Today from its annual All Hands Meeting in Seattle, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) unveiled more information about its forthcoming Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0, with the hallmark feature of low energy technology.

Bluetooth v4.0, expected to be brought to market by the end of Q2, will feature a powerful low energy mode designed to enable expansion of the technology in m-health, sports and fitness, security and home entertainment scenarios where button-cell battery devices proliferate.

“Bluetooth v4.0 throws open the doors to a host of new markets for Bluetooth manufacturers and products such as watches, remote controls, and a variety of medical and in-home sensors. Many of these products run on button-cell batteries that must last for years versus hours and will also benefit from the longer range enabled by this new version of the Bluetooth specification,“ said Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of the Bluetooth SIG. Bluetooth v4.0 is like three specifications in one – Classic Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth low energy technology, and Bluetooth High Speed technology– all which can be combined or used separately in different devices according to their functionality.

For example, sensors like those in pedometers and glucose monitors will run only low energy technology, thus saving power, cost and space within the device. Watches will take advantage of both low energy technology while collecting data from fitness sensors on the body as well as Classic Bluetooth technology when sending that information to a PC, or separately displaying caller ID information when wirelessly connected to a mobile phone. Mobile phones and PCs, which support the widest range of uses, will utilize the full package with Classic, low energy and high speed technology running side by side.

As with previous versions of the specification, the range of the Bluetooth v4.0 radio may be optimized according to application. The majority of Bluetooth devices on the market today include the basic 30 foot, or 10 meter, range of the Classic Bluetooth radio, but there is no limit imposed by the Specification.

With Bluetooth v4.0, manufacturers may choose to optimize range to 200 feet and beyond, particularly for in-home sensor applications where longer range is a necessity. “The low energy feature of Bluetooth v4.0 is truly groundbreaking,” said Nick Jones, senior wireless analyst, Gartner. “At Gartner, we identified it as the top mobile technology to watch for in 2010 primarily because of its ability to smash open the barriers to new markets for Bluetooth technology and consumer electronics device manufacturers.

We’re excited to see this one hit the market.”Availability The specification for Bluetooth v4.0 with the hallmark feature of low energy technology was first introduced in December 2009. Samples of sensors utilizing this specification are available from some silicon manufacturers today. Integration of Bluetooth low energy wireless technology within the Bluetooth specification will be completed before June 30, 2010. Upon completion, mobile phone and PC manufacturers may enhance their Bluetooth product offerings with support for Bluetooth low energy wireless technology. End-user devices with Bluetooth v4.0 are expected to reach the market in late 2010 or early 2011.

www.bluetooth.com

París, 15 de febrero de 2010. Parrot, líder mundial de dispositivos inalámbricos para teléfonos móviles, presenta Parrot MINIKIT Primavera, un kit manos libres portátil Bluetooth con un estilo primaveral que estará disponible en edición limitada.

Tendencia “hippie chic”

Para celebrar los días soleados que están por llegar, Parrot ha rediseñado su kit manos libres para coches con unas grandes y elegantes flores plateadas, sólo para la nueva estación.Con MINIKIT Primavera, Parrot retoma el espíritu romántico y moderniza el estampado floral para ofrecer a las mujeres un accesorio de tendencia siempre elegante.

Parrot MINIKIT Primavera: accesorio esencial multifunción, portátil y autónomo

Al igual que el MINIKIT SLIM, el MINIKIT Primavera ofrece una amplia variedad de funciones avanzadas de telefonía móvil, una excelente calidad de audio e innumerables usos (en el coche, en la oficina o en casa). Una vez sincronizado con el teléfono móvil, Parrot MINIKIT Primavera actualiza automáticamente la agenda con los contactos del teléfono móvil con Bluetooth. Toda la agenda está disponible gracias al sistema de síntesis de voz de los nombres. Además, con el sistema de reconocimiento de voz, con el que no necesita grabar etiquetas de voz previas, ya no hay que manipular el teléfono. Para llamar a uno de tus contactos, solo tienes que decir el nombre y MINIKIT Primavera lo marca por tí.

Precio y disponibilidad: Parrot MINIKIT Primavera estará disponible en marzo de 2010 a un precio de 79€.

http://www.parrot.com/es/productos/plugnplaykitsmanoslibres

Formal Adoption of Specification Enhancement Opens Doors to New Market Creation in Healthcare, Fitness, Security and Home Entertainment

BELLEVUE, WA – December 17, 2009 – The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the adoption of Bluetooth® low energy wireless technology, which is the hallmark feature of the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0. As an enhancement to the specification, Bluetooth low energy technology opens entirely new markets for devices requiring low cost and low power wireless connectivity with this evolution in Bluetooth wireless technology that will enable a plethora of new applications – some not even possible or imagined today. Many markets such as healthcare, sports and fitness, security, and home entertainment will be enhanced with the availability of small coin-cell battery powered wireless products and sensors now enabled by Bluetooth wireless technology.

“With today’s announcement the race is on for product designers to be the first to market,” said Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director, Bluetooth SIG. “Bluetooth low energy modules for all sorts of new products may now be qualified – this is an important step towards our goal of enabling new markets with Bluetooth wireless technology. For example, the Continua Health Alliance has already selected Bluetooth low energy as a transport for the next version of its guidelines.”

“Today’s news from the Bluetooth SIG is an exciting step forward for technology in mobile health and wellness devices,” said Rick Cnossen, president and board chair, Continua Health Alliance. “Our selection of Bluetooth low energy for the Continua Version Two Design Guidelines extends exciting new capabilities to manufacturers and consumers alike, as well as enabling additional use cases within the Continua ecosystem.”

“Nokia has been committed to this ultra low power wireless technology since its Wibree technology development. Now we are happy to see the adoption of the Bluetooth low energy specification, which will open up new market opportunities and space to innovate for the industry. The wide manufacturer base behind Bluetooth low energy technology and the combined industry effort will result in exciting new user experiences in the mobile space,” said Markku Verkama, Director, Devices R&D Nokia.

Bluetooth low energy wireless technology, the hallmark feature of the V4.0 Bluetooth Core Specification, features:

· Ultra-low peak, average and idle mode power consumption
· Ability to run for years on standard coin-cell batteries
· Low cost
· Multi-vendor interoperability
· Enhanced range

This enhancement to the Bluetooth Core Specification allows two types of implementation, dual-mode and single-mode. In a dual-mode implementation, Bluetooth low energy functionality is integrated into an existing classic Bluetooth controller. The resulting architecture shares much of classic Bluetooth technology’s existing radio and functionality resulting in a minimal cost increase compared to classic Bluetooth technology. Additionally, manufacturers can use current classic Bluetooth (Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR or Bluetooth V3.0 + HS) chips with the new low energy stack, enhancing the development of classic Bluetooth devices with new capabilities.

Single-mode chips, which will enable highly integrated and compact devices, will feature a lightweight Link Layer providing ultra-low power idle mode operation, simple device discovery, and reliable point-to-multipoint data transfer with advanced power-save and secure encrypted connections at the lowest possible cost. The Link Layer in these controllers will enable Internet connected sensors to schedule Bluetooth low energy traffic between Bluetooth transmissions.

Technical Details

§ Data Transfers – Bluetooth low energy supports very short data packets (8 octet minimum up to 27 octets maximum) that are transferred at 1 Mbps. All connections use advanced sniff-subrating to achieve ultra low duty cycles.

§ Frequency Hopping – Bluetooth low energy uses the adaptive frequency hopping common to all versions of Bluetooth technology to minimize interference from other technologies in the 2.4 GHz ISM Band. Efficient multi-path benefits increase the link budgets and range.

§ Host Control – Bluetooth low energy places a significant amount of intelligence in the controller, which allows the host to sleep for longer periods of time and be woken up by the controller only when the host needs to perform some action. This allows for the greatest current savings since the host is assumed to consume more power than the controller.

§ Latency – Bluetooth low energy can support connection setup and data transfer as low as 3ms, allowing an application to form a connection and then transfer authenticated data in few milliseconds for a short communication burst before quickly tearing down the connection.

§ Range – Increased modulation index provides a possible range for Bluetooth low energy of over 100 meters.

§ Robustness – Bluetooth low energy uses a strong 24 bit CRC on all packets ensuring the maximum robustness against interference.

§ Strong Security – Full AES-128 encryption using CCM to provide strong encryption and authentication of data packets.

§ Topology – Bluetooth low energy uses a 32 bit access address on every packet for each slave, allowing billions of devices to be connected. The technology is optimized for one-to-one connections while allowing one-to-many connections using a star topology. With the use of quick connections and disconnections, data can move in a mesh-like topology without the complexities of maintaining a mesh network.

Bluetooth Technology in Telehealth Solutions

Today’s announcement also advances the requirements of the Bluetooth SIG’s agreement with Continua Health Alliance, the industry coalition of leading health care and technology companies charged with establishing a system of interoperable personal telehealth solutions. Continua has voted to include the Bluetooth low energy wireless technology specification, Bluetooth low energy, in Version Two of its Continua Health Alliance Design Guidelines. The selection of Bluetooth low energy extends the current Continua standard for the Bluetooth Health Device Profile, the only wireless technology specification included in Continua’s Version One Design Guidelines.

About Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Bluetooth wireless technology is the global short-range wireless standard for personal connectivity of a broad range of electronic devices. The technology continues to evolve, building on its inherent strengths – small-form factor radio, low power, low cost, built-in security, robustness, ease-of-use, and ad hoc networking abilities. This evolution now provides manufacturers and consumers with three options for connecting wirelessly – classic Bluetooth technology for use in a wide range of consumer electronics; Bluetooth high speed technology for the transfer of video, music and photos between phones, cameras, camcorders, PCs and TVs; and Bluetooth low energy for low power sensor devices and new web services within the healthcare, fitness, security, home entertainment, automotive and automation industries. More than eight new Bluetooth enabled products are qualified every working day and more than 19 million Bluetooth units are shipping per week. There are nearly three billion Bluetooth devices in the marketplace and that number climbs daily, making it the only proven wireless choice for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.

About Bluetooth low energy Wireless Technology

Bluetooth low energy is a new low energy enhancement to the Bluetooth wireless technology Core Specification that paves the way to a vast new market for watches, remote controls, and healthcare and sports sensors. It has the potential to communicate with the hundreds of millions of Bluetooth enabled mobile phones, PCs and PDAs that are shipped each year. Consuming minimal power, it offers long-lasting connectivity, dramatically extending the range of potential applications and opening the door to brand new web services. Bluetooth low energy features ultra-low peak, average and idle mode power consumption; ultra-low cost plus small size for accessories and human interface devices (HIDs); minimal cost and size addition to handsets and PCs; global, intuitive and secure multi-vendor interoperability.

About the Bluetooth SIG

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes Promoter member companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, along with over 12,000 Associate and Adopter member companies. The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit www.bluetooth.com.

El SeecodeWheel V2 es un nuevo y poderoso kit de manos libres Bluetooth de fácil instalación, que se sujeta directamente al volante.

Madrid, 20 de abril de 2009 – Rara vez la seguridad vial había sido tan cool y hablar por teléfono en el coche una tarea tan fácil y sencilla: el kit de manos libres bluetooth SeecodeWheel V2 encaja perfectamente al volante del coche. Una combinación inmejorable: el micrófono se sitúa exactamente frente al conductor, mientras el tablero constituye un espacio resonante ideal para albergar los dos grandes altavoces dorsales. Los botones están ubicados ergonómicamente y son fáciles de manejar. La batería recargable ha sido mejorada en comparación con su predecesor SeecodeWheel V1; combinada con una batería extra, incluida en el kit de serie, el tiempo de duración llega hasta las 400 horas. La batería extra también puede ser recargada dentro del coche. La visualización de alto contraste -con iluminación de fondo- es sumamente legible. SeecodeWheel V2 está disponible por 129€ de PVPR.

Debido a la nueva tecnología Twin Speaker, Seecode ha integrado con éxito dos poderosos altavoces en el nuevo Wheel V2. En el coche el sonido es brillante y ofrece la calidad acústica de un altavoz incorporado de primera calidad. Además, los usuarios pueden ajustar el volumen con precisión.

El uso de un nuevo software también ha mejorado la calidad del micrófono. Y una nueva luz LED en la batería indica que está completamente cargada.

Facilidad de uso

El SeecodeWheel V2 hace más seguras las llamadas durante la conducción porque las manos permanecen en todo momento firmes sobre el volante. No es necesario buscar el teléfono, ni teclear en el móvil, ni tampoco distraerse de la conducción del coche. Unos pocos clics en los ergonómicos botones, fáciles de usar, permiten una conexión, y el conductor puede concentrarse en el tráfico mientras habla por teléfono. La vista del tablero normalmente no se ve limitada por SeecodeWheel V2 pero, por si acaso, una amplia lente de ángulo viene incluida para garantizar la máxima visibilidad.

http://www.seecode.com

El colorido y potente altavoz Bluetooth™ MS500 sin cables de Sony Ericsson te permite escuchar tu música donde quiera que estés.

Madrid, 17 de Marzo de 2009 – Tanto si estás tumbado en la playa como disfrutando de la vida urbana, la calidad superior de sonido y el moderno diseño del MS500 impresionará a todos tus amigos.

Disponible en un moderno naranja y negro o en un original blanco y rosa, el altavoz MS500 es tan pequeño que cabe en la palma de la mano y tan ligero que se puede llevar a cualquier lugar.

El altavoz MS500 está diseñado para ser utilizado al aire libre con una carcasa resistente a salpicaduras y un práctico enganche perfecto para colgarlo del bolso o de la muñeca. Esto lo convierte en un accesorio ideal para usarlo a diario al aire libre y garantizar que la música se escucha con total calidad.

La tecnología Bluetooth™ permite usar el teléfono en control remoto para cambiar las canciones y subir el volumen, y así disfrutar de la música sin necesidad de moverse. Simplemente con conectar el altavoz a cualquier móvil en un radio de 10 metros en unos segundos el usuario podrá oir sus canciones favoritas con claros agudos y graves.

Además, el usuario no necesita preocuparse ni de cables ni de un cargador ya que funciona con dos pilas AA, lo que permite disfrutar de la música hasta cinco horas sin interrupción.

El altavoz sin cables para el exterior MS500 es compatible con la mayoría de los teléfono Bluetooth™ de Sony Ericsson y de otras marcas.

El diseñador de este accesorio, Leonardo Salzedo afirma: “Si tuviera que describir el altavoz MS500 en tres palabras serían: divertido, compacto y libre. La palabra libre tiene varios significados, se refiere a la ligereza del altavoz, su pequeño tamaño y su resistencia a salpicaduras que permite al usuario llevarlo consigo donde quiera y cuando quiera. Al no tener cables proporciona libertad de movimiento y su enganche permite colgarlo de la muñeca o de la ropa.”

El altavoz Sony Ericsson MS500 de un vistazo

Diseño
Colores: Negro y naranja /blanco y rosa
Materiales: plástico coloreado
Tamaño: 113 x 83 x45mm
Peso: 155g con pilas/ 105g sin pilas (2 pilas AA están incluidas)

Tecnología
Duración de la música: Hasta 5 horas
Rendimiento: 2 watios
DSP para aumento de sonido
Bluetooth™ versión: 2.1 + EDR
Bluetooth™ perfil: A2DP, AVRCP
Bluetooth™ alcance: 10m

Compatibilidad
Con la mayoría de los teléfonos Bluetooth™ de SE y con A2DP, además es compatible con otras marcas

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/hbh-is800?lc=en&cc=gb