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4iiii’s Viiiiva ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart Bridge & Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.html

A bit under a year ago 4iiii’s announced the first device on the market to bridge the gap between ANT+ accessories and Bluetooth Smart enabled phones.

Polar Bluetooth Smart Stride Sensor (Footpod) In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/polar-bluetooth-footpod.html

The Bluetooth Smart footpod is a running accessory that attaches to your running shoes and gives you speed/cadence data both indoors and out while connected to a smart phone.

Wahoo Fitness Blue SC Bluetooth Smart Speed/Cadence Sensor In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/wahoo-fitness-blue-sc-bluetooth-smart.html

Instead, it’s a new Bluetooth Smart (aka Bluetooth Low Energy) sensor, one designed to track your speed and cadence information while on a bike.

Kinetic inRide Bluetooth Smart Power Meter Accessory In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/kinetic-inride-bluetooth-smart-power-meter-accessory-in-depth-review.html

The inRide Bluetooth Smart accessory (tiny pod above) is the first Bluetooth Smart power meter to hit the market, just ahead of other Bluetooth Smart power meters.

Adidas Bluetooth Smart miCoach (Mini) Footpod In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/bluetooth-micoach-footpod.html

It’s been about 8 months since the first Bluetooth Smart footpod popped out into the market, introduced by Polar shortly after the release of their Polar Beat app.

The current state of Bluetooth Smart/Low Energy in sports technology (and why it matters to you)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/the-current-state-of-bluetooth-smartlow.html

Over the weekend a question was in the Polar/Look Power meter review post on the state of Bluetooth Low Energy/Smart and some of Polar’s long term plans for the space.

A look at the new Polar Beat Bluetooth Smart app with H7 Heart Rate Strap

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/a-look-at-new-polar-beat-bluetooth.html

Most importantly however, it’s actually the first Bluetooth Smart compatible offering from them.

Garmin (Finally) Releases Vector 3 Bluetooth Smart Firmware

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/02/garmin-finally-releases-vector-3-bluetooth-smart-firmware.html

As of today, Garmin finally has their first sensor that actually broadcasts via Bluetooth Smart (in addition to ANT+).

4iiii’s debuts Viiiiva Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ Consolidator Heart Rate Strap

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/4iiiis-debuts-viiiiva-bluetooth-smart.html

Today at Interbike, 4iiii’s quietly showed off a new heart rate strap that contains both a ANT+ chip and a Bluetooth Low Energy chip within it (Bluetooth Smart).

Mio Alpha Optical Heart Rate Monitor In-Depth Review (Bluetooth Smart/ANT+)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/monitor-bluetooth-smartant.html

In the case of the Alpha watch, I bought and paid for the Bluetooth Smart version, but Mio (company behind Alpha) also sent over two units (ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) to test ahead of them being publically available.

Garmin Adds Bluetooth Heart Rate & Running Data Broadcasting for FR245/FR945

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/garmin-adds-bluetooth-heart-rate-running-data-broadcasting-for-fr245-fr945.html

Garmin has quietly begun offering the ability for users to start re-broadcasting their heart rate over Bluetooth Smart with certain wearables, via an open beta program.

PowerTap’s new hubs, Bluetooth Smart Trainers, iPad apps, and more

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/powertaps-bluetooth-trainers.html

Next on the docket will be upcoming Bluetooth Smart caps for the PowerTap G3 and GS.

Garmin Speed & Cadence Sensors V2 with ANT+/Bluetooth Smart: In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-speed-cadence-sensors-v2-with-ant-bluetooth-smart-in-depth-review.html

Today Garmin finally announced dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart variants of their magnetless speed and cadence sensors, which had previously been ANT+ only.

Update on Polar/Look Keo Pedal Power Meter Bluetooth Smart Plans

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/update-polarlook-bluetooth.html

While Polar is strangely absent from this years Eurobike show floor, their partner with the already released Polar/Look Keo Power System – Look – was present and more than happy to sit down and talk about their upcoming plans for Bluetooth Smart.

First look at new Mio Link ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/mio-link-first-look.html

Today, Mio announced their newest product, the dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band: Mio Link.

First look at Wahoo Fitness KICKR ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Trainer with power meter

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-wahoo-fitness-kickr.html

Today Wahoo Fitness unveiled their latest product – a Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ enabled trainer with an integrated power meter.

First look at the Kinetic by Kurt $200 Bluetooth Smart inRIDE power meter trainer accessory

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-kinetic-by-kurt-200.html

This is definitely the week of power meters, and there’s no shortage of new products – for both Bluetooth Smart as well as ANT+.

Wahoo Adds Cadence Support & Multichannel Bluetooth to KICKR/CORE Trainers via Firmware Update

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/wahoo-adds-cadence-support-multichannel-bluetooth-to-kickr-core-trainers-via-firmware-update.html

As of today, Wahoo is rolling out a firmware update to existing Wahoo KICKR18 & KICKR CORE trainers that will now calculate and broadcast your cadence over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart.

Scosche RHYTHM+ Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Optical HR Band In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/scosche-antbluetooth-optical.html

Back at CES 2014 in January Scosche introduced their first dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart unit, the RHYTHM+.

Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 Gets Multiple Bluetooth Connections Update

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/scosche-rhythm-2-multiple-bluetooth-connections.html

Scosche has released a firmware update today that enables multiple concurrent Bluetooth connections for their Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 armband optical heart rate sensor.

Quick Tidbit: Garmin Adds Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart HR Broadcasting to Fenix 6

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/quick-tidbit-garmin-adds-dual-ant-bluetooth-smart-hr-broadcasting-to-fenix-6.html

That Virtual Run profile also broadcasted over Bluetooth Smart, but was a bit overkill if all you wanted was heart rate for Zwift or TrainerRoad on an iPad.

StageONE $699 ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart crank-based power meter announced

www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/stageone-699-ant-bluetooth-smart-crank.html

The power meter includes both ANT+ and Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE/BLE/Bluetooth Smart), allowing you to connect to any of the ANT+ power meter heads out on the market today, as well as all of the phone based Bluetooth Smart phone apps and devices coming down the line.

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