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Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE)

Also marketed as Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth LE was introduced in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification as an alternative to Bluetooth Classic. Like its predecessor, Bluetooth LE uses frequency hopping wireless technology... Read Full Definition

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile devices, computers and other devices can easily communicate with each other using a short-range wireless connection. Read Full Definition

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are specifications for short-range wireless data exchange. Read Full Definition

bluesnarfing

Bluesnarfing is a hacking technique in which a hacker accesses a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection. Read Full Definition

iBeacon

iBeacon is a small-scale network device that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and acts as a transmitter to detect and track smartphones. Read Full Definition

personal area network (PAN)

A personal area network (PAN) interconnects technology devices, typically within the range of a single user, which is approximately 10 meters or 33 feet. Read Full Definition

micro-location

Micro-location is the process of pinpointing a person's placement to within a few inches or feet using various technologies. Read Full Definition

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near-field communication (NFC)

Near-field communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless connectivity technology that uses magnetic field induction to enable communication between devices when they're touched together or brought within a few ... Read Full Definition

bone conduction headphones

Bone conduction headphones -- sometimes called 'bonephones'-- are headphones that transmit sound waves through the bones in a user's skull instead of their ear canal. Read Full Definition

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smart home hub (home automation hub)

A smart home hub is hardware or software that connects devices on a home automation network and controls communications among them. Read Full Definition