Bluetooth low energy has many applications, but mobile health, mhealth or personal health could be a key use case for this new technology.
A recent ABI research report that Bluetooth low energy will be deployed in 467 million health devices by 2016 demonstrating that the technology will play a very significant role in the healthcare market. Continue reading “Bluetooth low energy for mobile health” »
For over a decade Bluetooth has dominated the personal area connectivity space. During that time a multitude of profiles have been developed to describe various end-user scenarios. Ironically, the audio-based applications continue to dominate the usage cases that consumers really use.
At the time of writing, according the SIG website, nearly 60% of all qualifications to-date have been for products that use audio as their primary mode of operation. Data is still important, but to most consumers Bluetooth is for audio and Wi-Fi is for large chunks of data.
With the recent addition of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to the Bluetooth specification, Bluetooth enters a new era.
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As this is my first blog for CSR, I thought I would share finally achieving one of my ambitions. Recently, during a business trip to the US I finally joined the mile high club.
As I got on the Southwest Airlines plane I could feel my heart pounding in anticipation. Once the plane was in the air at 36,000 feet I started discussing the financial transaction with the cabin crew. I paid my $5, got my dongle out, connected it to my laptop – and I was able to use Wi-Fi inside the plane – and connect to the internet.
General Motors recently announced that April new car sales in the United States were 27% higher than last year, providing further evidence of their remarkable turnaround since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009. While this recent growth in the US is an exciting trend for them, one of the primary factors underpinning their economic resurgence has been their performance in the Chinese domestic automotive market. The growth and attractiveness of this market has been well publicized of late – a recent research report indicates that new car sales in 2010 in China were over 18 million, up over 30% from 2009.
