At the recent CTIA event the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that the core specifcation for Bluetooth 2.1 will soon be made available to vendors. Devices using the new specification are already being demoed and commercial availability will follow shortly. Bluetooth 2.1 allows for easier pairing of devices (including a provision to use NFC), uses less power and is more secure.
The easier pairing take the form of automatic pairing (as already achieved by some phone when operating with same brand accessories). Users will be able to choose, for example, Add New Headset from a menu and the pairing will automatically take place.
Bluetooth 2.1 is backwards compatible with earlier specifications.
Currently 12 million new Bluetooth devices ship every week and there is an installed user base of more than 1 billion Bluetooth devices.
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