Nokia's Wibree to merge with Bluetooth SIG

Damian Koh | Jun 13, 2007

Remember Wibree? Nokia's ultra-low-power wireless technology for devices with very low battery capacities? Well, it will become part of the Bluetooth specification and is expected to debut in the first half of 2008.

That's anywhere between January 1 and June 30 provided there aren't delays of any sort.

Touted as the missing link to connect low-powered devices to commonplace gadgets like mobile phones and computers, it is possible to deploy Wibree in toys, watches and perhaps even pacemakers when the specification is finalized in 2008.

Will we see a deluge of "mini" Bluetooth devices next year? Most definitely.

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