Articles tagged with: Bluetooth Special Interest Group and Hands Free

10 Years Since the Fomation of the Bluetooth Standard

Bluetooth technology, the global standard for short range wireless communications, turns 10-years-old this week. While the idea of Bluetooth technology was born over a decade ago, the first products didn't appear commercially until the year 2000. In that short time -- a span of eight years -- 1.5 billion Bluetooth enabled devices have been shipped, and the organization behind the technology, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, has grown from a handful of companies to 10,000 members.  more

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Bluetooth to be worth US$12 billion by 2006

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), has announced that in an independent study Zelos Group predicts that the use of Bluetooth wireless technology will result in cumulative incremental revenues of US$12 billion by 2006. The bulk of these revenues will result from use of Bluetooth wireless technology to link cell phones with notebook computers and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to access data services including email. The study examined the expected use of Bluetooth wireless technology in notebook Personal Computers, PDAs, handsets, headsets, and automobiles for the United States and Western European markets from 2001 through 2006. more

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Cellphones to use Bluetooth to talk to car stereos

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced a new Bluetooth profile that will specify how a cellphone can connect to an in-car stereo system using the Bluetooth radio link. more

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