Monday, April 14, 2008
ULP Bluetooth Connects 50 Times Faster than Bluetooth 2.1
Posted by Rocco Augusto in "Smartphone Talk" @ 12:24 PM
http://www.csr.com/pr/pr330.htm
"CSR demonstrated Ultra Low Power Bluetooth (formerly WiBree) data transfers recently, and showed that the technology can connect and send data up to 50 times faster and consume one-tenth the power of current Bluetooth technology. ULP Bluetooth is complimentary to standard Bluetooth, and uses a separate radio. Rather than stay constantly connected, ULP Bluetooth devices will connect when necessary using just three frequencies (rather than standard Bluetooth's 32), send a burst of simple data at high speeds, and then shut off. Because the device transfers data so quickly and spends more time off than standard Bluetooth, it uses less power. Stand-alone ULP Bluetooth devices will have battery life that is measured in years."
I was starting to get the impression that WiBree went the way of the Dodo. Good thing it hasn't though as the technology just sounds awesome. One of my biggest annoyances with Bluetooth is how long it takes to transfer data from one device to another. Hopefully we start to see this technology in out new handsets soon.
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