MWC 2014 Video: This Is The Year Of Bluetooth Smart

Bluetooth_logoThere were countless Bluetooth devices on display at Mobile Wold Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) was in attendance.

Our colleagues from Gizmodo.de had a chance to talk to Mark Powell, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG, about the recently launched Bluetooth Smart specification for mobile devices which considerably extends the battery life of all of your ‘smart’ objects.

In the video below, Powell shows several devices that already feature Bluetooth Smart technology, including a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush.

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Max Smolaks

Max 'Beast from the East' Smolaks covers open source, public sector, startups and technology of the future at TechWeekEurope. If you find him looking lost on the streets of London, feed him coffee and sugar.

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