All Pages Tagged: ‘Bluetooth low energy’

CSR’s Automotive Infotainment team is gearing up to showcase its ground-breaking new connectivity products at the Telematics Detroit 2013 Conference & Exhibition over two days in June, the 5th and 6th. Held in Novi, Michigan in the heartland of the US automotive industry, this major industry event brings together the global telematics ecosystem to master the “connected car” user experience and build brand affinity. Here are some of the event highlights: over 100 expert speakers (from the likes of GM, BMW, Toyota, Honda, Mercedes-Benz) will deliver their visions for the connected car and the evolving automotive apps ecosystem that is set to revolutionise consumer interaction with the vehicle; a quintet of conference tracks including sessions on connectivity business models, end-to-end telematics platforms, V2X technologies, big data, and open app development.

CSR exhibits on booth 65.

With recent reports showing that we are increasingly addicted to our smart phones, is it time to look up from that Facebook page, and immerse yourself in the world around you?

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This is an important day for CSR! I’m writing this in a few quiet minutes after the shareholder votes which confirmed the merger of Zoran with CSR. This process began months ago and I want to reflect on why this transaction is happening and why I feel this is an exciting moment for all of us.

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Bluetooth low energy Heart Rate Monitor Profile has been adopted by the Bluetooth SIG, along with health thermometer this marks the first profiles to be adopted for the Bluetooth 4.0 specification.

It has been a long time coming with the core Bluetooth 4.0 specification adopted in July 2010 , but it is clear that this is the start of the process of a large number of profile releases.
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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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