The demonstration showed the two Bluetooth low energy devices transferring data to the handset using a Bluetooth low energy advertising packet without any prior configuration or pairing. When a button is pressed on the weighing scales the embedded Bluetooth low energy radio wakes up and sends a short burst of data to the handset. The temperature sensor transmits data continuously. The name and value of both sensors are then simultaneously displayed on the phone. The application automatically updates the display with the new value each time a new advertising packet is received.

The mobile phone handset was modified for the purpose of the demonstration to incorporate CSR’s BlueCore7 dual mode silicon (Bluetooth low energy and Bluetooth v2.1), and a Java API and MIDlet application to provide a simple user interface for displaying the information received.

Bluetooth low energy (previously known as Ultra Low Power Bluetooth or Wibree) is designed to be used to transfer simple data sets between compact devices. The technology uses fewer frequencies (3 rather than 32) to make connections compared with standard Bluetooth, resulting in lower power consumption when connectable.

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According to a report on Mobiletoday in excess of £1 million worth of mobile phone speakers had sold last month, this compares to the £500,000 sales during the Christmas period and only $146,000 during May 07.

Senior vice president of digital at Universal Music, Rob Wells, states: “More and more people are downloading tracks and listening to music on their handsets. In the UK, between 15% and 20% of Universal’s digital music business is on mobile. This will increase to around 35% next year and to about 50% the year after.”

Mobile handsets incorporating MP3 players and FM radios now account of in excess of 65% of the market which is up from 44% on April 07.

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This CDMA phone with PTT has a thin, rugged clamshell body similar to the V950, with similar features as well. Key features include EVDO Rev A data, 2 megapixel camera, memory card slot, large QVGA main display, large external display, stereo Bluetooth, and GPS navigation.

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The W902 Walkman will be available in selected markets in Volcanic Black, Wine Red and Earth Green in Q4 of 2008. Unlike the new W595 which will be available in EDGE or HSDPA version, the W902 will support UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 in a single version.

W902 Walkman W595 Walkman

• 5 megapixel camera with Auto Focus
• Walkman player
• Clear stereo
• Clear bass
• Shake control
• Java
• FM Radio
• Geo tagging of photos (cell-id)
• Access NetFront Web browser
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Dedicated music keys
• Bluetooth 
• USB mass storage
• USB support
• Size: 110 x 49 x 11.7 mm
• Weight: 99.8 grams
• Display Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
• Resolution: 240×320 pixels
• Size: 2.2 inches
• Phone memory: Up to 25MB
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) support
• Talk time GSM: Up to 9 hrs
• Standby time GSM: Up to 380 hrs
• Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 360 hrs
• Video call time: Up to 2.5 hrs
• Music listening time: Up to 25 hrs
• Networks: UMTS/HSDPA 2100 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

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AT&T’s Navigator Global Edition coverage areas on AT&T powered smartphones will include most of Western Europe, North America and the U.S, the Caribbean along with the six cities in China which will be hosting the Beijing Olympic Games.

Senior vice president, Mobility Marketing and Operations for AT&T’s wireless operation, Jeff Bradley says: “The introduction of AT&T Navigator Global Edition is just another example of how AT&T is the nation’s leading provider of international wireless services. AT&T not only gives customers the ability to use their mobile phones in more countries than any other U.S. carrier, they now can use our robust GPS-based navigation offering whether at home or abroad to easily get from point A to point B or to find and get directed to a local business or service.”

Probably good news for the globetrotting business people out there which is who it looks like AT&T are targeting for a healthy $19.98 monthly charge as not to get lost worldwide.

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The carrier introduced a mobile banking application that works on BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphones. The mobile banking application also is available on several Get It Now-capable phones, said the company.

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This no-frills clamshell GSM phone is similar to the A127, but trades a camera for quad-band world roaming. Keys features include MMS, external display, speakerphone, WAP browser, and downloadable games, ringtones and graphics.

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