Bluetooth history
Bluetooth technology was first conceived at Ericsson in 1994 with the intent to replace the litany of cables and cords connecting computer peripherals with an RF medium. Intel and Nokia also joined in with the intent to wirelessly link cell phones to computers in a similar manner. The three formed an SIG in 1996 at a conference held at the Ericsson plant in Lund, Sweden. By 1998, there were five members of the Bluetooth SIG: Intel, Nokia, Toshiba, IBM, and Ericsson. That year, version 1.0 of the Bluetooth specification was released. Version 2.0 was later ratified in 2005 when the SIG had over 4000 members. In 2007, the Bluetooth SIG worked with Nordic Semiconductor and Nokia to develop Ultra Low Power Bluetooth, which now ...
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