Source: Estimote uses their new mesh network of BLE beacons to decorate a yuletide tree | TechCrunch
Everyone knows the holiday season means three things: family, friends and interconnected low-energy Bluetooth devices connected using a simple mesh network. Estimote, a beacon company, has given us the last thing by creating a small mesh network of wireless beacons that they proceed to hang on a Christmas tree.
The new beacons run Bluetooth Low Energy and connect to each other automatically. They last for years on one battery and can be programmed to expand a BLE network throughout an entire area, each beacon handing off to the next as necessary.