Bluetooth 4.1 Will Offer Better Connections

[exfileme]

The Bluetooth SIG has announced Bluetooth 4.1.

Bluetooth 4.1 Will Offer Better Connections : Read more

 

[kelfen]

oh good! I like my wireless Bluetooth headphones. good to see upgrades

 

[Russell Elfenbein]

"As an example, sensors that gathered data during a run, bike ride or swim can transfer that data more efficiently when the consumer returns home."

I dont think anyone cares if a sync that normally takes 1 second is going to take half a second. What a ridiculous example.

 

[BlankInsanity]

ooo maybe I can acutally send data to my friend without being restricted to one foot away

 

[Mike Friesen]

In other news, Paint can be Red!!!

Gasps all around.

 

[Innocent_Bystander-1312890]

Love the headline... I was convinced it would offer worse connections in the name of Windows 8 style progress.

 

[Jgriff]

The title....lol. Talk about the obvious. I would have figured it'd offer worse connections.

 

[knowom]

Bluetooth bandwidth is too slow.

 

[m32]

My usb adapter is still 2.0. Time to upgrade?

 

[threehosts]

The title is appropriate. It tells where the focus of the new revision lies. BT4.0 was optimized for power efficiency, BT3.0 higher data speeds (up to 24 Mbit/s, BT2.1 improved pairing, and so on ...