Checking Out New Bluetooth Tech

Oct. 18, 2016
Discover Blue comes to NYC and shows Machine Design new wireless tech.

Discover Blue—the Bluetooth special-interest group—came to New York City with some of the companies that use this technology. These consumer goods have leveraged Bluetooth in smartphones to add value to devices, and these innovations are making the smartphone a more important all-in-one tool for modern gadgets, entertainment, and even home security.  

About the Author

Jeff Kerns | Technology Editor

Studying mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), he worked in the Polymer Research Lab. Utilizing RIT’s co-op program Jeff worked for two aerospace companies focusing on drafting, quality, and manufacturing for aerospace fasteners and metallurgy. He also studied abroad living in Dubrovnik, Croatia. After college, he became a commissioning engineer, traveling the world working on precision rotary equipment. Then he attended a few masters courses at the local college, and helped an automation company build equipment.

Growing up in Lancaster County, PA he always liked to tinker, build, and invent. He is ecstatic to be at Machine Design Magazine in New York City and looks forward to producing valuable information in the mechanical industry. 

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