New low-energy mesh standard makes Bluetooth the Internet of Thing's best friend

Bluetooth could be the standard that turns the internet of things into something we can care about. Chances are that when you hear "Internet of things" you don't have high expectations. I feel you. Unfortunately, the real internet of things isn't as exciting as some envisioned, and the devices and software used for shipping containers or a big library just don't have a wow factor. That will change eventually, and we'll have consumer things that are useful, different and we can actually touch the...