Bluetooth 1-2-3 – getting your first Bluetooth product to market

Have you ever wanted to start a Bluetooth wireless product development but didn’t know where to begin? Have you asked yourself any of the following questions:

• How can I get on the Bluetooth wireless technology bandwagon?
• I have a cool new Bluetooth product idea, can I learn about similar products in the market?
• There are a lot of products like mine out there, how can I make mine different?
• Why do some Bluetooth products work together while others don’t?
• How are Bluetooth wireless products developed?
• How much time does it take to develop a new Bluetooth product?
• Can I develop a product with a tight budget?

And it isn’t easy to find the answers either.

Bluetooth wireless technology specialists are an elite group of engineers, testers, technology architects, consultants, and experts who have been working with the technology for years, and they are generally employed by companies who have large investments in Bluetooth wireless technology.

So how does a newcomer to the technology learn the tips and tricks needed to develop a Bluetooth wireless product without having to spend years learning about the technology?

The answers might lie in a new book – Bluetooth 1-2-3:

http://www.requirementsevaluator.com/bluetooth123.aspx

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It’s more than a run… JayBird

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Bluetooth Gadget Guide

http://gadgetguide.bluetooth.com/gadgetGuide.cfm?lpid=9197

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Android 1.5 OS gains A2DP for wireless stereo

The latest update to Google’s Android operating system, version 1.5, has started rolling out to existing G1 phones. Android 1.5 OS brings many user interface refinements, along with accelerometer-based application rotations. The home screen now features widgets. Bluetooth users get A2DP support (iPhone users, not until OS 3.0) for stereo audio with auto-pairing for an improved hands-free experience. Nice one, Google.

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New Lossless audio codec by APTX

apt-X Lossless

apt-X Lossless is a new “lossless” audio codec from audio compression specialist APTX, the Belfast-based inventor of low-latency Enhanced apt-X and apt-X Live codecs for broadcast and pro audio applications. apt-X Lossless differs in several important respects from other Lossless audio codecs, such as MP3HD, FLAC and Apple Lossless… http://www.aptx.com

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Headphone festival: Can Jam 2009, Los Angeles, May 30-31

Can Jam 2009 – the next Head-Fi International Meet – takes place at The Hilton at LAX in Los Angeles, California, May 30th and 31st. Can Jam 2009 offers attendees the widest possible array of headphone listening experiences and entertaining extracurriculars… More - Can Jam 2009 Los Angeles

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Is MP3HD the future of digital music?

No.

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iPhone OS upgrade includes stereo Bluetooth A2DP

Good news for humans: Apple has announced the next iPhone OS upgrade includes support for stereo Bluetooth A2DP, something missing since the introduction of Apple’s popular smartphone. Interestingly, Apple has withdrawn its mono Bluetooth headset from the Apple Store, maybe as a prelude to the introduction of a stereo replacement…

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Nomophobics Anonymous

What is nomophobia? Find out here: http://nomophobics.wordpress.com/what-is-nomophobia/

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Twitter ye not

Twitter

Look, ma: I’m twittering: http://twitter.com/a2dp

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apt-X sexes up Jaybird’s next ‘Made for iPod’ Bluetooth stereo headphones

Freedom Wireless Headphones from award-winning Bluetooth stereo headset maker Jaybird to feature APT’s low-latency apt-X® audio codec for outstanding crystal-clear wireless sound

APT Licensing (Belfast, UK) [www.aptx.com], the real-time audio compression systems house, today announces further consumer electronics industry endorsement of its low-latency, high-quality apt-X® audio codec technology with news of a collaborative partnership with JayBird Gear, LLC (Salt Lake City, Utah) [www.jaybirdgear.com], maker of the critically acclaimed JB-200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset series for iPod, iPhone, MP3 players, PC/Mac, mobiles and other portable media players (PMPs). Jaybird will incorporate the outstanding wireless sound quality of low-latency apt-X® audio codec technology into the company’s next generation of high-definition stereo Bluetooth wireless headphones for the growing active lifestyles market. The Jaybird Freedom Wireless Headphones, successor to the award-winning Jaybird JB-200 Bluetooth Stereo Headset, becomes available from April 2009, and is again primarily targeted toward the active lifestyles sector of the consumer electronics market. LAPTOP Magazine [www.laptopmag.com], the leading US mobile-technology magazine, conferred its Ultimate Choice 2008 “top pick” status on the Jaybird JB-200 in a comparison of stereo Bluetooth headsets from various manufacturers.

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bnetTV talks apt-X

more about “bnetTV.com – APT – Video“, posted with vodpod

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