TFA says: "Its health sensors will be one of the first devices, other than ear buds, that link to smartphones with Bluetooth short-range communications."

I find this fascinating given that I've had an app in the Android Market, called Heart Rate Monitor, that has been around for almost a year and does just that. It talks via bluetooth data to a bluetooth heart rate chest strap. My app is just one of many that can talk to these bluetooth devices, called Zephyr HxM.

I wonder if Apple will allow generic access or if this was a partnership. I only develop for Android but an iPhone developer friend says that bluetooth access for apps is still not available.

They forgot Digium, the Asterisk company. Its hard to imagine a list of open source innovations that doesn't include Asterisk!