Last week during All Hands Meeting in Seattle, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced the upcoming Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0.
Expected to be launched in Q2, Bluetooth 4.0 technology will have a "powerful low energy mode designed to enable expansion of the technology in m-health, sports and fitness, security and home entertainment scenarios where button-cell battery devices proliferate".
If classic Bluetooth offers a range of 10 metres, the new one will range 60 metre...