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Exhibitions and iBeacon Indoor Navigation

With Taipei’s annual international computer exhibition opening next week, the Computex Taipei 2014 app uses iBeacon indoor positioning to offer a fun treasure hunt and help visitors find booths that interest them. The article suggests that a similar indoor navigation app could also make visits easier for readers at the Hong Kong Book Fair 2014.

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In brief

The Computex Taipei 2014 app uses iBeacon indoor positioning to make visits more enjoyable and help visitors find booths. The article proposes a similar indoor navigation app for the Hong Kong Book Fair 2014 to help book lovers navigate the venue.

Taipei’s annual international computer exhibition opens next week,and this year’s dedicated Computex Taipei appuses iBeacon indoor positioning technology to offer an entertaining treasure hunt. Alongside making the visit more enjoyable, it helps visitors find booths that interest them, so even those with a poor sense of direction need not worry about getting lost!

If the Hong Kong Book Fair 2014 also follows the example of Computex Taipei 2014 and launches a mobile app with indoor navigation, it could make visits easier for book lovers too!

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Original article: http://chinese.engadget.com/2014/05/30/computex-2014-app-ibeacon-support

Frequently asked questions

How does the Computex Taipei 2014 app use iBeacon?

It uses iBeacon indoor positioning technology to offer an entertaining treasure hunt and help visitors find booths that interest them.

How does indoor positioning help exhibition visitors?

It makes it easier to locate booths of interest and helps visitors with a poor sense of direction avoid getting lost.

Does the article say the Hong Kong Book Fair 2014 has an indoor navigation app?

The article proposes that the Hong Kong Book Fair 2014 follow Computex Taipei 2014 by launching a mobile app with indoor navigation. It suggests that this could make visits easier for book lovers.

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