IoT innovation on show at Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards 2016

The overall winner was the Fliegl Tracker, a Bluetooth beacon-based vehicle detection system. The idea is that it reduces food safety concerns by making the agricultural distribution cycle more transparent and the production of foodstuffs traceable. "Every year, the Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards demonstrate that the Internet of Things is not just hype. It’s real and becoming more important every day," said Errett Kroeter, Vice President of Marketing at Bluetooth SIG. "These products, applications, and prototypes represent the amazing relationships we can - and already do - create between people and technology. Our winners aren't just embracing the potential of the IoT; they're creating it with the flexibility and simplicity of Bluetooth. Just take our overall winner Fliegl for example. With a tiny Bluetooth beacon they created a product that can make our food supply much safer."