In a move that could bring faster wireless capabilities to gadgets and Arduino boards, chip maker Atmel is buying wireless chip maker Newport Media for US$140 million.

Arduino enthusiasts searching for a board that supports connection via Bluetooth rather than USB may be interested in the Z-duino Bluetooth Arduino board recently launched via Kickstarter.

Your robot army, controlled by Arduino and Bluetooth Open-source hardware project shrinks Arduino, adds wireless, creates awesome.

The $22 kit includes an Arduino-BLE board and 6-pin header that should be fairly broadly applicable for building Arduino-based hardware that can communicate with iOS devices.