Polar has been working on a Bluetooth Heart Rate monitor, which just got FCC approval. Engadget confirms rumors that the device is planned for the Nokia N79.
If only the Android Bluetooth API were released. It was yanked from the 1.0 API because the Android team didn’t feel it was ready for prime time. According to Nick Pelty, one of the Android engineers responsible for Bluetooth functionality,
“The reason is that we plain ran out of time. The Android Bluetooth API was pretty far along, but needs some clean-up before we can commit to it for the SDK. Keep in mind that putting it in the 1.0 SDK would have locked us into that API for years to come.” Android Developer’s Blog
Makes sense, bad API’s suck, but then again so does having to wait for BT lovins. For now, I guess I have time to figure out how to hack Bluetooth device’s protocol.
ticean: We Wantz Android Bluetooths - Polar Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor for Nokia N79 http://tinyurl.com/75n72s 01/14/09 10:07pm
Hello,
Not sure that this is true) but thanks
Have a nice day
Joker
Watches are easy to use as heart rate monitor.
Hi,
I have already seen it somethere…
Thank you
Rufor
Hi.
I’ve started an opensource project that aims to implement a Bluetooth API for Android (without root access). It supports some basic feature, such as device discovery and rfcomm connections (maybe enough to connect to heart rate monitor). You can check it out with a sample app at:
http://code.google.com/p/android-bluetooth/
Ciao,
Stefano.