Hospitality Archives

Xamarin bindings for the Gimbal SDKs for Android and iOS

by David_Helms | Oct 4, 2016 | Hospitality

Gimbal’s location platform is designed to work in a variety of application development environments. Gimbal provides native support for Android and iOS applications, however it is possible to incorporate third-party platforms such as Xamarin, enabling seamless...

NFC vs. BLE – Which is Right for You?

by Gimbal, Inc. | Jul 18, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE); both are two of the leading technologies powering modern services in our smartphones, yet they are designed with very different user experiences in mind. If you are in the process of recreating your mobile...

Using Gimbal to Maximize Enterprise Locations

by Gimbal, Inc. | May 13, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

We are at an inflection point in our industry- ripe for explosion and the path towards ubiquity. In the not too distant future, location solutions will be as common for enterprises as having a web domain and email marketing program. While location technologies (e.g.,...

Beacon Security – Why It Matters

by Gimbal, Inc. | May 4, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

We recently announced support for Eddystone-EID (Ephemeral ID), which provides beacon owners with a secure option for transmitting beacon signals and provides control for which applications are able to access their beacons. Google’s release of Eddystone-EID underpins...

Gimbal Supports Eddystone-EID from Google

by Gimbal, Inc. | Apr 14, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

Gimbal Supports Eddystone-EID (Ephemeral Identifiers) from Google Google announced today the release of Eddystone ephemeral /EID frames, which is designed for scenarios where beacon deployers want to manage access to the beacon signal, including privacy- and...

Setting Your Program Up For Success

by NickLarsen | Mar 31, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

Before implementing a mobile location/proximity program, like for any other technical project or program, it is critical to establish measurable goals as early as possible up front. Not doing so can put the entire program at risk. How will you (or your management...

Gimbal Analytics Dashboards Get a Makeover – 3 Things to Get Excited About

by Gimbal, Inc. | Feb 18, 2016 | Hospitality, Out-Of-Home Media, Retail, Venues & Events

We’ve been working hard this winter in the arctic tundra that is San Diego and are happy to announce some exciting new changes coming to Gimbal in 2016! The first of which is a makeover to Gimbal Analytics Dashboards that we will be rolling out in the coming weeks....