Bluetooth and ZigBee have much in common. Both are types of IEEE 802.15 “wireless personal-area networks,” or WPANs. Both run in the 2.4-GHz unlicensed frequency band, and both use small form factors ...

Yet another wireless connectivity standard will claim the spotlight next week, as the ZigBee Alliance conducts its member meeting at an open house in Berlin, and IC suppliers like Motorola Inc.'s ...

Although most IT professionals, as well as a majority of consumers, are familiar with the Bluetooth wireless data-communications standard, very few are aware of the new ZigBee wireless data standard.

In what looks to be a coup for the ZigBee Alliance, the Continua Health Alliance has picked Bluetooth Low Energy and ZigBee for inclusion in its next set of guidelines for interoperability between ...

Are you tired of dealing with a tangled mess of wires and complicated setups when it comes to connecting your smart devices? Want to avoid putting your smart devices on your Wifi? If so, then you need ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Synaptics (SYNA) ® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA) today launched the Veros™ Seamless Intelligent Connectivity brand with high-performance systems on ...

Xiaomi has released the Smart Home Hub 2 in some European markets. The Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2 supports Bluetooth, Bluetooth Mesh, and ZigBee protocols. It is also more powerful than its predecessor, ...

Proprietary hubs are convenient — until they're not.

As recently as two years ago, Philips Hue bulbs only supported the Zigbee wireless protocol, which meant you needed the Zigbee-enabled Hue Bridge Remove non-product link ($60, although it’s often ...