Yesterday announced the Bluetooth SIK that the development of Bluetooth 4.0 are almost completed. The specifications will be announced before 30 June 2010.

What began years ago with a joint venture of a few companies such as Toshiba, has now grown into a great community. The Bluetooth-SIK has today about 9000 members.

The basic advantage of Bluetooth 4.0 is to:
* Higher reach
* Energy-savings

The use in for example Vienna mobile devices e.g. Smartphones, laptops, headsets, but will take a little longer. It is estimated that will not come before the end of 2010 more likely to move to 2011, the first devices on the market

Here you can read the press release.