Signature Q3 2008

Inbox | Q3 ’08 How can I subscribe? The Bluetooth ® Quarterly | Q1’08 The Beat Goes On No Limits Ahead final cover.indd 1 11/16/07 3:29:04 PM Browsing the ’Net for information on new innovations related to Bluetooth technology, I happened to come across this magazine. I should congratulate you for this effort to consolidate all the latest … information into one source. I would like to subscribe and would appreciate if you could kindly update me as to how this could be achieved. Regards, Gautam Adlakha The Bluetooth® Quarterly Editor | Colleen Marble Managing Editor | Mike Sharsky Copy Editors | Ben Anderson, Mike Mills Contributors | Richard Baimbridge, Peter Cook, David English, Keith Ferrell, Robert Hughes, Steven L. Kent, Leo Larsen, Sean Meckley, Beau Miller, Karen D. Schwartz, Eric Schneider, Ryan Seick, David Strom, 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 The Bluetooth ® Quarterly | Q2’08 The Bluetooth ® Quarterly | Q4’07 Ten-Year Checkup No Limits Ahead cover.indd 1 2/26/08 9:23:49 AM No Limits Ahead No Limits Ahead BLU2TH3_cover-final.indd 1 8/31/07 8:47:33 AM Spread the Word Our readers continue to find SIGnature an excellent source of information on developments in Bluetooth technology. Members and non-members alike are turning to SIGnature for news about the latest technology and product innovations, as well as advancements in key areas like interoperability. Keep your letters coming! Free subscriptions are available as a member beneﬁt to Promoter and Associate members of the Bluetooth SIG. If your company is a Promoter or Associate member, but you are not yet a subscriber to SIGnature, please visit Bluetooth.org to register as a user and start a subscription. Adopter members and the community at large can view current and past issues of SIGnature on Bluetooth.com.—Ed. Interoperability info? Executive Director | Michael Foley SIGnature Project Manager | Lindsay Peattie Editorial Review Board | Heidy Chow, Anders Edlund, Kevin Keating, 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. Congratulatons for celebrating the 10th anniversary (of Bluetooth technology). The topics in the Q2 ‘08 issue, which I saw in our Hong Kong ofﬁce, were very useful and informative. In future editions, I would like to see more information on the interoperability testing of devices. L. Narasimha Charyulu TÜV Rheinland Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India The Bluetooth SIG works constantly to improve interoperability, and SIGnature will continue to report on these efforts. See pages 11 and 28 for articles in which interoperability plays a role.—Ed. Account Manager 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. ©2008 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. What do you think of SIGnature? Tell us what you like and what you think we could be doing better. E-mail your thoughts to signature@bluetooth.com. Your letter may be published in a future issue. We reserve the right to edit content for clarity and length. Printed on 10% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper 4 | SIGnature | Bluetooth.org http://pacecommunications.com http://Bluetooth.com http://Bluetooth.com http://bluetooth.org

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Signature Q3 2008 Contents Connect: Growing Markets Inbox: Spread the Word Ask the SIG: The Fast Lane In the News Perspectives: Views From APAC Bluetooth Technology in Retrospect: Headset History Bluetooth Technology in Retrospect: Headset History Bluetooth Technology @ Play: Unplug Your Fun Bluetooth Technology Interactive: Wireless Tourism Checkout: Groovy Gadgets Bluetooth Wireless Explorer: Mind Games Bluetooth Technology 101: Ads You Like It Bluetooth Technology 501: Group Efforts Wacky Apps: What’s NXT? Get in the Game: If The Glove Fits ... Revolution: The Space Age

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