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RuuviTag | Open-Source Bluetooth Sensor Beacon with 1 Km Range

Ruuvi Innovations , a startup out of Finland, has successfully crowdfunded a fully opensourced Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth 5 ready) sensor beacon. The  RuuviTag  is a sensor beacon with a 1 kilometer open air range and offers unlimited possibilities for makers, developers, IoT companies and educational institutions. The company has decided to defy the status quo by releasing all of their sources to the public. The key differentiators that set RuuviTag apart from other Beacons are: Easy, standalone use: the devices can be used without any preinstalled apps. Eddystone certified: RuuviTag is checked for full Eddystone support by Google engineers. Arduino compatible: the software is compatible with Arduino's recently announced IoT platform, Arduino Primo. Multiple Sensors: to measure temperature, relative humidity, air pressure, altitude and acceleration. Bluetooth 5 ready: the new Bluetooth release quadruples range, doubles speed, increases d...

CES 2015: Intel unveils Curie, new module for compact wearables

Intel has showcased some futuristic technologies at the ongoing CES 2015 event. Intel's future seems to be greatly focused on wearables as it unveiled Curie module, a low-powered hardware product that can be used in a range of wearables including rings, bands and glasses. Intel's Curie Module is based on an updated version of its Quark Chip, called the Quark SE. The chip comes with features such as 32-bit microcontroller with 384 kB of flash memory and 80 kB SRAM, Bluetooth LE, low-power sensor hub, six-axis combination accelerometer and gyroscope. It runs Viper, an open source software that can capture information via activity recognition and built-in features. The new module is supposed to help speed up development in the wearable segment. It aims to help developers come up with more compact wearable hardware. Apart from the industry, the module is also important for Intel.