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I'm currently developing an app based on Gimbal: https://gimbal.com https://gimbal.com (made by Qualcomm). My experience so far has been pretty good using thei

I'm currently developing an app based on Gimbal: https://gimbal.com https://gimbal.com (made by Qualcomm). My experience so far has been pretty good using their SDK (which works on iOS and Android) and their admin web interface, and the Gimbal devices themselves are not that expensive. I'd be interested to hear the experiences of others using Gimbal..

jsemrau 12y ago
Gimbal beacons have the suckiest battery life. The ones that I had expired after only two months of usage. Of course you can replace the battery (big plus) but the maintenance would be costly if deployed at a customer site.
- zachdunn 12y ago
  For series 10, absolutely. Their series 20 seems to have better battery life (4 AA), but they need to "approve" you in order to purchase them... still yet to see one in the wild.
bitpew 12y ago
I recently (Feb 2014) had the opportunity to evaluate different iBeacon hardware for a project. http://roximity.com http://roximity.com * "ok" price * horrible customer communication * in reality to want to sell you their services and not the iBeacons. * not configurable (proximity id, major, minor) * really long shipping time to europe (4 weeks) https://www.sticknfind.com https://www.sticknfind.com * "ok" price * nice form factor (small) * not really iBeacon compatible. They say you can flash their beacons to make them compatible, but i haven't found out how since their support is not responding. * not configurable (proximity id, major, minor) http://kontakt.io http://kontakt.io * good price * great support * major, minor configurable. proximity id not * form factor kinda bulky * they seem to be able to deliver huge amount of beacons http://www.easibeacon.com http://www.easibeacon.com * great price * great support * nice form factor (same as stickNFind) * fully configurable (proximity id, major, minor) * the company is relatively young Can't say anything about the battery life yet, but the batteries were replaceable in each case.
- jimmcslim 12y ago
  Awesome summary! Thanks!
- jchrisa 12y ago
  Here's another one that combines Arduino http://blog.onlycoin.com/posts/2013/10/3/coin-arduino-ble-dev-kit http://blog.onlycoin.com/posts/2013/10/3/coin-arduino-ble-de...
- pieterdm 12y ago
  Read our blog post on iBeacon battery life http://www.marconilabs.com/ibeacon-battery-life-does-size-matter/ http://www.marconilabs.com/ibeacon-battery-life-does-size-ma... Best, Pieter

jsemrau 12y ago

Gimbal beacons have the suckiest battery life. The ones that I had expired after only two months of usage. Of course you can replace the battery (big plus) but the maintenance would be costly if deployed at a customer site.

zachdunn 12y ago
For series 10, absolutely. Their series 20 seems to have better battery life (4 AA), but they need to "approve" you in order to purchase them... still yet to see one in the wild.

bitpew 12y ago

I recently (Feb 2014) had the opportunity to evaluate different iBeacon hardware for a project. http://roximity.com http://roximity.com * "ok" price * horrible customer communication * in reality to want to sell you their services and not the iBeacons. * not configurable (proximity id, major, minor) * really long shipping time to europe (4 weeks) https://www.sticknfind.com https://www.sticknfind.com * "ok" price * nice form factor (small) * not really iBeacon compatible. They say you can flash their beacons to make them compatible, but i haven't found out how since their support is not responding. * not configurable (proximity id, major, minor) http://kontakt.io http://kontakt.io * good price * great support * major, minor configurable. proximity id not * form factor kinda bulky * they seem to be able to deliver huge amount of beacons http://www.easibeacon.com http://www.easibeacon.com * great price * great support * nice form factor (same as stickNFind) * fully configurable (proximity id, major, minor) * the company is relatively young Can't say anything about the battery life yet, but the batteries were replaceable in each case.

jimmcslim 12y ago
Awesome summary! Thanks!
jchrisa 12y ago
Here's another one that combines Arduino http://blog.onlycoin.com/posts/2013/10/3/coin-arduino-ble-dev-kit http://blog.onlycoin.com/posts/2013/10/3/coin-arduino-ble-de...
pieterdm 12y ago
Read our blog post on iBeacon battery life http://www.marconilabs.com/ibeacon-battery-life-does-size-matter/ http://www.marconilabs.com/ibeacon-battery-life-does-size-ma... Best, Pieter