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My first reaction is "wtf? What about WebBluetooth?" That is an open standard that supports tinkering, integrates with Permissions api, etc. And it's been withe
by dccoolgai 8y ago
My first reaction is "wtf? What about WebBluetooth?" That is an open standard that supports tinkering, integrates with Permissions api, etc. And it's been withering on the vine with no help from Moz... this looks like a poor alternative, tbh, unless I'm missing something.
- kevingadd 8y agoWhat does Web Bluetooth have to do with IoT? Bluetooth is a short range, low-bandwidth protocol for 1:1 pairing of devices, isn't it? That aside, Google's approach to introducing experimental APIs like Web Audio, Web USB, Web Bluetooth etc has been... less than ideal. Having been involved in it, I don't think it's surprising that other vendors are not interested in helping.
- z3t4 8y agoBluetooth can be used to connect to wireless speakers etc. There exist many cheap Bluetooth speakers which are perfect for iot.
- coupdejarnac 8y agoI'm making an IoT device that connects through web bt. Web bt allows us to circumvent having to publish mobile apps, at least for Android and desktop OSes.
- kevingadd 8y agoSounds like a cool use case, it just sounds nothing like what WebThings does.
- coupdejarnac 7y agoIt pretty much covers the same use case, except my device doesn't use wifi directly to access the interwebs.