Press release – Bluetooth 4.0 is comming
To
day, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the formal adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0, with the hallmark feature, low energy technology.
This final step in the adoption process signals to Bluetooth SIG members that the Bluetooth SIG Qualification Program is now open for qualification of all Bluetooth product types to the Version 4.0 Specification.
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
The first phone to come with Bluetooth 3.0 (the Samsung Wave S8500) was launched a few months after specification 3.0 was announced, so it shouldn’t be long until the first Bluetooth 4.0-compatible phone will be released.