IntroductionBluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth® LE or BLE) is a low-power, short-range wireless communication technology that is ideal for use on the Internet of Things (IoT). BLE is designed for ...

You can access BT SPP in your Arduino code, treat it as a serial device and connect to your Edison project via Android phone with BT SPP App. This means you can control your Edison projects ...

The truth is that [Kerimil] didn’t spend forever learning Java and programming the app. Instead he’s showing off the power of App Inventor to get your Android controls up and running fast.

However, as the video above shows, you can also create your own simple apps for your Arduino project using MIT App Inventor.

The $22 kit includes an Arduino-BLE board and 6-pin header that should be fairly broadly applicable for building Arduino-based hardware that can communicate with iOS devices.

There’s a small phone application to drive the Bluetooth using App Inventor. This would be a pretty straightforward first project and — of course — could be useful for any kind of animal.