BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » uwb http://www.bgr.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Bluetooth 3.0 ready to launch on April 21st http://www.bgr.com/2009/04/10/bluetooth-30-ready-to-launch-on-april-21st/ http://www.bgr.com/2009/04/10/bluetooth-30-ready-to-launch-on-april-21st/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:42:45 +0000 Zach Epstein http://www.bgr.com/?p=22204 It’s not every day we get to talk about the launch of an exciting technology revision that will have a huge and near-immediate impact on the mobile industry, so we’re cherishing the opportunity. And this one is indeed a big one — Bluetooth 3.0. First revealed about a year and a half ago, Bluetooth 3.0 will make use of Ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology to achieve transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps. No, seriously. Higher transfer speeds are actually achieved by enabling 802.11 standards when heavy lifting is involved and then switching back to an older, slower standard when big transfers are completed. Reasoning? To slow power consumption and side-step unnecessary battery drain when standard low-bandwidth communications are used. We’re hoping consumer-ready Bluetooth 3.0 devices won’t be far off from the launch, though it will take some time before gear such popular mobile phones take advantage of the technology. Oh and in case you’re wondering, yes, it is pretty ironic that the world will have already gotten a taste of Bluetooth 3.0 in all of its glory… Before Apple handsets support A2DP.

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]]> http://www.bgr.com/2009/04/10/bluetooth-30-ready-to-launch-on-april-21st/feed/ 11 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/bt-80x80.jpg Details of Lenovo’s new X200 tablet leak out http://www.bgr.com/2008/06/09/details-of-lenovos-new-x200-tablet-leak-out/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/06/09/details-of-lenovos-new-x200-tablet-leak-out/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:00:45 +0000 Joshua Karp http://www.bgr.com/?p=3883

If you’re a tablet PC fan that’s a bit overwhelmed by the day’s iPhone madness, this one should brighten things up a bit. Details of Lenovo’s new X200 tablet PC have leaked out, and the specs are pretty impressive. The new machines will feature Intel Core 2 Duo chips running at up to 2.4 Ghz, 12″ display,  optional WiMAX, WWAN, GPS, WiFi, UWB, and Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, a Blu-ray drive option, and a whole lot more. All of this connectivity clocks in at a reasonable 2.93lbs, and the battery should give you upwards of 9 Hrs of operating time. Impressed yet? Yeah, we thought you might be. No word on pricing or availability, but we’re hoping this bad boy drops sooner rather than later. 

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