The force behind the growth and adoption of the Internet of Things is wireless communications technology, which has made technology widely and ubiquitously available. Devices with sensors can send personal data to the cloud to be analyzed and saved, or they can be connected to processing devices such as smartphones and tablets, which can communicate data to a variety of wearable devices.
Building on technologies like Wi-Fi, Smart Bluetooth, NFC, and GPS, new wireless connectivity standards are dramatically reducing the processing power and power requirements of wearable devices. This increased efficiency will allow manufacturers to design and produce cheaper wearable devices, dramatically increasing sales. And Smart Bluetooth is a real game changer in this area, making it possible for devices to consume so little power that they can run for months or even years on just a tiny coin cell battery.
Smart Bluetooth is already getting support from the big boys, with Apple having added Smart Bluetooth support to almost all of its devices, with the latest use cases including the one-touch-to-device Apple TV, and inspiring new accessories like the Jawbone UP and the Unikey Kevo, which lets your phone become a key.
Connecting your body with Bluetooth (or even Wi-Fi)
Apple isn't the only company strongly backing Smart Bluetooth, with companies like Microsoft, BlackBerry, Google, and Samsung all jumping on board, which provides a platform for an explosion of wearables. Smart Bluetooth also has huge potential for connecting potential wearables to various sensors in the body.
Wearables have huge potential for environmental enhancement, improved health and human interaction, so where exactly is it headed? The answer is the Internet of Things.