2007 Annual Report

Looking back 30 • The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is formed with five companies. • The Bluetooth SIG welcomes its 400th member by the end of the year. • The name “Bluetooth” is officially adopted. • The Bluetooth v.1.0 Specification is released. • The Bluetooth SIG hosts the first UnPlugFest for member engineers. • Bluetooth technology is awarded “Best of Show Technology Award” at COMDEx. • • • • First mobile phone, headset, PC Card. Prototype mouse & laptop demonstrated at CeBIT 2000. Prototype USB dongle shown at COMDEx. First chip to integrate radio frequency, baseband, microprocessor functions and Bluetooth wireless software. • First printer, laptop, hands-free car kit, hands-free car kit with speech recongition. • The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. is formed as a privately held trade association. • First keyboard and mouse combo, GPS receiver, digital camera. • Bluetooth wireless qualified products now number 500. • IEEE approves the 802.15.1 specification to conform with Bluetooth wireless technology. • First MP3 player, FDA-approved medical system. • Bluetooth Core Specification version 1.2 adopted by the Bluetooth SIG. • Shipment of Bluetooth enabled products hits rate of 1 million per week. • • • • The Bluetooth SIG adopts Core Specification version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR). Bluetooth technology reaches an installed base of 250 million devices. Product-shipment rate surpasses 3 million per week. First stereo headphones. • Product shipments soar to 5 million chipsets per week. • The Bluetooth SIG welcomes its 4,000th member. • The Bluetooth SIG Headquarters opens in Bellevue, WA; regional offices open in Malmo, Sweden and Hong Kong. • First sunglasses. • • • • First watch, picture frame, alarm-clock radio. Bluetooth wireless reaches an installed base of 1 billion devices. Bluetooth enabled devices ship at a rate of 10 million per week. The Bluetooth SIG annouces it will integrate Bluetooth technology with the WiMedia Alliance version of UWB. First television. The Bluetooth SIG welcomes its 9,000th member. Bluetooth SIG Executive Director, Michael Foley, wins Telematics Leadership Award. Wibree Forum merges with Bluetooth SIG. Core Specification v2.1 + EDR announced. • • • • • • 2008 will mark Bluetooth technology’s 10 year anniversary.

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2007 Annual Report The Year of Experience More Bluetooth Technology Around the Globe Bluetooth Technology Evolution Quality and Interoperability at All Levels Expanding the Horizon The Dynamics of a Personal Meeting Financial Overview

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