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Bluetooth Gets a Speed Boost

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the amphetamines-and-wireless dept.

Tom Keating writes to tell us that the Bluetooth SIG has announced the adoption of WiMedia's version of ultra-wideband technology for integration into current Bluetooth technology. This move hopes to push the popularity of Bluetooth by providing a new high speed option that can transmit high quality sound and video. WiMedia also has a copy of the announcement [PDF] on their site with a few additional details.

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  1. Re:Is this really needed ? by NekoXP · · Score: 4, Insightful

    UWB has signal range like wireless - in the tens to hundreds of feet. Easily across the house. Freescale have demonstrated the OTHER UWB standard (UWB Forum) streaming MPEG2 video from one device (a home theater box) to a UWB TV. It was really quite neat.

    http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressreleases/Haie rWirelessUWLCDTV.php

    Hopefully adopting the WiMedia version and using Bluetooth as the remote control method of choice (why not control your TV and media center from your mobile phone, even? :) won't be too hard for them.

  2. Ladies and Gents, bluetooth has jumped the shark! by way2trivial · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the point of bluetooth is to be LOW POWER so it can be REALLY SMALL and you can't have video capable bandwidth in a micropowered device.

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  3. Re:Throw out your old devices! by planetmn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    UWB: 480mbps WiFi: 54mbps (well, I guess you can get the hybrid 108mbps) UWB: Short range WiFi: Medium range Totally different uses. Think of it this way. All of those cables connecting your TV and other video/audio components together, can go away with UWB. HD quality connections, wirelessly. Can't do that with WiFi. -dave

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