CSR and NEC Casio Mobile Communications to demonstrate Bluetooth low energy applications in CSR8000 powered concept model smartphone at MWC

“NEC Casio Mobile Communications is excited about the potential of Bluetooth low energy applications for consumers,” commented Masakazu Yamashina, Senior Vice President of NEC Casio Mobile Communications. “As the leader in Bluetooth low energy, CSR is the obvious development partner for the premium connectivity experience our customers expect. The CSR Synergy for Android software made integrating this functionality quick and simple, helping us bring the Bluetooth low energy-enabled prototype smartphone to market in time for MWC.”

The NEC Casio Mobile Communications demonstration at MWC highlights the following:

• Alert of incoming information: Whenever a new incoming call, mail, text message, etc is received on the phone, an alert is displayed on the watch. Users can read the incoming message on the watch and see who’s calling. Bluetooth low energy lets users fully operate their phones while keeping them in their pockets.
• FindMe: Should users misplace their handsets - a fairly common occurrence - they can push a button on the watch to activate an alarm on the phone. No longer will consumers have to make themselves late for work hunting under cushions for their handset.
• Time sync: Whenever the phone is moved to another time zone, or the date/time is changed, the new time is automatically synchronised with the watch.

“The uses for Bluetooth low energy in handsets and its benefits for consumers are almost limitless,” said Ahmet Alpdemir, senior vice president for CSR's Handset Business Unit. “We are thrilled to help our innovative partner NEC Casio Mobile Communications demonstrate this technology at MWC.”

CSR has been at the forefront of Bluetooth low energy development. After giving the first public demo of Bluetooth low energy, CSR launched the CSR8000 range in October 2010; the dual-mode platform featured in the handset end of this demo. CSR8000 not only offers best-in-class Bluetooth low energy performance, but also a range of other features including Wideband Speech, FM and a DSP for noise cancellation functions.

CSR also released a range of single-mode Bluetooth low energy devices, CSR µEnergy, in July 2010, providing solutions for the huge range of Bluetooth low energy accessories and with the dual-mode solutions offering a complete end-to-end platform to its customers

CSR is engaged with many customers in this exciting technology area, and believes that finished devices containing its Bluetooth low energy products will reach retailers early 2011.

The CSR8000 range, CSR µEnergy single-mode products and many other CSR Bluetooth low-energy-enabled products are available now.