CSR Adds High-Speed Bluetooth to ASUS Notebook PC; BlueCore4 Selected for First Taiwanese Laptop with Bluetooth v2.0+EDR.CAMBRIDGE, England -- CSR plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. ), today confirmed that its v2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) An acronym occasionally used to reflect an advancement in transmission or transfer speed. For example, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR provides a dramatic increase in speed over the previous version. See Bluetooth. BlueCore4 silicon has been chosen by ASUS ASUS Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (Queen's University) ASUS Air Support Squadron (USAF) ASUS Annual Support & Update Service ASUS Administrative Support/Utilization to Bluetooth-enable its latest slimline notebook computer. The ASUS W6A is the first laptop model in Taiwan to offer the higher-speed Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) Bluetooth. ASUS is the third computer manufacturer after Dell and Apple to adopt BlueCore4 in order to offer its customers data transfer rates three times faster than v1.2 Bluetooth products. The ASUS W6A is available now worldwide. The ASUS W6A follows the industry trend towards streamlined, high-performance notebooks with high-resolution, widescreen format for optimal DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. viewing and advanced gaming. CSR's BlueCore4 with Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth offers transfer rates of up to 3Mbps, compared with the 1Mbps rate of previous Bluetooth specifications. This feature allows more simultaneous Bluetooth connections to be sustained, thus supporting the use of a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard while sending a document to print to a Bluetooth-enabled printer, listening to music from the PC on Bluetooth stereo headphones and transferring photos over a Bluetooth link to another PC or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , with no impact on connection stability or performance. In addition, as the data transfer rate is three times faster than conventional Bluetooth, power consumption is drastically reduced, as the Bluetooth radio is active for one third of the time required to send the same data by v1.1 or v1.2 Bluetooth. BlueCore4 was launched in June 2004 and more than a year later it remains the only v2.0+EDR qualified silicon to be shipping in volume. Glenn Collinson, sales director and co-founder of CSR commented, "The multiple connectivity and fast data transfer rates offered by Bluecore4 make it ideal for integration into mobile computing applications. This new ASUS model will allow the company to meet all its customers' expectations in terms of design, performance and wireless connectivity." About CSR CSR plc is the leading global provider of Bluetooth technology and has developed expertise in other single-chip wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions for Bluetooth based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. CSR has now launched its fifth generation BlueCore suite and is in volume manufacture of its fourth generation BlueCore devices. BlueCore4 supports the Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) standard which was ratified at the end of 2004. BlueCore4 remains the only EDR silicon to be shipping in volume today. In November 2004 CSR launched UniFi, the first single chip 802.11a/b/g embedded solution specifically targeting the mobile phone and consumer electronics markets. BlueCore features in over 50 per cent of all Bluetooth devices shipped and over 60 per cent of all qualified Bluetooth enabled products and modules listed on the Bluetooth website with industry leaders including Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Sharp, Motorola, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Apple, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, RIM and Sony using BlueCore devices in their range of Bluetooth products. In March 2005, CSR acquired Clarity Technologies Inc., for its Clear Voice Capture (CVC See CSC. ) technology that enhances the audio performance of any voice-based product or system. Applications for CVC include wireless headsets, handsets and automotive hands free systems. In August 2005, CSR completed the acquisition of UbiNetics' software business, providing a strong R&D team to accelerate its existing software development in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and . The UbiNetics team gives CSR the capacity to extend its offering to mobile handset customers. CSR has its headquarters and offices in Cambridge, UK, and offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, France, Denmark, Sweden and both Texas and Detroit in the USA. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com More information about Bluetooth technology can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com. |
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