Bluetooth Special Interest Group has ratified a new version of the Bluetooth Low Energy standard that adds new security features preventing people from sniffing out your Bluetooth signal. Read more »
U.K. company PitPat is launching its own quantified canine tracker, but this one aims to undercut Whistle and Tagg in price and exceed them in battery life. Read more »
Open Garden is teaming up with TrackR to connect its FireChat and bandwidth-sharing apps to TrackR’s smart tags. Why? A FireChat user may one day help locate your lost luggage. Read more »
GE has partnered with visual light communications startup ByteLight to turn its lighting products into location-broadcasting network using both Bluetooth and visible light. They’ll be showing off their work at Lightfair… Read more »
Jawbone’s UP app isn’t just tracking your own steps, but the steps you take with your dog. A tie-in with quantified pup startup Whistle will merge data from both activity trackers. Read more »
Whistle started out selling a dog collar tag that monitored your pets activity, but it’s trying to evolve its platform into more than just a means of measuring walks. Read more »
After testing the connected collar tag on my two dogs, I’m convinced Whistle has created something special. Whistle provides useful and engrossing data on a dog’s daily activity, and it’s only… Read more »
After testing the connected collar tag on my two dogs, I’m convinced Whistle has created something special. Whistle provides useful and engrossing data on a dog’s daily activity, and it’s only… Read more »
Though not exactly subtle, Phone Halo’s new Glasses TrackR could be a godsend for people constantly leaving their glasses in cabs, cafes and airplanes. Using Bluetooth it alerts you when you… Read more »
Phone Halo, one of GigaOM’s Mobilize Product Showcase finalists, is set to launch its Button TrackR tag this month, letting you track your valuables on a smartphone. Next year its tags… Read more »