- (1 iBeacon)
Status: Limited Time Beacon Offer
Gimbal Proximity Beacon – Series 20
Website: Gimbal.com
Price: $20.- (1 iBeacon)
Status: Limited Time Beacon Offer
Roximity iBeacon
Website: Buyibeacons.com
Price: $10.- (per month)
$120.- (Beacon 3-Pack) + shipping (worldwide)
Status: Available
RedBearLab v2.0
Website: RedBearLab.com
Price: $29.99
Status: Available
RedBear Beacon B1
Website: RedBear.net
Price: $35.- (1 Beacon)
Status: Available
KSTechnologies
Website: KSTechnologies.com
Price: $20.- (1 iBeacon)
Status: Alpha Program Participants Only
Coin BLE Arduino Dev Board
Website: No longer available
Price: $40.- (1 iBeacon – shipping not included)
Status: Limited Available
Kontakt
Website: Kontakt.io
Price: $81.- (3 Standard iBeacons – not incl. shipping)
Status: Available
tōd
Website: todhq.com
Price: $39.99 (1 iBeacon), $115.99 (3 iBeacons), $379.99 (10 iBeacons).
Status: Ships now!
iBks105
Website: accent-systems.com
Price: €50,- (3 iBeacons), €75,-(5 iBeacons), €130,- (100 iBeacons). (Freight cost not included)
Status: Available
Onyx Beacon
Website: onyxbeacon.com
Price: €59,- (3 iBeacons) (Shipping & handling costs are €20,- for Europe and €35,- for the Rest of the World.)
Status: Available.
Did we miss anything?
Do you know of some iBeacon devices that are not on this list? Add your link to the comments and we’ll check it out. If you have any other information on iBeacons let us know!
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