• Home
  • Trends
  • Company News
  • Product News
  • Fashion
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • About
  • Contact
  • April 12, 2021

Wearable Tech Insider

The Inside Word on Wearables and Wearable Technology

You are here: Home / Archives for BLE

Is Your Activity Tracker Tracking More Than Just Your Activity?

May 26, 2015 By Dan Rosenbaum

Is Your Activity Tracker Tracking More Than Just Your Activity?

The security firm Context Information Security recently put up an extensive and interesting post that points out that gadgets that use Bluetooth Low Energy -- as most wearables do -- can be tracked, and could therefore be seen as a security or privacy risk. The report gives background on beacon technology, which uses wireless signals to serve up location-dependent content. … [Read more...]

Guardian Bluetooth Kid Tracker

October 22, 2013 By Dan Rosenbaum

Guardian Bluetooth Kid Tracker

The Taiwanese company Beluvv has an interesting spin on kid trackers with its Guardian product, due to ship next month for $30. Guardian is a disk that looks to be a couple of inches in diameter that you can clip or strap onto your kid. You can set a geofence around your location using a smartphone app, and the Guardian uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to alert you when the … [Read more...]

Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter

Subscribe now to the Wearable Tech Insider's weekly news blast. You'll get links to the top half-dozen stories in the world of wearable tech, optimized for quick reading. It's the best way to read the Wearable Tech Insider; it's free and you can change your mind any time. And, of course, we'll never sell your name or e-mail address...

Search This Site

Recent Posts

New Use Case for Apple Watch: Red Sox Stealing Signs

Fossil Debuts Two Android Wear Smartwatches

Garmin Shows Three New Fitness Bands at IFA

Fitbit Ionic: Minimal Acceptable Product?

Intel (Finally) Ditches Wearables for AR

Don’t Believe Everything You Read: Wearables Are Far From Dead

Eyes F.lashing Before Your Life

Smarty Pants: Nadi X Yoga Leggings

Rings: How Smart Can They Be?

Upskill Closes Series B Financing, But Won’t Say How Much

Stories from Health Tech Insider

  • This Exoskeleton Knee-Brace Made Us Break The Rules [video]
  • Pity the Lowly Battery, Destined to Wearables Museum Displays [video]
  • NC State Uses Flakey Elastomer to Boost Energy Harvesting
  • Mobile Health Tech Helps Senior Heart Patients Avoid Repeat Attacks
  • Smart Shirt Microgrid Harvests Body Energy Sustainably
  • Smartphone App Now Relies on AI to Track Changes in Mole Sizes

Topics

2013 android android wear apple apple watch apx labs basis battery CES ces2016 CES2017 epson finance fitbit fitness fossil fuelband garmin gear glass google healthkit intel iWatch jawbone LG market research microsoft misfit MWC15 nfc nike omate omsignal pebble recon samsung smartwatch sony sports tizen vuzix withings wristware wristwear

Sign up for Wearable Tech Insider

First name
Last name
* = required field

powered by MailChimp!

Subscribe now to the Wearable Tech Insider's weekly news blast. You'll get links to the top half-dozen stories in the world of wearable tech, optimized for quick reading. It's the best way to read the Wearable Tech Insider; it's free and you can change your mind any time. And, of course, we'll never sell your name or e-mail address...

Made in New York
Wearable Tech Insider is proud to be Made in NY.

All text © 2015 Center Ring Media

Privacy Policy

Center Ring Media Sites

Wearable Tech Insider
Seniortech Insider
Health Tech Insider

Copyright 2016 Center Ring Media | Site by JRMC