The Spinecoin app is now available for Android 6 and following, coming soon the iOS version. It is in charge to control the SC$ generation. Thanks to a beacon installed in each ebike and to the smartphone’s accelerometer, the user can accumulate SC$ just while he is riding the bicycle.
Beacons’ technology allows to inform the app once the user is close to his bike and when he can start to accumulate coins. Instead of a chip, the beacon allows Spinebike and NearIT to develop an innovative project of geo-marketing that goes beyond the traditional use of this technology. Normally the beacon is installed in a specific place and it activates the push notifications when the users get closer. In this case the beacon is placed inside the e-bike working differently, indeed it selects and communicates with a certain target in the best moment to fulfill people’s need.
Luca Locatelli CEO of NearIT said “We were keen to develop a different project. We are working on something very different compared to what we have been doing so far. We are proud of this cooperation which opens an essential trial period. As we were born as innovative startup, we feel comfortable being in contact with companies that use the technology for important purpose such as sustainability and mobility”.
