This "How To" video shows you how to work with Bluetooth Low Energy based devices and how to develop multi-device applications that leverage devices that have standard and non-standard profiles, services and characteristics. Bluetooth Low Energy or Smart Bluetooth provides a new environment for devices with small amount of data to transfer and lower power consumption. GATT profiles are high level definitions that define how to use standard services in your applications. For example, there i...

RAD in Action: Develop a Complete Windows + Mobile + Web Service + Cloud Solution Wednesday, August 26, 2015. 6am, 11am and 5pm Pacific Daylight Time In this RAD in Action webinar, you'll learn how to build a complete warehouse application for auction items that runs on Windows desktops and mobile devices using SQL databases, REST servers and Cloud Storage. You will learn how to build a VCL application and mobile apps that work with a middle tier via a web service that uses DataSnap and FireDA...

Last year we showed developers how to build apps that connect to  heart rate monitors, wireless weight scales and other fitness devices using our RAD Studio and Appmethod products. These health devices provide interfaces via BluetoothLE and/or wireless networks. Sarina Dupont, Brian Alexakis and Diego Navarro have written and demoed how to use our products with the many new devices in the health and fitness space. With the increase in the number of products being announced and shipped, you ...

Did you miss the recent RAD Studio XE7 tour stops? Join David I as he gives a live online version of the event. RAD Studio XE7 is the single biggest jump forward for 32-bit and 64-bit VCL and FireMonkey applications! Get tips for modernizing your VCL applications and extending them to mobile and the Internet of Things. Come join other members of the Embarcadero community for this last live online webinar of the year focused on RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder XE7. I will be live demoing a wide...

Today's developer skill sprint is titled "Internet of Things with Bluetooth". I have uploaded the slides (slightly modified from the presentation) to Embarcadero's Slideshare site at http://www.slideshare.net/embarcaderotechnet/internet-of-things-xe7-bluetooth-skillsprintdavidi. The sample programs that I use in the demonstrations are included in Delphi, C++Builder and RAD Studio XE7 releases. The samples are also included with the Appmethod September 2014 release.  You can also find t...

Apple has recently updated the App Store Review Guidelines to cover new capabilities for Home and Health that will appear in iOS 8. Take a look at the new guidelines online at https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/. You can also use the links in the document to get to sections at the end covering HomeKit, HealthKit and TestFlight. HealthKit guidelines: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#healthkit HomeKit guidelines: https://developer.apple.com/app...