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Published inApr 2017

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ISBN-139781786461087

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Zigbee Bluetooth Low Energy

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Single Board Computers

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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

About the Reviewer

Gustavo Litovsky is a lifelong engineer and expert on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. As the founder and CEO of Argenox Technologies, he leads a team of engineers in building amazing connected products for some of the world’s most recognizable brands as well as numerous startups. Prior to founding Argenox, he spent time consulting at Samsung and several other companies on integrating wireless connectivity. He previously worked as an engineer at Texas Instrument’s Wireless Connectivity business unit, supporting customers with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS solutions for products such as the Nike FuelBand, Pebble Smartwatch, Motorola Droid Bionic, among many others. He is also an inventor and co-inventor of several patents.

I would like to thank my wife, Rebecca, whose help and support has been crucial in everything I do. I am grateful also to my parents and children, for all their love and support.

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Author (1)

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab is a software engineer at one of the leading solar lighting manufacturers in North America. At Carmanah Technologies, he works closely with the product development and management teams to develop software for embryonic technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. He also focuses on full-stack development using Angular 2 and Java. His main areas of interest range from mobile application development to information security. Mr. Aftab is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, Canada, where he received his master's degree in applied science in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Aftab has experience in Android, iOS, and cross-platform gaming technologies (such as Unity 3D), which led him to coauthor Learning Android Intents for Packt in 2014.
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