We've all wished for a computer that would be intelligent enough to figure out that we're coming over to use it and would then fire up your favorite software, log you in, or make your coffee.

In our massive iPhone review, we mentioned that the only things you can do with your iPhone's Bluetooth abilities are use it with a Bluetooth headset or stream audio to a Bluetooth-compatible system ...

Rockleigh, N.J. – Crestron shipped its first Bluetooth proximity-detection beacon for installed home-automation systems, enabling Apple smartphones and tablets to automatically display controls for ...

Nerd Vittles has a quite detailed how-to series on setting up a "Bluetooth Proximity Detection System" that detects when you're home or not by sensing your Bluetooth device, and routes your incoming ...

A technology that has been gaining a lot of traction to manage the COVID-19 pandemic is Bluetooth contact tracing. Using Bluetooth bracelets for this task is preferrable to smartphones because they ...

A group of security researchers has found a way to circumvent digital locks and other security systems that rely on the proximity of a Bluetooth fob or smartphone for authentication. Using what’s ...

Smartphones manufacturers are always innovating - what will the innovations to improve contract tracing be? (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP - credit: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) Ok, so contact tracing ...

Forward-looking: Improvements in Bluetooth standards will soon allow for extremely accurate positioning and proximity sensing. Better tracking is greatly beneficial to industrial applications and has ...

Designing with high-fidelity capacitive proximity sensors requires careful consideration of mechanical design, sensor placement/design, and end-application operating environments. Careful evaluation ...