Bluetooth takes a new turn, Bluetooth 4.0 with a host of new features – Part 2

Mr. Foley went so far to say that a traditional wireless mouse and keyboard using the new protocol could conceivably last for five to seven years before needing a fresh battery — likely outlasting the life of the product.

Already available in the Motorola Droid Razr and Droid Razr Maxx smartphones plus Apple’s iPhone 4S, Bluetooth 4.0 is expected to hit more handsets and all manner of accessories this year. The new Bluetooth, also known as Bluetooth Smart Ready, will be available in a host of different devices in the coming days.

One of the main functionality of the new technology is its compatibility with NFC chips. As mentioned above, NFC has been an innovation that is going places of late.

Both Bluetooth versions 3.0 and 4.0 can talk to NFC hardware in phones and laptops to make pairing a simple process of tapping the two devices together. So you can imagine configuring Wi-Fi settings on mobile gadgets just by resting them on NFC equipped routers or hooking up headsets with tablets and phones in the same manner. For example, Motorola’s new Elite Sliver headset already has this NFC pairing ability.

The tricky part of the new technology is its variants. As mentioned previously, the new tech has been named Smart Ready but it is divided into six different modes of the compatibility according to the version that is owned.

The top notch, Smart Ready has compatibility with all other versions, that is Smart Ready, simple Bluetooth and Smart. The simple 4.0 will be able to work with Smart Ready and the namesake in other devices. And the last one, though seems superior to 4.0 simple version, is the least compatible with Smart Ready.

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