Bluetooth a standard for short-range wireless communications between electronic devices… but the short range part of that may be a bit dated. The Bluetooth 5.0 standard was announced in December, and it offers up to 4 times the range and up to twice the speed. Now it looks like some of the first devices with Bluetooth […]
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Bluetooth 5 launches with longer range, faster speeds
Bluetooth has long been the go-to wireless spec for connecting gadgets over short ranges. It’s what you use to connect a smartwatch, fitness tracker, speaker, or wireless headphones to a smartphone. It can connect a mouse or keyboard to a laptop or tablet. But the folks behind the Bluetooth specification are eyeing the smart home […]
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Bluetooth 5 is coming: Will be faster, support longer range
Last year the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the next generation of its wireless data transmission standard would be faster and work over greater distances, all without increasing power consumption. Now we have a name for that next-gen technology: Bluetooth 5. The Bluetooth SIG says the official announcement is coming on June 16th. Bluetooth […]