doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 1 Project: IEEE Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [WG-Bluetooth SIG Liaison Report January08] Date Submitted: [17January08] Source: [John Barr] Company [Motorola] Address [1303 E. Golf Road, Schuamburg, IL 60196] Voice:[ ], FAX: [ ], Re: [] Abstract:[Bluetooth SIG Report to WG] Purpose:[Update WG on recent Bluetooth SIG activites.] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 2 Bluetooth SIG Relationship to IEEE Bluetooth SIG Specifications are backwards compatible with Bluetooth V1.2 specification that is equivalent to IEEE a. As with ZigBee and IEEE , the Bluetooth SIG has extended use of IEEE standard while continuing to conform to existing standard. Bluetooth SIG is also working on enhancement to integrate IEEE conforming radios as an optional high speed channel. Future work may include adoption of IEEE c as an optional very high speed channel.

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 3 10,0000 th BLUETOOTH SIG MEMBER JayBird Gear LLC makes a very small Bluetooth headset for talking hands-free and streaming stereo music. 3

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide Mar-16 Bluetooth pairs with cake for 10th birthday Posted Jan 8th :54PM by Engadget Everyone raise your glasses for a toast, will you? The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (better known as the Bluetooth SIG to its pals) is throwing itself a little party celebrating ten years since its inception. It's been one heck of a decade, too, considering that the SIG started with just five members and has since grown to over 10,000; in that same span, wireless headsets have become all but ubiquitous, the standard has come to countless products covering hundreds of product categories, and a grand total of 1.5 billion-plus devices have shipped with that now-famous stylized "B" emblazoned somewhere on their shell. So just how does a special interest group shake its moneymaker on such a momentous occasion? A spat of playful Bluejacking, perhaps? Nah, nothing that saucy -- just a private party for SIG members at CES. Here's to another ten, Bluetooth.

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide Mar-16 Bluetooth SIG Announces Winners of 3rd Annual Best of CES Contest Bluetooth SIG Announces Winners of 3rd Annual Best of CES Contest Reuters - Jan 9, 2008 The Bluetooth SIG carefully tested each product and judged them on a variety of criteria, including compliance with Bluetooth SIG qualification standards,... Bluetooth Celebrates Its 10th Birthday PC World - Jan 7, 2008 Since 2000, the Bluetooth SIG -- which qualifies Bluetooth products based on the technology's specifications -- has seen a 13-fold increase in the number of... CES: Bluetooth SIG celebrates tech's 10th birthday Macworld, CA - Jan 7, 2008 by Peter Cohen The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced Monday that Bluetooth technology celebrates its 10th anniversary in CES: Bluetooth SIG hits a landmark decade Computerworld, MA - Jan 6, 2008 In addition to higher speeds, lower power requirements from Bluetooth chips are what Bluetooth Celebrates Its 10th Birthday CES: Bluetooth SIG celebrates tech's 10th birthday CES: Bluetooth SIG hits a landmark decade BLUETOOTH SIG CES COVERAGE

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide Mar-16 BLUETOOTH SIG BEST OF CES WINNERS

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 7 Voyager 855 Bluetooth Headset Finalist: MotoPURE H12 Headset WINNER: HEADSET 7 Plantronics

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 8 WINNER: INPUT 8 Cordless Desktop MX5500 Finalist: MoGo Mouse X54 Pro Logitech

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 9 WINNER: MUSIC 9 DS1120 Stereo Bluetooth Speakers Finalist: YP-P2 Widescreen Music Player Parrot

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 10 T815 Navigation Unit Finalist: SGH-i617 Blackjack II Phone WINNER: TRANSFER 10 Motorola

doc.: IEEE /0073r0 Submission January 2008 Dr. John R. Barr, MotorolaSlide 11 Most Recently Recently announced MacBookAir laptop uses latest Bluetooth Specification (2.1) which includes Secure Simple Pairing feature.