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Orii ring ships, turning your finger into a smartphone speaker and mic
Though the wearables world is largely focused on watches and headsets, Origami Labs’ Orii is different — a Bluetooth ring that turns your finger into an alternative speaker and microphone for your...
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Tile’s new Tile Pro can track objects up to 300 feet away
About $47 billion worth of items are lost each year, and most people spend nearly a year of their life looking for their lost things. That’s according to Tile, the startup behind an eponymous brand of...
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AirPods are suddenly ‘sold out’ across Apple Stores, hinting at refresh...
Apple's international storefronts are saying the AirPods are "sold out" across multiple countries, apparently signaling an imminent refresh.Read More
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ParkWhiz’s Arrive Network automates parking payments with wireless technology
ParkWhiz's new Arrive Network leverages wireless sensors to automatically charge parking reservations to drivers. It's rolling out in cities across the U.S.Read More
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Why Android Nearby, iBeacons, and Eddystone failed to gain traction
Bluetooth beacon platforms like Apple's iBeacon and Google's Eddystone was supposed to revolutionize retail. But they didn't. What went wrong?Read More
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Amazon opens up Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit to all wireless headphone and...
Amazon today announced general availability for the Alexa Mobile Accessory kit to bring Alexa to more wireless headphones, wearables, and Bluetooth devices.Read More
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Adero, formerly TrackR, launches new smart tag system with proactive...
Adero, formerly TrackR, has a new family of products designed to keep track of all the little things you squeeze into bags.Read More
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Tempow claims its wireless earbuds tech increases battery life by 50%
French firm Tempow is introducing a wireless earbuds development platform it claims can deliver 50 percent better battery life than competing solutions.Read More
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Tile partners with Qualcomm, Toshiba, others to integrate its tracking tech...
At the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, Tile announced that it's partnering with Qualcomm and others to bring its tech to reference chip designs.Read More
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Bluetooth SIG forms Smart Home working group for mesh tech
Bluetooth SIG, the industry consortium that develops Bluetooth standards, announced a working group to create mesh model specifications.Read More
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Bluetooth gains ‘direction finding’ for location accuracy to the centimeter
Bluetooth 5.1 arrives today, with one particularly interesting new feature that will help improve location services: direction finding.Read More
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Waze Beacons arrive in New York City tunnels
Hundreds of Waze Beacons -- wireless pucks that help smartphones and tablets locate themselves underground -- are now live in New York City.Read More
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Qualcomm’s new Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 6 networking chip beams audio to...
Qualcomm's new QCA6390 networking system-on-chip supports both Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1, the latter of which promises to reduce latency.Read More
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Google uncovers Bluetooth vulnerability in Titan Security Key
Google says that it's uncovered a vulnerability in Bluetooth-enabled models of its Titan Security Key. It's offering affected customers a refund.Read More
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tvOS 13 hands-on: Small Apple TV tweaks will please gamers, waste data
The latest Apple TV software update has some nice new UI improvements and support for Sony/Microsoft controllers, but will that be enough to win new fans?Read More
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Amazon brings GPS-based navigation and more music services to Alexa mobile...
Amazon today added support for GPS-based location, more music services, and hands-free commands to Alexa built-in devices.Read More
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Tile raises $45 million to track wallets, keys, and bags with Bluetooth
Smart tracker startup Tile has raised $45 million in venture capital, it announced, bringing its total raised to over $100 million.Read More
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Huawei’s FreeBuds 3 are open-air earbuds with active noise cancellation
During a press conference at IFA 2019, Huawei introduced the FreeBuds 3, open-ear earbuds with active noise cancellation.Read More
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Tile unveils the Sticker alongside refreshed Slim, Pro, and Mate trackers
San Mateo, California-based Tile today took the wraps off of new and refreshed Bluetooth trackers, including the Sticker, Slim, Pro, and Mate.Read More
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Google’s Pixelbook Go team focused on fixing bugs instead of adding features
The Pixelbook Go doesn't have much in the way of new features, but it packs improved Android app compatibility and better Bluetooth.Read More
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Bluetooth LE Audio promises superior sound quality and battery life
Bluetooth is finally giving audio devices access to its low-energy radio mode, as well as broadcasting to multiple receivers for future gyms and theaters.Read More
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What privacy-preserving coronavirus tracing apps need to succeed
Coronavirus contact tracing app makers in the U.S. and Europe say they can help return life to normal and keep privacy intact, but they need a lot of help.Read More
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ProBeat: Apple and Google’s contact detection API will fail, but they should...
Privacy concerns aside, there are too many obstacles for Apple and Google's contact tracing tool to be effective. Here's why they still should build it.Read More
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Apple and Google build more privacy and flexibility into Bluetooth contact...
Apple and Google will bring more privacy and public health official control for Bluetooth contact tracing apps. An early iOS version is due out Tuesday.Read More
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Where the U.K. went wrong with its COVID-19 contact tracing app
As Britain's COVID-19 infections soared in the spring, the government promised a game-changing contact tracing app -- but it wasn't to be.Read More
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Bluetooth SIG plans COVID-19 exposure-tracing support for wearables
The organization responsible for Bluetooth is working to bring the Apple-Google smartphone exposure-tracing system to wrist devices for kids and seniors.Read More
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Apple and Google say 25 states and territories have explored using COVID-19...
Apple and Google are turning more attention toward increasing adoption of its COVID-19 contact tracing app solution in U.S. states and territories.Read More
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Nearly all of us drive automatic cars — why do we have a manual Internet of...
For the sake of better supply chains, truly smart buildings, greater sustainability, and an Internet of Everything rather than the Internet of Expensive Things, a new autonomous IoT is needed.Read More
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Bluetooth-enabled tracking startup Wiliot raises $200M
Wiliot, a company developing Bluetooth-enabled sensors for tracking and analytics, has raised $200 million in venture capital.Read More
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Ditto raises $9M to connect devices peer-to-peer
Ditto, a startup developing a platform that connects devices peer-to-peer, with or without internet, has raised $9 million in seed funding.Read More
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