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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (aka Bluetooth SIG) is estimating that 23% of all Bluetooth enabled devices shipping in 2010 will use the new 3.0+HS (high speed) specification, and that by 2011 that figure will jump to 61% of devices. Bluetooth 3.0+HS, which Will covered in greater detail in April, uses the 802.11 radio that is already present in most modern smartphones and laptops to enable data transmission at around 24 Mbps, a huge increase when compared to the 2.1 Mbps offered by Bluetooth 2.1+EDR devices. Research firm IMS Research has predicted that by 2013 there will be over 300 million mobile phones using Bluetooth 3.0+HS, 60-70 million computers, and 30-35 million personal media players. Check out the video demo below to see what you’re going to be experiencing shortly:
No word as to when Apple will enable the iPhone to use Bluetooth for anything more than pairing to a Bluetooth headset.
[Via: Digitimes]
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
