Bluetooth’s new direction: Update makes it easier to find lost keys, and other important stuff

The group responsible for Bluetooth introduced a new feature that gives the widely used wireless technology the ability to sense not just the proximity of a nearby object but also its direction in relation to another device receiving or sending a signal. The new direction-finding feature, released by the Kirkland, Wash.-based Bluetooth Special Interest Group as part of the new Bluetooth Core Specification 5.1, promises to make it easier to locate objects in a variety of settings, ranging from museum exhibits to the key ring under the couch cushion. The release Monday means that developers and device makers will be able to start incorporating the technology into their devices.