# Getting started testing the Physical Web

In order to get up and running you need two things:

1. A hardware beacon (or two)
2. Software on your phone/tablet to see that beacon.

To get a hardware beacon you have two choices. By far the easiest is to just buy a beacon that is ready made. [Blesh](https://www.blesh.com/physical-web/) sells packs of three that are easy to setup and use.

If you want to hack a bit, there is also a growing list of maker devices that support the broadcasting of URLs in [this directory](https://github.com/google/physical-web/tree/master/firmware)

The software is the easiest thing to take care of. The app is on the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=physical_web.org.physicalweb) as well as the [Apple App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/physical-web/id927653608?mt=8).  A walkthrough of the app [is here](http://github.com/google/physical-web/blob/master/documentation/android_client_walkthrough.md) and will show you how to put your URL into a beacon.

Keep in mind that this software is just a prototype. We are doing it this way to easily and quickly test the concept. Eventually, the goal is to have this Physical Web code rolled into each browser.
# Getting started testing the Physical Web

In order to get up and running you need two things:

1. A hardware beacon (or two)
2. Software on your phone/tablet to see that beacon.

To get a hardware beacon you have two choices. By far the easiest is to just buy a beacon that is ready made. [Blesh](https://www.blesh.com/physical-web/) sells packs of three that are easy to setup and use.

If you want to hack a bit, there is also a growing list of maker devices that support the broadcasting of URLs in [this directory](https://github.com/google/uribeacon/tree/master/beacons)

The software is the easiest thing to take care of. The app is on the [Google Play store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=physical_web.org.physicalweb) as well as the [Apple App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/physical-web/id927653608?mt=8).  A walkthrough of the app [is here](http://github.com/google/physical-web/blob/master/documentation/android_client_walkthrough.md) and will show you how to put your URL into a beacon.

Keep in mind that this software is just a prototype. We are doing it this way to easily and quickly test the concept. Eventually, the goal is to have this Physical Web code rolled into each browser.

Update link to URIBeacon firmware versions
Update link to URIBeacon firmware versions