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Dev tools · August 18, 2022

We built an AirTag-like network for sensors that talk to your servers

Hi, we’re Simon, Don and Dan, and we’re developing infrastructure for enabling Bluetooth devices that can communicate with your web backend (we’re calling it Blecon). Think your own AirTags network, but for sensors talking to your servers. We’ve got most of the underlying tech for the network infrastructure in place, and now have samples of a first manufacturer device that supports Blecon - a small rechargeable accelerometer tag. Not much live yet, but we put a summary of this first device and how it works in the link (plus you’ll find some early developer docs for the network infrastructure…

We built an AirTag-like network for sensors that talk to your servers launched on August 18, 2022 with 6 votes, #1,108 of 3,307 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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What it does

See where every asset is, what condition it

Unlock the Bluetooth in frontline devices as your asset tracking network. Runs in the background, collecting data wherever your teams operates. Tags can log timestamped sensor data offline, then upload when in range. Rules, alerts and APIs to allow people and systems to react and analyse. No readers, scanners or gateways to install. No cabling. No workflow change for staff. Blecon Agent runs in the background on the devices your team already uses capturing location and sensor data automatically. Because the network is built on devices you control rather than someone else's consumer phones, it's deployable, scalable and dependable for operational use. Wherever your team operates, from…from blecon.net

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi, we’re Simon, Don and Dan, and we’re developing infrastructure for enabling Bluetooth devices that can communicate with your web backend (we’re calling it Blecon). Think your own AirTags network, but for sensors talking to your servers. We’ve got most of the underlying tech for the network infrastructure in place…

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