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Week in Review–November 17th, 2018

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/week-in-review-november-17th-2018.html

Garmin Forerunner 30/230/235/630 Firmware Update: Addresses some Bluetooth Smart phone connectivity issues.

How I would design the ideal sports watch

www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/07/how-i-would-design-ideal-sports-watch.html

Let me transfer that data across Bluetooth to my mobile phone, just like some companies already support today.

Garmin Edge 540/840/1040 Now Supports Sending New Courses Mid-Ride

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/garmin-edge-540-840-1040-now-supports-sending-new-courses-mid-ride.html

Partially because those units all use a different Bluetooth connectivity architecture than the new Edge x40 series devices (that the Edge Explore 2 also uses), but also because those units are on an entirely different user interface.

First Ride: Everysight Raptor Cycling Heads-Up Display

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/everysight-cycling-display.html

- Connects to both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart sensors (Speed/Power/Cadence/HR)…

The Apple Watch: Sport and Fitness In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/apple-watch-review.html

Finally, it’s worth noting that in addition to using the optical HR sensor internal to the Apple Watch, you can also connect/pair it to Bluetooth Smart heart rate straps.

Tour Down Under 2017: A look at the Satalyst Racer Tracking System

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/satalyst-tracking-system.html

Certainly newer power meters are more commonly dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart capable, but even in the men’s pro ranks, the vast majority of teams are still using ANT+ only units at this point still (Team Sky with Stages, 4iiii's with Quick-Step Floors and BORA-hansgrohe, and Dimension Data with ROTOR 2INPower are the only exceptions).

Week in Review–February 1st, 2015

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1) Nike+ Fuelband SE Bluetooth Protocol Reverse Engineered: While I’m no expert on programming, from what I do know about security best practices and authentication – this isn’t pretty.

Finally summer! A look at my brick-taper weekend.

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I had bought a pair of Bluetooth headphones for use on the trainer back a number of weeks ago, and they finally worked there way over here last week.

Week in Review–February 15th, 2014

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9) Post from PowerTap on Bluetooth Smart: A good piece from one of the key leads at CycleOps/PowerTap.

Week in Review–Dec 6th, 2015

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Tacx Firmware Update for Vortex Smart, Bushido Smart, Genius Smart: This adds the ability for 3rd party apps to control the units via Bluetooth Smart (the NEO already received the update).

First Look: Amazfit’s Crazy Treadmill & Wall Display System

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/first-look-amazfits-crazy-treadmill-wall-display-system.html

I’d love to see Amazfit stick ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart broadcasting of the treadmill pace/speed into it so one could connect it to Zwift or other apps.

CycleOps Virtual Training In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/cycleops-virtual-training-in-depth-review.html

Yes, the KICKR has Bluetooth Smart – but ultimately as long as CycleOps allowed control of the PowerBeam, the end-resultant is pretty similar.

How to find & create awesome cycling routes in a smarter way

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/awesome-cycling-smarter.html

Oh – and they could do it all from the head unit using Bluetooth to take advantage of your cell phone connection.

First Look: Suunto’s new Movesense advanced sensor platform

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/first-look-suuntos-new-movesense-advanced-sensor-platform.html

From there the companies can offload that data into their own applications (via Bluetooth Smart), or down the road be able to leverage the Suunto Movescount platform to store and visualize that data.

Lions, Tigers and (more) Gadgets…oh my!

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So my first impressions are that technologically they are doing some things that the GoPro’s aren’t yet (such as the ability to calibrate the view on my iPhone using Bluetooth), I find the system a bit more clunky than the GoPro system.

Withings Body & Body Cardio WiFi Weight Scales In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/07/withings-body-cardio-wifi-weight-scale-in-depth-review.html

However, the configuration takes place via your smartphone (or desktop computer), via Bluetooth Smart.

Week in Review–June 30th, 2013

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/reviewjune-30th-2013.html

Though, this one does include ANT+ in it, as well as Bluetooth Smart – and all sorts of other sensors and input recognition types (like gestures and voice).

Testing out the Pebble watch with new RunKeeper app integration

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/testing-runkeeper-integration.html

They had a year to leverage the power of Bluetooth Smart on the phone platform and do stuff like show heart rate metrics that RunKeeper already supports today.

Hands-on: Polar’s new M200 GPS watch with Optical HR

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/polar-m200-hands-on.html

But you can also sync via Bluetooth Smart to the Polar Flow app on iOS and Android.

Week in Review–June 6th, 2021

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Wahoo KICKR V5 & V4 (2020/2018) Firmware Update: Adds proper Bluetooth FTMS support (woot!)…

Week in Review–June 29th, 2014

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6) Withings Activité announced: A really cool looking merge of a sleek watch and a Bluetooth Smart connected activity tracker.