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Bluetooth enabled smart devices in Smart Homes

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Bluetooth is leading the convergence of information and industries; and is taking the world to the next industrial revolution. The rapid rise of wireless technologies in industries as well as in homes has resulted in the concept of predictive maintenance in case of wireless sensor networks, improvements in system monitoring, etc. Bluetooth based technologies are also entering the household markets through smart technology. The future of such technologies is very promising since the global Bluetooth smart and smart ready market is expected to reach USD 5.34 billion by 2023. It is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 2.23% between the years 2017 to 2023. In 2018, 650 million Bluetooth smart home devices will ship! Most of the smart devices used in homes are based on Bluetooth 4.0 version . This version is also colloquially known as BLE version which means Bluetooth Low Energy. These versions are released by Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG). This technology is used in the no

BLE Technology : The Technology Behind Bluetooth Smart Locks

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The world today has literally become a very small place. With technologies adopting IoT concepts, it has become very easy to connect with other people and things, from anywhere! Clearly, the sudden boom of IoT and its technology has given a big push to BLE enabled devices and their market! By BLE enabled devices I mean the devices that can be controlled remotely from your smartphone or tablet by connecting them with Bluetooth at very low efforts. Hence the name BLE (Bluetooth low energy). The BLE devices and technology is used in so many ways and for so many purposes. They can be used to find a missing item or to measure your heart rate or to locate something or operate some machines, etc. A very common example of this is the ‘Fitbit’ that people wear on their wrists nowadays. This device measures your heart rate and blood-pressure level and notifies you on your smartphone! How cool is that? Well, all this is possible due to the BLE technology! Now, all this influx of infor