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The First Idea
People began trying to find ways to standardize the industry around short-range link for doing a number of things. -
Coming together
The original promoters of bluetooth technologies such as Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba and IBM came togther to form the bluetooth special interests group. -
Something New
At this time period the Bluetooth Special Interest Group tried to find different ways to introduce bluetooth to different technologies such as cell phones, headsets, gaming consoles, laptops and GPS systems. -
Upgrade
Bluetooth made a major upgrade which made for easier decryption of data and easier pairing between two bluetooth compatible devices. -
More people
After seeing the potential of this rising company over 7,000 companies decided to invest in bluetooth technologies. -
BLE?
Bluetooth has created a new technology called the Bluetooth Low Energy allowing batteries to last longer. This is achieved by sending short bursts of signals instead of a constant stream of data to ensure a long battery life in devices that use BLE.