VS to roll out iBeacon at LHR??

[Darren Wheeler]

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/01/vir ... w-airport/

Given the name of the site, there may be no truth in it at all.

What is iBeacon?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon

It is true

iBacon? I'm all for it if it delivers a hot bacon roll (brown sauce please) ready for when I arrive at the CH.

Another example of "Minority Report" predicting the future.

Macrumors is a pretty well respected aggregate news site for everything related Apple Inc.

It should be a pretty interesting use of technology. iBeacon could be used for a variety of things. For example if you are late for your flight cause you haven't paid attention, the virgin app could present a iBeacon message saying your running late as you walk past a announcement board. Or if you as you go near MoneyCorp, it could remind you to that if you want to change money, you can also earn FC miles. It also can accept payment so it is not just about advertising directly to your phone. ):

So pleased that VS are embracing this new technology. But perhaps they should pay more attention to maintaining and improving the IT systems they already have. ?|

So pleased that VS are embracing this new technology. But perhaps they should pay more attention to maintaining and improving the IT systems they already have. ?|

But that won't make a media story....

I'm a huge tech person - but I don't feel like being tracked. This is a gimmick.

I thought this was announced a while ago? About same time as Google glass?

[mitchja]

It was, it's just seems to be getting another wave of coverage from various tech websites.