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The 99th anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will see a dedicated mobile app for the event available for the first time. Available for mobile devices running Apple’s iOS 8.2 or later, the app will provide heaps of customizable information before, during and after the race.

Romanian tech firm Onyx Beacon is teaming up with the local authorities in Bucharest to install 500 iBeacon devices on local buses. It's hoped that the new Smart Public Transport (SPT) initiative will make the city more accessible for the estimated 12,000 visually impaired citizens who live there.

Folding electric bicycles are becoming increasingly popular, although the presence of a chain (or an external belt drive) can complicate the folding procedure. That's why JAM Vehicles created the JIVR Bike. It has a chainless sealed drivetrain, along with some other interesting features.

The MLBAM (Major League Baseball Advanced Media), the interactive media branch of North America's major baseball organization, is in the process of installing iBeacons in a host of stadiums across the continent with the aim of a better-connected spectator experience.

Simple In/Out, a digital platform which automatically checks workers in and out of the office through its companion app, aims to simplify the process of keeping up with employee movements using GeoFences and iBeacon technology.

iBeacon sensors could be Apple's answer to NFC technology, and after establishing it in every one of its domestic US stores, it has turned to other applications and enabled the technology in the smart driving assistant Automatic.