SAN JOSE, California, United States-While much has been promised for the short-range wireless technology Bluetooth, the delivery has been less than sparkling with delays to the specification, higher-than-anticipated chipset costs and interoperability problems. Regardless of these barriers, silicon developers maintain that Bluetooth is now...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector released the MC72000, an advanced integrated Bluetooth radio solution for wireless devices.The new solution reportedly increases radio operating ranges while decreasing interference from other devices, including microwave ovens, 802.11 networks, cordless phones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices operating in the...
BOSTON-TDK Systems introduced its Bluetooth application version 1.3 software designed to allow Bluetooth devices to exchange voice, images and data in support of advanced applications including MMS and imaging applications.The company explained the software will enable users to transfer images between picture phones, laptops...
Wireless technology, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to GSM and CDMA, served a major role during the Comdex show, with attendees getting a peek at some of the latest initiatives in the industry.But while product releases and new announcements made up the majority of news...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to release a new personal digital assistant with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities during the Comdex show in Las Vegas next week, according to reports.The iPAQ H5450 will feature built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, a Secure Digital disk slot...
LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from the home and office through to specific industrial solutions and commercial environment uptake."We believe...
SAN DIEGO-JABRA Corp. will take part in a San Diego Trolley advertising program tied to Super Bowl XXXVII, to be held in San Diego in January.The promotion entails an advertisement-covered trolley car that will help bus additional tourists around the city in the months...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Cambridge Silicon Radio signed a volume price agreement with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co, Ltd. to purchase 1 million BlueCore2 Bluetooth chips from CSR next year. SEMCO is expected to use the chips in modules to provide Bluetooth capability to a range of end products...
DANVERS, Mass.-TUV America Inc. and 7 layers Inc. have partnered to establish a Bluetooth laboratory in Irvine, Calif., at 7 layers' new facilities. The laboratory offers services for Bluetooth development, testing and qualification.
SAN DIEGO-JABRA Corp. said its JABRA FreeSpeak BT200 wireless headset, which uses Bluetooth technology to give users hands-free access to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, will be supported by the recently released Microsoft Windows Powered Smartphone. "JABRA FreeSpeak BT200 is the perfect productivity tool to accompany...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Anritsu Co. has paired with Centro de Tecnologia de las Comunicaciones, S.A. (Cetecom Spain) to create a Bluetooth test solution that incorporates Anritsu's ME7865A Bluetooth pre-qualification test system and a discounted qualification process through Cetecom.
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In addition to mobile handsets, Bluetooth is poised for growth across several industries and geographic markets according to a comprehensive report on Bluetooth technologies from Allied Business Intelligence.ABI's "Bluetooth-The Global Outlook for Bluetooth Component and Equipment Markets" predicts computing devices like Bluetooth...
HONG KONG-With the cellular phone market saturated at 86 percent of the population, Hong Kong's wireless engineers have wasted no time in jumping on the next bandwagon-WiFi and Bluetooth, short range technologies with potential applications in companies and household.The upsurge in totally unregulated wireless...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. released its long-awaited GSM/Wideband-CDMA mobile phone, the 6650, a major step for carriers worldwide looking to build out W-CDMA networks.Nokia said the phone works on 900/1800 MHz GSM frequencies and on the W-CDMA protocol. Nokia said one of the benefits of...
IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. launched a Bluetooth SDIO card designed to bring wireless capabilities to mobile and digital consumer products equipped with a Secure Digital Card slot.Toshiba said mass production of the card is scheduled for late October.
CHICAGO-Socket Communications Inc. has added Bluetooth capability to its In-Hand Scan Cards, making it possible for Pocket PCs, Pen Tablets, or other wireless devices to incorporate bar code scanners with wireless connectivity. With the scan card, which will be available for developers in October,...
SAN DIEGO-The first International Wireless Symposium, scheduled to be held October 2-4, 2002, in San Diego, will be attended by wireless experts specializing in third-generation technologies, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, according to the symposium's organizers.Among several others, confirmed speakers at the show include: Adam Gould,...
SAN DIEGO-Antenna manufacturer Ethertronics announced Techmove Electronics will sell its patented antenna technology to wireless operators and handset manufacturers in Korea.According to the agreement, Techmove will sell Ethertronics' entire product portfolio, including internal antennas for cellular, wireless LAN, GPS, Bluetooth and industrial/telemetry applications."The partnership...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. named Anders Edlund marketing director where he will initially focus on increasing the worldwide focus on SIG marketing efforts, developing long-term plans to educate the end user and wireless operator marketplaces and continuing the SIG's education...
SAN DIEGO-Silicon Wave Inc. licensed Widcomm Inc.'s BTW Bluetooth communications software for its dual-mode mini-PCI Card Reference Design featuring Blue802 Technology. Under the agreement Silicon Wave said it can now offer original equipment manufacturers a complete Bluetooth Specification Version 1.1 qualified hardware and software...
TOKYO-Omron, a pioneer of automated control equipment, developed what the company called a next-generation ticket gate system that lets mobile-phone users go through gates without train tickets, the firm announced. Train customers of the next-generation ticket gate system can go through gates just by...
JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's PSB Corporation is leading the provision of full Bluetooth compliance testing services in the Southeast Asia region. Centro de Technologia de las Communicaciones (CETECOM), a global supplier of testing and certification services in the fields of wired and wireless communications, is acting...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will begin marketing a next-generation FOMA-compatible two-part terminal made up of a personal digital assistant base unit with a Bluetooth wireless handset.The base unit will feature a 3.5-inch color screen and a built-in camera, enabling 64 kilobits per second...
Send press releases of new products for consideration for future "Products" updates to Global Wireless Products Handsets/devicesSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications introduced several new handsets, including the T61d, T600, ...
