Signature Q1 2009 - (Page 5) Experience More Online | Q1 ’09 The Bluetooth® Quarterly Editor | Colleen Marble Managing Editor | Mike Sharsky Copy Editor | Mike Mills Contributors | Karen Alley, Anders Edlund, David English, Gary Flood, Alex Green, Holger Hussmann, Keith Ferrell, Kyungwon Kim, Nicole Lewis, Sean Meckley, Raghavan Natarajan, Anthony Reese, Juha Salokannel, Jackie Zack Design Director | Jaimey Easler Art Director | Larry Williams Senior Production Artist | Vickie McClintock Vice President, Production | Jim DeCata Production Manager | Sharon Linder EDITORIAL INQUIRIES SIGnature, The Bluetooth Quarterly Pace Communications Inc. 1301 Carolina Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 phone / 336-378-6065 fax / 336-378-8272 pacecommunications.com Executive Director | Michael Foley SIGnature Project Manager | Lindsay Peattie Editorial Review Board | Heidy Chow, But Wait, There’s More! Experience More of SIGnature: Look for the @bluetooth.com/signature logo on select magazine articles. Reach for the Sky Anders Edlund, Ulrika Linnér The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names in this document are those of their respective owners. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes Promoter group companies Ericsson, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, along with more than 10,000 Associate and Adopter member companies. The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit Bluetooth.com. Looking for more great content from the Bluetooth SIG and SIGnature magazine? Visit Bluetooth.com and bluetooth.com/signature, your online sources for the latest information on Bluetooth technology and Bluetooth enabled products. Take a look at what you’ll find on the Web for this issue. All About Low Energy Account Supervisor Sarah Allen Senior Vice President, Custom Publishing Jacqueline Hughes Ponzoni Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Craig Waller President & Chief Executive Officer Bonnie McElveen-Hunter Postmaster: Send change of address to Bluetooth SIG, Inc., 500 108th Avenue NE, Suite 250, Bellevue, WA 98004. ©2009 SIGnature magazine is published quarterly by Pace Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part of any material in this publication without the written permission of Pace Communications Inc. is expressly prohibited. Publisher reserves the right to accept or reject all advertising matter. Manuscripts must be accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes. Publisher assumes no liability for return or safety of unsolicited art, photographs or manuscripts. Prepress: Surdell and Partners, Omaha, NE Printer: Fry Communications Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA For information on subscribing to SIGnature, e-mail us at signature@bluetooth.com. The latest iteration of the Bluetooth wireless specification is Bluetooth low energy technology, which will enable devices to run on button cell batteries and enable a whole new range of product options (see page 9). To learn more, go to bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/ products/Low_Energy. Seafaring Story A 12-student team at the Cheong Shim International Academy in Gapyoung, South Korea, created an award-winning autonomous aerial vehicle (a model airplane that navigates by itself). The system uses Bluetooth technology to communicate with a flight control computer located on the ground. See page 20 for the complete story, then go online for more information about the Sky Walker plane. Got Gadgets? Printed on 10% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper Wireless sensors make sense on the open ocean, where Cyberfab’s Bluetooth enabled Mobicardio system is making waves (see page 18.) Visit our Web site for more on how Luce Molinier, an experienced sailor training for a transatlantic race this year, is using Bluetooth technology to help her monitor everything from her global position to her physical condition. Head to Bluetooth.com and experience our new Bluetooth Gadget Guide (see page 25 for more details). This online interactive tool makes it easy to find Bluetooth enabled products that work together. You’ll also find images, pairing instructions, specifications, profile information and other useful details that can help you Experience More with Bluetooth technology. Log on today. What do you think of SIGnature? Tell us what you like and what you think we could be doing better. Give us your feedback at bluetooth.com/signature. Your letter may be published in a future issue. 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