Beacons at the museum: Pacific Science Center to roll out location-based Mixby app next month

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center has scheduled an Oct. 4 public launch for a new system that uses Bluetooth-enabled beacons and the Mixby smartphone app to offer new experiences to museum guests — presenting them with different features and content depending on where they’re standing at any given moment. The app, developed by Seattle-based Artifact Technologies, has been piloted at the museum since the spring. Check out GeekWire’s earlier post for our hands-on experience with the app at Pacific Science Center.