Hi Roger,
The answer is - not really - we covered this earlier in the week on a
similar topic. NFC is support only on Android devices which cuts out half
your potential market, and you can trigger on some beacon content using
Google Chrome, assuming your users have it installed. Unfortunately many
users won't have it installed, so you can't reliably trigger content for
all users.
You can read a little about how it works here:
https://developers.google.com/nearby/notifications/overview
But basically - not on most devices, not out of the box and not without
user configuration.
In terms of cost, Andrew's quite right, these days beacons aren't very
expensive, though I'd recommend spending of the order of £20 rather than £5.
Best regards,
Nick
On 7 February 2017 at 17:17, Jeffery, Roger <[log in to unmask]>
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> Apologies if this has been covered on here ad infinitum, but can anyone
> recommend some kind of very simple way of triggering content on someone’s
> phone/device in an exhibition? Content such as an extended label, film or
> audio.
>
>
>
> I’m sure I saw something a bit like an NFC chip or Bluetooth, that doesn’t
> require an app or an expensive beacon, but is more elegant than simply
> using QR codes… does such a thing exist or have I imagined it?
>
>
>
> Any pointers much appreciated!
>
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> Roger
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