Monthly Archives: June 2011

Bluetooth 4.0 is going to lead to some pretty cool medical devices, such as wireless thermometer and heart rate products. One of its key features, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), will allow devices equipped with the wireless technology to consume far … Continue reading →

Adding Apple and Nordic to the SIG Board will help prepare for a world in which the way consumers use digital devices will fundamentally shift. Mobile phones, laptops, tablets, TVs, homes, and even cars will soon serve as hub devices to … Continue reading →

Valencell – The company’s first product, the Healthset audio headset, measures real-time heart rate, calories burned, and aerobic fitness level using audio earbuds. Data is collected from the earbuds and streamed wirelessly to mobile devices such as handsets and digital … Continue reading →

Finally the real universal remotes are here – An app on the smartphone that connects via Bluetooth to a hub which in turn controls all my IR devices. The Dijit app connects to the Beacon hub via Bluetooth and then … Continue reading →

Network start-up Neul has announced a wireless technology designed to connect machines using the “white space” which is unused within the broadcast TV band. The company plans to license its “Weightless” network technology to have billions of devices online by … Continue reading →

The Basis watch is one of a growing number of new tools that seeks to passively collect data on the wearer’s health and behavior with the aim of helping them to change it for the better. These devices are part … Continue reading →

Recording your friends making fools of themselves and posting it online has becoming something of a national sport.But now you can do it without them even knowing thanks to a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera.The ZionEyez glasses allow … Continue reading →

This product will mean anyone that owns a smartphone with the latest version 4.0 of Bluetooth (that includes Bluetooth low energy as a hallmark feature) will be able to set-up and use a wireless heart-rate (HR) belt within seconds and … Continue reading →

The Bluetooth standards body today added support for two specific data types in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification: The Health Thermometer Profile and the Heart Rate Profile. This will give rise to wireless devices that can help monitor and send health information … Continue reading →