New low-energy mesh standard makes Bluetooth the Internet of Thing`s best friend
(Android Central)

Bluetooth could be the standard that turns the internet of things into something we can care about. Chances are that when you hear `Internet of things` you don`t have high expectations. I feel you. Unfortunately, the real internet of things isn`t as exciting as some envisioned, and the devices and software used for shipping containers or a big library just don`t have a wow factor. That will change eventually, and we`ll have consumer things that are useful, different and we can actually touch them. But first, some standards need to be worked out. The current IoT is a mess of standards and protocols and things that just won`t work with each other. That`s really different from something like, say, Bluetooth, which just works everywhere and with practically everything. That`s why it was important for Bluetooth SIG (the companies and people who develop and maintain Bluetooth standards, among other things) get serious about the IoT, and the new Low-Energy mesh protocols shows that they ...