Bluetooth Links Up With Rival Technology

The consortium behind the Bluetooth wireless standard announced Tuesday that Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is contributing a technology that promises to bring the wireless connections to devices that are too small for regular Bluetooth chips.

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From the article: The new "Wibree" specification may end up being adopted as essentially a low-power version of the Bluetooth specification, to be used in conventional mobile phones as well as emerging wireless markets, such as watches.

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Cell phone market leader Nokia unveiled a new short-range wireless connection on Tuesday that is smaller and more energy-efficient than current Bluetooth technology and can be used in devices such as watches.

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New wireless initiative by Nokia extends Bluetooth into low power applications

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The new "Wibree" specification may end up being adopted as essentially a low-power version of the Bluetooth specification, to be used in conventional mobile phones as well as emerging wireless markets, such as watches.

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It said the new radio technology, to be known as "Wibree," would fit with other local linking systems, but use just a fraction of the power, allowing for smaller and cheaper applications.

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