Bluetooth 4.0 to be available in Q4

BANGALORE,INDIA: The Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless specification could be appearing in the fourth quarter and would be available in devices such as headsets, smartphones and PCs, according to a Indiaserver.com report.

The report states that the new version can be used in lower-power devices compared to the previous versions of the technology. The earlier versions of Bluetooth could incorporate only devices with triple-A or larger capacity batteries.

The new technology includes a low-energy specification for transmitting small bursts of data over short ranges. But it is suspected that despite the low power requirements the users would only be able to see nominal battery-life improvements for long range or continuous data communication.

These radios will consume the same amount of power as compared to the Bluetooth 4.0 Radios.