Re: NFC vs. Bluetooth Smart JavaScript API

On 29/04/14 08:35, Hannes Tschofenig wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> at the last conference call we discussed the desire to review the NFC
> JavaScript API. The relevant spec can be found at:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-nfc-20140114/
>
> I raised concerns about the useless since NFC seems to be on the loosing
> side and everyone nowadays pays attention to Bluetooth Smart. When I
> looked for a W3C Bluetooth Smart JavaScript API spec I couldn't find
> anything.
>
> All I found was a (proprietary?) API from BC Sphere:
> http://www.bcsphere.org/portal.php?mod=topic&topicid=1
>
> Does anyone know more about Bluetooth Smart JavaScript APIs?

The W3C System Applications WG is chartered to work on Bluetooth APIs as 
part of its phase 2 work items. This hasn't started yet, and is likely 
to be deferred to when the group is rechartered.  There are the 
traditional uses of Bluetooth and the new ones based upon Bluetooth Low 
Energy (BLE), part of the Bluetooth 4.0 specification.

-- 
Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett

Received on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 09:38:55 UTC