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By BadmonkeySoft
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Greetings all,

New to electronics and enjoying every minute!

Had an idea that I wanted to try and I would greatly appreciate someone to point me in the right direction so I can create it.

I want to create a Bluetooth tag that when it gets near my iPhone, the phone will give an alert and the BT unit will blink showing communications that it has been discovered. The Bluetooth must have its own power (of course) and be small.

I bought an Arduino Uno to get started with, but I know I can't use it as the final product. I've seen XBee...it looks fairly easy to use, but since I'm new to electronics, I'm confused on which module and approach I should take.

Thanks,
M