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Bluetooth low energy app on App Store
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2 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, Just wanted to let you know about a useful app from the Apple App Store that uses BLE for its main functionality. It's called Find My Car Smarter ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-car-smart/id480619632?mt=8). It works using any BLE proximity...
CC2541 now released, including support for Bluetooth low energy and proprietary
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3 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hello again, I'm very proud to announce the launch of CC2541 , TI's second Bluetooth low energy single-mode SoC IC. ICs and EMKs (modules that plug into the CC2540DK ) are available now. CC2541 is quite similar to CC2540 , here is a list of...
Bluetooth low energy Motorola RAZR™ and heart rate strap
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4 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hello again! Just wanted to let you know that we've posted a cool video of a CC2540-based heart rate strap from Salutron communicating with the Motorola RAZR ™ phone, you can find it here: http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/video/Portal.tsp...
Bluetooth low energy in 2012 and more coin cells
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4 months ago
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Karl T.
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Happy New Year! Bluetooth Low Energy has come a long way in 2012; there are now multiple smartphone models on the market supporting Bluetooth 4.0 (including APIs), single-mode chips have been on the market for almost 1.5 years and we expect to see...
Bluetooth Innovation World Cup Finalists
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5 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi folks, The Bluetooth SIG have now just announced the finalists for this year's Bluetooth Innovation World Cup: http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Press-Releases-Detail.aspx?ItemID=139 I served on the expert panel that chose the finalists and...
Bluetooth low energy in iPhone 4S
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6 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, You may have heard that the iPhone 4S supports BLE. It most certainly does. In fact, app developers have access to the GATT interface through the new Core Bluetooth API. We've put together a demo of the iPhone 4S communicating with the keyfob...
Bluetooth low energy in Windows 8
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6 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, My apologies for not posting for a while, and also for posting this a bit late. Microsoft has posted a great video of a session at their BUILD conference on how Bluetooth low energy can connect to Windows 8, including demos and code snippets...
TI Bluetooth low energy stack v1.1 released!
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8 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, We're all very excited to be able to release version 1.1 of our single-mode Bluetooth low energy stack. The BLE stack is still royalty-free and can be downloaded from the TI web site here: http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ble-stack...
Reducing Bluetooth low energy power consumption with TPS62730
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9 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, I hope you have all had a nice summer so far! The whole point of Bluetooth low energy is to save power. Thus, it is no wonder that people developing Bluetooth low energy products are eager to save as much power as they can. TI recently released...
Stream of Bluetooth low energy profiles continues
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10 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, The Bluetooth SIG is on a roll right now, and the list of adopted Bluetooth low energy profiles is continuing to grow! The Bluetooth SIG maintains the official list of Bluetooth specifications at https://www.bluetooth.org/Technical/Specifications...
RIP R.A.P.
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10 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, I've been on vacation, and didn't notice until today the sad news that Bob Pease has passed away . I only met Bob in person once (at a seminar in Norway back in 2000), but I've been an avid reader of his columns and books over the years...
First Bluetooth low energy profile adopted
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11 months ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, There's been some worry in some circles because Bluetooth low energy profile specifications have lagged the release of the Bluetooth 4.0 core spec (released in June 2010). Therefore, the adoption of the first Bluetooth low energy profile...
Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2011
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hello! I've mentioned this year's Bluetooth Innovation World Cup in an earlier post , but I wanted to remind you about it, because the contest is now open to submissions. As before, the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup is focusing on innovation...
Bluetooth low energy training at All-Hands Meeting
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, I wanted to post a quick note to let you know that the Bluetooth SIG through their ATLAS (Advanced Training Lab And Services) program is running two Bluetooth low energy training sessions at the All-Hands meeting in Budapest, Hungary on April 15th...
TI Sponsors Bluetooth Innovation World Cup
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hello everyone, The Bluetooth Innovation World Cup is now in it's third year, and TI is this year taking the role of Title Sponsor for the event. This year is more exciting than ever, since ICs, software and development kits are now available and...
Bluetooth low energy versus Dash7
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, Actually, I think the headline is kind of strange, in that I don't really see BLE and Dash7 as competing much at all. BLE is an ultra-low power PAN with hubs in PCs and mobile device, Dash7 has its roots in active RFID, defence and asset...
Bluetooth low energy at Mobile World Congress
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, I'm just back from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week. For those who didn't get a chance to visit, here are some highlights: For Bluetooth low energy demos, we had a BLE keyboard and a BLE proximity tag. For both...
Apps and Bluetooth low energy
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Hi again, I've recently come across a great Android app called CardioTrainer . This app serves as coach/motivator, and has includes a training module, a weight watching module and a calorie tracking module. There is even a game and Facebook integration...
Bluetooth low energy at CES
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over 1 year ago
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Karl T.
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Happy New Year! I’m starting the year by visiting CES in Las Vegas. It’s been a busy show, a far cry from the last time I was here two years ago. It looks to be a bit early for BLE products yet, but I did find two nice BLE prototypes...
Bluetooth low energy and coin cells III
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hello again, Our competitors over at Nordic Semiconductor have recently released an article on coin cells as part of their newsletter, which can be found here (page 9). They have also identified the internal resistance of the battery as the primary...
Bluetooth low energy and coin cells II
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hi, I wanted to follow up on my earlier post "Bluetooth low energy and coin cells" , as we have now finished our study on coin cells and published our results. The results can be found in our white paper " Coin cells and peak current...
Bluetooth low energy chips are finally here!
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, I am very sorry for not having had time to update the blog for such a long time, but perhaps this post can help explain part of the reason why I have been so busy. All of us who have been working with BLE for several years now...
Bluetooth 4.0 is finally here!
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hello, I am very happy to announce that Bluetooth 4.0 has now finally been adopted! Thanks to the efforts of dedicated people from many different companies working together, the specification is now done and published (click here for more details)...
Another World Cup!
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hi there again, There are two World Cups this summer: The obvious one, and then the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup, which continues the competition seen last year. The 2009 Bluetooth Innovation World Cup competition focused on sports, health and fitness...
Bluetooth low energy and coin cells
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over 2 years ago
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Karl T.
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Hello again, Sorry for the long delay since the last post, I hope that you find this post interesting enough to make up for the wait. One of the most anticipated features of Bluetooth low energy will be the ability to run on lithium coin cells....
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