| 65-nm SoC combines WiFi, Bluetooth and FM receiver | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:10:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | Irvine, Calif.?Using 65-nm process technology, Broadcom Corp. is producing a low-power SoC that combines Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM receiver technologies onto a single silicon die, allowing OEMs to drive these wireless technologies into more handset platforms. The BCM4325 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM transceiver is a highly integrated SoC, featuring IEEE 802.11a/b/g (MAC, baseband and radio), support for Bluetooth 2.0 plus enhanced data rate (EDR) that is upgradeable to version 2.1 and an advanced FM receiver. According to Broadcom, the BCM4325 employs advanced design techniques that deliver the lowest active and idle power consumption (up to 40% lower than competitive products) combined with a software architecture that offloads the host processor to extend handheld device battery life and reduce memory requirements.... | |
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| | | Fortis Pilot Professional GMT 596.22.11 Watch [Perfect Christmas Gift Idea] (Automatic movement, Black leather strap, Stainless steel case, Black dial... | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:24:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Automatic movement 2893-2. Black leather strap. Stainless steel case. Black dial with Arabic numerals. Additional, separately adjustable 24-hour indicator in neon orange, can be set as second time zone (GMT). Indication of the zero meridian, display of time zone in relation to the 24 time zones of the world. Date indicator at 3 oclock position. Screw-down case back and crown. Water resistant to 200 meters. Case diameter: 40 mm... | |
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| | | iLuv kicks out Bluetooth-enabled i277BLK / i199BLK iPod stereo clocks | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 3:01:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | It may not be iHome, but iLuv's done a thing or two with DAP-docking alarm clocks that other firms just have to respect, and the company's latest duo even includes Bluetooth for that cordless approach we so adore. The i277BLK (pictured after the break) features an LCD display, docking cradle for your dock-connecting iPod, built-in track / volume controls, AM / FM tuners, digital clock with dual-function alarms, wireless remote, AV output, dock adapters, twin three-watt jAura speakers, and an A2DP-compliant BluePin audio transmitter / receiver to receive tunes from any BT-enabled device or listen in with your Bluetooth headphones. More @ source. .... | |
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| | | CSR brings Bluetooth v2.0 with EDR to austriamicrosystems’ Mobile ... | | Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 1:23:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | CAMBRIDGE, England & UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSR plc (LSE:CSR) and austriamicrosystems (SWX:AMS) today announced that CSR's BlueCore Bluetooth technology has been selected by austriamicrosystems for its new Mobile Entertainment platform. The AS3525 and AS3527 core devices of the platform are both high performance single-chip-systems targeting enhanced MP3 players with multimedia aimed at the OEM market. By adopting CSR's BlueCore4-ROM in the designs, austriamicrosystems will be able to offer its customers a development platform that takes advantage of CSR's market-leading expertise in wireless technologies as well as low-power and small form factor hardware. austriamicrosystems' versatile and highly integrated ARM9 SoC in the AS3525 and AS3527 delivers over 200MIPS of processing power and allows the implementation of an MP3 player with only 50mW total power consumption.... | |
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| | | Voice Command 1.6 adds Bluetooth support | | Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 1:13:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | Though you wouldn't know it by looking at the homepage for Voice Command at Microsoft, Voice Command for Windows Mobile 5 has been upgraded to version 1.6. New in version 1.6, some great new features: New! Bluetooth hands free control: Bluetooth hands free control enhances your hands free eyes free experience and adds privacy to your spoken notifications. Now you can initiate a Voice Command interaction using a Bluetooth headset and some Hands free car kits*. You can also receive spoken notifications in a whisper mode through the Bluetooth headset keeping you privately up to dateNew! Spoken Email notifications: You can now configure Voice Command to speak the subject and sender of incoming email messages and the content of SMS messages as they arrive Also notable, but less important to Treo users, is that Voice Command 1.6 appears to work on Smartphone-edition phones as well as PocketPC edition phones.... | |
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| | | Apple debuts wireless keyboard, mouse | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:22:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | Apple today introduced the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse, new Bluetooth-based peripherals that provide reliable performance at up to 30 feet and offer secure 128-bit, over-the-air encryption. Apple says it is the first to deliver Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) software which eliminates interference between Bluetooth devices and other wireless networks and devices, enabling the devices to perform reliably in home, office, school and lab settings where other wireless devices and networks may be in use. Both are expected to be available in two weeks for $70 each and require Mac OS X 10 10.2.6. The Apple Wireless Mouse features a "comfortable, easy-to-use ambidextrous design. The optical tracking engine provides responsive and accurate cursor movement on almost any type of surface." The Apple Wireless Keyboard features 16 function keys, full numeric keypad, inverted-T, audio control and the ability to eject optical media: "Freed from cables, the full-size yet compact wireless keyboard takes up very little space on a desktop and easily fits on a user's lap.... | |
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| | | CSR again cuts forecast for Bluetooth chips | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:49:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | Shares in Bluetooth chip specialist CSR plc fell by 15 percent in early trading Wednesday (Nov. 8) as the company again cut its targets for the rest of the year, blaming the trend towards lower specification mobile phones that do no not yet use its chips. However, CSR chef executive John Scarisbick insisted growth at the company will remain rapid during 2007 and that prospects for Bluetooth technology remain bright. CSR (Cambridge, England) posted healthy figures for the third quarter ended 29 September, with revenues up 32 percent to $214.1 million, and operating profit up 14 percent to $51 million compared with the same period in 2005. It said fourth quarter revenues would come in at between $160 million to $180 million, down from earlier estimates of $200 million for the quarter.... | |
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| | | CSR Disappoints as Cheaper Phones Shun Bluetooth | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:48:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | Bluetooth chip designer CSR Plc has reported third-quarter earnings and warned that its phenomenal growth record is about to come to an abrupt end. It said fourth-quarter revenue will be in the range of $160m to $180m. In the same period last year it achieved $162m. The Cambridge, UK-based company began the year by doubling revenue, and set an impossibly high standard. So the third-quarter figures look modest with net income up 17% at $37.58m on revenue that rose 31.8% to $214.12m. CSR dominates the Bluetooth chip market and claims that during the quarter it won 83% of all design wins in the consumer segment. It said its current problems are a result of a product mix shift in the mobile phone market toward lower end handsets that do not yet contain Bluetooth. CEO John Scarisbrick said that while it was disappointing that the second half was not as strong as anticipated, the board is confident that further significant growth will be achieved in 2007.... | |
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| | | Bluetooth rockets tenfold in three years | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:17:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Shipments of equipment with bluetooth wireless technology have rocketed tenfold in three years, a report from industry analysts has revealed. The level of bluetooth-enabled shipments increased to more than 250 million units last year, the report by IMS Research said. Numbers are set to keep soaring, with shipments predicted... .... | |
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| | | Wireless USB 'may slow Bluetooth growth' | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 1:58:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | Growth in Bluetooth has been spectacular, and will continue to expand, says analyst Fiona Thomson at IMS Research - but though its growth is assured, there is a question mark over just how far it can expand. The cloud over its future is Wireless USB. Thomson's report, being sent to Bluetooth Special Interest Group members, assesses the expansion over the last three years as being a tenfold one. It is bound to make for excited conversations around the buffet tables during this week's San Jose, California meeting of the SIG. .... | |
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