CSR BlueCore7 Ultra Low Power Bluetooth aka Wibree. We already heard CSR’s Ultra Low Power (ULP) dual-mode Bluetooth Silicon Debut before, and what’s now? CSR demonstrated Bluetooth low energy technology provided by CSR’s BlueCore7 in a mobile phone handset. The demonstration took place at the San Francisco meeting of the Bluetooth SIG Medical Working Group and consisted of a set of weighing scales and a temperature sensor connected via Bluetooth low energy to a cell-phone. This is a major step towards establishing a standard low power wireless technology and reinforces CSR’s commitment to driving the development of Bluetooth low energy products, particularly for applications in the medical sector. The Bluetooth SIG expects final adoption of Bluetooth low energy technology in Q1, 2009. Continue reading ‘CSR BlueCore7 Ultra Low Power Bluetooth aka Wibree’
QStarz BT-Q818 eXtreme Bluetooth GPS receiver. QStarz recently announced BT-Q818 eXtreme, the new Bluetooth GPS receiver which they claim is world’s most powerful. Features of the device are pretty impressive and include 51-Channel Performance tracking for fast acquisition and reacquisition, low power consumption that enable up to 32 hours of use, fast position fix (cold start 39s, warm start 36s, hot start 1s), WAAS+EGNOS support, and auto on/off function. Continue reading ‘QStarz BT-Q818 eXtreme Bluetooth GPS receiver’
CSR’s Ultra Low Power (ULP) dual-mode Bluetooth Silicon Debut. It’s a good thing that CSR has debuted their dual-mode ULP/Bluetooth 2.1 chip. Previously known as Wibree, Ultra Low Power (ULP) (the next-generation bluetooth standard) allows for 10 times lower power consumption during regular Bluetooth connection and a 50-fold decrease in power-draw during Bluetooth data transfers. Continue reading ‘CSR’s Ultra Low Power (ULP) dual-mode Bluetooth Silicon Debut’
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