Bluetooth 4.0 coming soon

Today the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that it has complete work on the specifications for Bluetooth 4.0. The new version builds on the improvements made in Bluetooth 3.0+HS, but allows Bluetooth radios to operate using much less power, and offer faster transfer rates, as well as an increased range that can extend up to 200 feet. The updated features will allow to integrate the technology in more types of electronics.

The first Bluetooth 4.0-capable devices should hit the market in late 2010 or early 2011.