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`2014
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`• SIG introduces Bluetooth 4.2, adds features for IP connectivity, privacy and speed
`• Membership at the Bluetooth SIG hits 24,000 members
`• CNET Joins the Breakthrough Awards as exclusive media partner
`• The SIG expands Bluetooth World to three global event series
`• Dr. Kamil A. Grajski, Qualconnm, joins the SIG Board of Directors
`• Bluetooth hits 90 percent penetration in all mobile phones
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`2013
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`• SIG introduces Application Accelerator for developers
`• Google announced native support for Bluetooth Smart in Android
`Minsoo Lee, LG Electronics, joins the SIG Board of Directors
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`• Annual Bluetooth product shipments surpass 2.5 billion*
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`• SIG membership surpasses 20,000 companies
`• The SIG launches Bluetooth World
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`2012
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`• Annual Bluetooth product shipments surpass 2 billion*
`• SIG membership surpasses 17,000 companies
`• The SIG launches new resources for app developers 0
`• The first Bluetooth Smart Ready tablets and music players hit the market.
`• SIG Board appoints wireless veteran Mark Powell, as executive director.
`• The SIG announces expansion into sports & fitness markets with new working
`group and new profiles for real-time running and cycling data monitoring
`• Dr. Steven Gray joins the SIG Board of Directors
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`2011
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`• SIG membership surpasses 15,000 companies
`• The SIG picks a 3D television for itsBest of CES award winner
`• Apple and Nordic Semiconductor join the SIG Board of Directors
`• The SIG adopts the first new profile for Bluetooth v4.0 in May
`• Apple releases the first two computers (MacMini and MacBook Air) with Bluetooth
`v4.0 technology in July
`• The SIG unveils the Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Smart Ready brand extensions
`• Microsoft announces that Windows 8 will support Bluetooth v4.0
`• Apple announces that the new iPhone 4S will support Bluetooth v4.0 and become
`the first Bluetooth Smart Ready phone
`• The SIG adopts 29 new Bluetooth v4.0 profiles, services, protocols and prototyping
`specifications, creating the infrastructure for Bluetooth Smart devices
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`2010
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`• SIG membership surpasses 13,000 companies
`• The Bluetooth SIG headquarters moves to Kirkland, WA, USA
`• The Bluetooth SIG announces the formal adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification
`Version 4.0 with low energy technology
`• Profile Tuning Suite (PTS) r v4.1 is launched, including Bluetooth low energy
`technology test suites
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`2009
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`• The SIG adopts Core Specification Version 3.0 HS, making Bluetooth high speed
`technology a reality
`• The SIG welcomes its 12,000th member
`• The SIG announces the adoption of Bluetooth low energy wireless technology, the
`hallmark feature in Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.0
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`2008
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`• The SIG celebrates its 10 th anniversary
`• Nearly 2 billion Bluetooth enabled products shipped in 10 years
`• The SIG welcomes its 10 000th member
`• Bluetooth SIG Executive Director Mike Foley is named one of RCR Wireless News
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`• Profile Tuning Suite (PTS) Version 3.0 is released, including automatic updates
`and further improvements to its report generation capabilities
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`2007
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`• First alarm-clock radio
`• First television
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`• The SIG welcomes its 8,000th member
`• Bluetooth SIG Executive Director Mike Foley wins the Telematics Leadership
`Award
`• PTS Protocol Viewer is released as part of the release of PTS Version 2.1.1 along
`with a greatly updated user interface and report generation capabilities
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`2006
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`• First sunglasses
`• First watch
`• First picture frame
`• Bluetooth wireless reaches an installed base of 1 billion devices
`• Bluetooth enabled devices ship at a rate of 10 million per week
`• Profile Tuning Suite (PTS) r..? testing becomes a mandatory part of the Bluetooth
`product qualification process
`• The SIG announces it will integrate Bluetooth technology with the WiMedia Alliance
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`2005
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`• Product shipments soar to 5 million chipsets per week
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`• The SIG welcomes its 4,000th member
`• SIG Headquarters opens in Bellevue, WA; regional offices open in Malmo, Sweden
`and Hong Kong
`• The SIG launches Profile Testing Suite (PTS) v1.0, a testing and qualification
`tool for members developed completely in-house
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`2004
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`• The SIG adopts Core Specification Version 2.0 Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
`• Bluetooth technology reaches an installed base of 250 million devices
`• Product-shipment rate surpasses 3 million per week
`• First stereo headphones
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`2003
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`• First MP3 player with Bluetooth technology
`• Bluetooth Core Specification Version 1.2 adopted by the Bluetooth SIG
`• Bluetooth product shipments grow to 1 million per week
`• First FDA-approved Bluetooth medical system
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`2002
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`• First keyboard and mouse combo
`• First GPS receiver
`• Bluetooth wireless qualified products hits 500
`IEEE approves the 802.15.1 specification to conform with Bluetooth wireless
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`• First digital camera
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`2001
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`• First printer
`• First laptop
`• First hands-free car kit
`• First hands-free car kit with speech recognition
`• The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. is formed as a not-for-profit, non-stock corporation
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`2000
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`• First mobile phone with Bluetooth technology comes to market
`• First PC card
`• Prototype mouse and laptop demonstrated at CeBIT 2000
`• Prototype USB dongle shown at COMDEX
`• First chip to integrate radio frequency, baseband, microprocessor functions and
`Bluetooth wireless software
`• First headset is shipped
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`1999
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`• The Bluetooth 1.0 Specification is released
`• The Bluetooth SIG hosts the first UnPlugFest for member engineers
`• Bluetooth technology is awarded "Best of Show Technology Award" at COMDEX
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`1998
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`• The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is formed with five companies
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`• The Bluetooth SIG welcomes its 400th member by the end of the year
`• The name Bluetooth is officially adopted
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