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BLEeding-edge Web and the Physical World

Google’s latest version of their Chrome web browser (56) can now enable websites to communicate directly with nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Before now, interacting with bluetooth devices required the installation of a native app on a mobile device or computer. The Web Bluetooth API aims to bring this interactivity to web browsers and the Physical Web. The Physical Web is an technique where a nearby object (parking meters, bus stops, posters, etc.) can notify your device to visit a particular webpage URL. The website visited could then: show you more information about the object allow you… Read More