5 Bluetooth Devices Taking Over The World

By: Vedika Malhotra, Intern, Dataquest

Bluetooth as a technology has been taking over the world ever since it came into existence in 1994. The technology has evolved over time incrementally thereby becoming a powerful tool to establish connectivity between devices, equipments, appliances and much more. Bluetooth is an important element in the sweeping trend of Internet of Things (IoT) globally as it enables devices to pair together and transmit data instantly. Given the potential for this ubiquitous technology, it is believed that it has a huge role to play in healthcare, lifestyle, and retail, among others.
Here are 5 Bluetooth controlled devices that will change the way you look at things and will leave you appalled.

1. Hi-Call
This very innovative device called Hi-call, has made it a little easy for people to bear the extreme winters. The idea of a call being made by hand gloves is just hard to believe. But this has been made possible and is in usage too. This surprising Bluetooth controlled glove can be connected to your smartphone and can be used like an actual phone. With the left glove having 3 buttons to accept or decline calls, and an inbuilt microphone and speaker, this glove eliminates the need to take your phone off your pockets. Using your hand like a telephone handset, this can be suitable while doing physical activities.

2. Lockitron
A door can now be locked and unlocked without even touching it. This new Bluetooth device, Lockitron, has the capability of locking and unlocking deadbolt locks with the help of a simple remote control. And the best part about this device is that the remote is in inbuilt in an application which can be downloaded in your smartphone. Controlling doors with the help of Bluetooth by your mobile is the only thing you need when you’re too lazy to get up.

3. Ditto
A clip-on notification fob Ditto, notifies you with whatever you want to know about your phone, without holding it in your hand. This device connects with an application via Bluetooth and offers the users to choose whichever notification they want it to show. It will automatically vibrate and signal you whenever any activity happens in your chosen number of notifications.

4. miCoach Smart ball
The new Adidas ball is not an ordinary one. It is the miCoach Smart ball which has the capability to judge the speed, striking, and accuracy of the person kicking it. The inbuilt sensors in the ball connect to an application via Bluetooth and the results immediately appear on the app in your smartphone. A professional player will surely want to improve his skills and can make the best of this ball.

5. Instant Pot Bluetooth Pressure cooker
A smart cooker with sensors and a micro processor, is like a normal cooker with extra benefits and functions. This device connects with your smartphone via Bluetooth and performs the functions that generally a human needs to do while cooking. The application helps you control the cooking time and adjust the temperature at the same time. Also, this multipurpose cooker can serve as a rice steamer, yogurt maker, food warmer etc. The cherry on the cake is that it takes much less time than it does in conventional cooking.