What is Bluetooth low energy?
Bluetooth low energy is quite what it says on the Tin Bluetooth protocol. is new, which is built on standard Bluetooth protocol, but uses the incredibly small quantities of electric power; so little in fact that the device will be able to operate for an entire year with only one tiny button cells.
How long has it been around?
Although these chips produced very first appeared in April 2009, the concept has been around for a few years and it was called different things when the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for the first time he came with a concept called Wibree.It was later renamed as Bluetooth technology for Ultra Low Power (ULP), and its current name in 2009.
How it will be used?
Bluetooth low energy Bluetooth is further developments and is intended to transfer data between two devices very effectively and use only the minimum amount of electricity it will work as is best explained by an example.
Imagine that they are wearing sportswatch that monitors your heart rate and your blood pressure continuously while you are on a training run.Without any action on your sportswatch will this data transfer to the phone using Bluetooth low energy and your phone will unable to pass this data over the Internet directly on your website, so that you can analyze later, or so that you can examine your trainer to in real time.
This is just one example, and naturally there are great many possible applications, we have some more later ... in this article we will outline them in depth in future articles.
Evolutionary or revolutionary-which one is?
So far we have referred to this new technology as a revolutionary and Evolutionary. This is not an error or the attempt to confuse readers. in fact, this technology both The Evolution in that it builds on the conventional Bluetooth technology and extends to the design experience that have already been received and is revolutionary in that new Protocol Bluetooth low energy was designed from scratch, or as we say, the engineers from bottom to top. Also revolutionary in what it will enable Bluetooth to achieve in terms of new applications and devices.
How much will it cost?
Development of this new technology over the last few years is not cheap.In fact, been made a huge amount of work structures between the initial concept and first silicon chips, and therefore want to recoup these costs manufacturers from selling equipment.
On the other hand, one of the most interesting Bluetooth low energy is that it is a very inexpensive devices, such as in mobile phones, Bluetooth low energy will sit alongside conventional Bluetooth (dual mode equipment); in fact they use just a single chip, and it will cost more than conventional Bluetooth.Naturally, the device that you can use Bluetooth low energy chips will have a net cost, but it will be very low.
What new gadgets are using Bluetooth low energy?
We gave one example of how it can transmit data gathered from Internet directly via sportswatch mobile phone.Low energy Bluetooth can be used in many other applications such as smart sports training shoes, sensors, wheel or canoe, even in bat, racket or Golf Club.Whether you're involved in sports, probably, Bluetooth low energy enables you to monitor your performance in real time and to pass it directly over the Internet.
Health services are more gadgets that are related to the above.For instance, someone with diabetes can use Bluetooth low energy constantly monitor their gadgets blood sugar levels and data could be transmitted directly to that person, a physician or surgeon; heart data could be monitored for any abnormalities; health seniors could be monitored remotely.
There are of course many other applications, which are not covering health and fitness.For instance, will be used in the remote control, household appliances and entertainment systems., that will emerge in the next few years hundreds or even thousands of new applications.
How to change my life?
If it is unavoidable that low cost, low power, connectivity, Bluetooth low energy offered will vary with the conventional life Bluetooth your pan (Personal Area) is limited to a handful of devices such as mobile phone, laptop computer, MP3 player and Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth headsets, your GPS and your car With your Bluetooth low energy, MR. will be extended to include wearable gadgets massively, accessories, white goods into your home, lights and curtains, intruder alarms, sensors and remote controls for all your systems, entertainment and all the other features that we were discussed; the options are enormous and limited only by your imagination.
What is the timeline?
As we have said the first chips of semiconductor companies have been implemented and evaluated gadget manufacturers. this exercise will take several months to complete and there may be some more design iterations before everything is closed, but will not be long before the first Bluetooth low energy gadgets and phones will appear on the market before too long, all new Smartphone will incorporate dual Bluetooth low energy mode. Industry analysts estimate that by 2014 consumption chipsets incorporate Bluetooth low energy Bluetooth will reach two billion a year.
The final Word
Bluetooth low energy is on its way and the life-changing technology that will enable revolutionary elevation of connectivity that can be achieved among the next generation of Bluetooth devices, conventional and on the Internet in future articles we will look in some detail the technologies that are involved in new applications and any competitive solutions, which can also be on the horizon.
Gary is a freelance technical writer Shorthouse keen interest in innovative technologies and It also operates research., UKBluetooth http://www.ukbluetooth.co.uk resource, specialising in technical information and Bluetooth products as a new revolution. in the Bluetooth technology that will change lives, Bluetooth low energy display.
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