The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an 8,000-member trade association, announced Tuesday it will make Wibree, a low-power, short-range wireless technology developed by Nokia, the foundation for a new form of Bluetooth. Wibree could be used to connect devices like heart monitors and watches, according to Nokia. “The development work for Wibree began when we discovered a series of interesting new use scenarios that no current local connectivity solution was addressing,” explained Nokia’s Jarkko Sairanen.
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Wibree Joins Bluetooth’s Kingdom
Posted by: Walaika Haskins June 12, 2007 01:28 PMThe Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an 8,000-member trade association, announced Tuesday it will make Wibree, a low-power, short-range wireless technology developed by Nokia, the foundation for a new form of Bluetooth. Wibree could be used to connect devices like heart monitors and watches, according to Nokia. “The development work for Wibree began when we discovered a series of interesting new use scenarios that no current local connectivity solution was addressing,” explained Nokia’s Jarkko Sairanen.