R2-Where Are You? Droid Beacons with Xamarin
Whether Xamarin development or Beacon technology caught your curiosity, I've prepared links to a few resources that you might be interested in.
Presentation Slides on SlideShare
- Xamarin - A rich cross-platform development suite built on top of Mono to help you build native mobile apps
- Xamarin Binding - Objective-C and Java Library (Android)
- About Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) - Compatibility, Supported Devices, Technical Specifications
- Android iBeacon Service - Android source code by Radius Networks for interacting with Beacon technology
Interesting Beacon Implementations
GitHub Repositories
- Xamarin Android iBeacon Service - My Xamarin binding of the Radius Networks Android iBeacon Service
- R2 - Where Are You? - A resource application that demonstrates Beacon monitoring and ranging
Make Your Own Beacon
- Free iBeacon Virtual Machine - Turn your computer + VM + Bluetooth 4.0 dongle into a Beacon
- How to Make an iBeacon Out of a Raspberry Pi