Dev Kit for iPhone 4S Bluetooth 4.0 Accessories

Bluegiga Technologies has developed a reference platform for device makers to develop and deploy Bluetooth 4.0 applications for the iPhone 4S. Apple’s new iPhone is the first smartphone that supports the new Bluetooth 4.0 standard.

The company has built this reference platform that consists of the BLE112 Bluetooth 4.0 single mode development kit, Bluetooth 4.0 software development kit, and a reference application for iOS 5.

Example applications for accessories such as proximity tags, heart rate sensors, and thermometers are provided therein.

Bluegiga believes their kit will “simplify the development process for designers, reducing the time to market.”

The low power wireless sensing devices that will come out as a result of OEMs employing the kit will also support older Bluetooth standards.

Mikko Savolainen, VP Product Management, believes that "The release of iPhone 4S is a great milestone for the entire Bluetooth community and a beginning of a new era in Bluetooth accessory development.”