Friday, March 7, 2003
FCC Approves Smaller Bluetooth SDIO Card
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 05:30 PM
"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Toshiba approval to release a new Bluetooth SDIO card that is significantly smaller than the company's current one. The company's current SD Bluetooth card is 1.95 by .94 by .08 inches, which is almost three quarter of an inch longer than a standard SD memory card. This makes it inconvenient to use with most handhelds, as it sticks out quite a bit. Generally, most people only insert the card when they plan to use it, rather than usually keeping it in the slot, because of the risk of accidentally breaking the card.
The new version is 1.6 inches long and lacks the bulge that is on the end of the current one. This is still longer than will fit inside of SD slots but is a marked improvement. Developers of wireless cards like these have reported that ones that fit entirely inside the slot, without an external antenna, have a very short range."
The new version is 1.6 inches long and lacks the bulge that is on the end of the current one. This is still longer than will fit inside of SD slots but is a marked improvement. Developers of wireless cards like these have reported that ones that fit entirely inside the slot, without an external antenna, have a very short range."
