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Bluetooth 4.0 To Reach Devices In Fourth Quarter

Posted by samzenpus on from the roll-it-out dept.

angry tapir writes "The Bluetooth 4.0 wireless specification could start to appear in devices such as headsets, smartphones and PCs by the fourth quarter, said the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The new specification will be able to be used in lower-power devices than previous versions of the technology, including watches, pedometers, smart meters and other gadgets that run on coin-cell batteries."

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  1. Not Pedometers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Not Pedometers! Won't somebody think of the children??

    1. Re:Not Pedometers! by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

      Quite the opposite: You want to have as many meters as possible between a child and a pedo.

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    2. Re:Not Pedometers! by aylons · · Score: 2, Funny

      Just the opposite: every children should carry a pedometer. Then, when an individual with a high pedo degree approaches, it beeps on alert.

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    3. Re:Not Pedometers! by davester666 · · Score: 2, Funny

      If such a device could be made, then children would make a game out of getting it to beep the loudest...

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  2. That is MOST impressive by erroneus · · Score: 4, Funny

    From science fiction to science fact! While the time difference is much less significant than the time difference indicated in the movie "Frequency", performing a radio frequency transaction to devices in the fourth quarter while we are in the first quarter is quite impressive. It should be enough to collect useful information such as lottery numbers.

  3. pedometers, by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Funny

    pedometers?

    Pedometers! Think of the children! Don't let these meters anywhere near our kids

    And don't sciken me with your "Bluetooth Special Interest Group", I don't want to know about your special interests.

    1. Re: pedometers, by Ivan+Stepaniuk · · Score: 2, Funny

      FAIL, this devices do not pose any risk for the children. On the contrary, they are used for measuring how pedophile a person is, wirelessly, and can be used to protect children from the otherwise unnoticeable offenders, either human or running bear.

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  4. Re:They're rolling out Bluetooth 4... by I+confirm+I'm+not+a · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's nothing - I'm still waiting for TeX to hit version 4. It seems like it's been around the 3.14159 point forever!

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  5. Re:Lower power devices by Chrisq · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, your running is just confined to a treadmill connected to a generator.

  6. Re:So by martas · · Score: 3, Funny

    wireless headphones suck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RbDe8ftdAw

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  7. Re:They're rolling out Bluetooth 4... by maestroX · · Score: 2, Funny

    TeX version 4 has problems with rendering circles, stick with the current version for ever.

  8. Bluetooth 3.0 by Crock23A · · Score: 2, Funny

    I must be getting old. I completely missed Bluetooth 3.0!