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Products that do what Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth Low Energy – A Developer's Guide does

1. 1RY
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2. 2LA
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3. 3WB
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4. 4OS
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5. 5VA
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6. 6SJ
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   2016 · github.com

7. 7V1
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8. 8
   Aura▲90

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9. 9LT
   Libquiet – transmit data using sound▲127

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10. 10PM
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11. 11JA
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12. 12HA
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13. 13SR
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    2016 · github.com

14. 14L1
    Libsoundio 1.0.0 – cross-platform audio input and output▲129

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15. 15SL
    SOUL Language 1.0 – A platform for writing and running audio code▲119

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16. 16TI
    Try Ion before you buy – uses BluetoothLE, Node.js, websockets, jsmpeg▲73

    2014 · tryion.lava.io

17. 17
    OnePlus X▲144

    A smaller design-centric smartphone

    2015

18. 18NA
    Nighthawk: A stealthy, simple, unobtrusive music player▲64

    2018 · github.com

19. 19CW
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20. 20
    Move Hotspots▲83

    Tiny bluetooth sensors that influence healthy habits

    2016

21. 21WF
    Wunderfind – Find your lost Bluetooth devices in seconds▲17

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22. 22
    Ultimate Ears Roll▲85

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    2015

23. 23LC
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24. 24TI
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