Learn the key standardsâiBeacon, Eddystone, Bluetooth 4.0, and AltBeaconâand how they work with other proximity technologies. Then build your understanding of the proximity framework and how to identify and deploy the best solutions for your own business, institutional, or consulting needs.
“This is a must read for all startups and stakeholders.”
— Steve Blank, author of The 4 Steps to the Epiphany, creator of Customer Development methodology
“The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read. It is written in a conversational tone, doesn’t take itself too...
This book helps readers find objects in the night sky with small-, medium-, and large-aperture telescopes. It provides comprehensive coverage for identifying and locating star clusters in all relevant constellations in the northern and southern hemispheres.
As ‘distributed’ astronomical projects multiply, this text on how to produce professional-quality space imaging will be welcome to many amateurs equipped with today’s powerful telescopy. It offers a thorough grounding in the scientific principles and methods.
CoffeeScript in Action is a tutorial that teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It begins by quickly exposing you to CoffeeScript's new, but instantly-familiar syntax. Then, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. Language...
Many pediatricians and family practice physicians are intimidated by heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents. This may result from the perception that learning so many types of congenital heart defects and diseases may appear to be an insurmountable task. In addition becoming an expert in auscultation of the...
Pervasive and networked computers have dramatically reduced the cost of collecting and distributing large datasets. In this context, machine learning algorithms that scale poorly could simply become irrelevant. We need learning algorithms that scale linearly with the volume of the data while maintaining enough statistical efficiency to...
Sound is an integral part of every user experience but a neglected medium in design disciplines. Design of an artifact's sonic qualities is often limited to the shaping of functional, representational, and signaling roles of sound. The interdisciplinary field of sonic interaction design (SID) challenges these prevalent approaches by...
Here is a one-volume guide to just about everything computer-related for amateur astronomers!
Today’s amateur astronomy is inextricably linked to personal computers. Computer-controlled "go-to" telescopes are inexpensive. CCD and webcam imaging make intensive use of the technology for capturing and processing...
This book presents a general overview of the applications and use of geopositioning and GNSS for assisting the supervision and management of mobile terrestrial professions, information, traffic regulation, multimodal information, pedestrian mobility and indoor geopositioning, etc. It especially focuses on the field of mobility and terrestrial...
As a group, gastrointestinal-tract cancers are the second most common
cancers among males and females in the United States. The most dominant
is colorectal cancer; remarkably, only a small proportion of people
nationwide receive adequate screening for this malignancy. Patients with
gastrointestinal-tract cancers are benefiting...
Want a great software development team? Look no further. How to Recruit and Hire Great Software Engineers: Building a Crack Development Team is a field guide and instruction manual for finding and hiring excellent engineers that fit your team, drive your success, and provide you with a competitive advantage. Focusing on proven...
