Bluetooth 3.0 is a new innovation in wireless transfer that also promises a drastic reduction in energy consumption by your gadget when no transfer is occurring. It is officially called the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 High Speed (HS).
What exactly is Bluetooth 3.0?
Bluetooth 3.0 is a Bluetooth specification that comes with theoretical transfer speeds of 24 MB/s. This was adopted by Bluetooth Sig on April 21, 2009. While high speed transfer is the main draw to this new innovation, one drawback is the high energy consumption when transferring data, which means that the device needs to be plugged in more often.
Where Bluetooth 3.0 can be used
Bluetooth 3.0 is ideal for high-speed transfers. The transfer of data is made faster with this new version, and also features the ability to use alternative radio antennas. The increase in transfer speeds to 24 MB/s, up from 3 MB/s in the current 2.1 EDR version comes from using the faster 802.11 radio used by most Bluetooth devices today. Bluetooth 3.0 is also backwards compatible with earlier versions.
Because of these features, it is expected that Bluetooth 3.0 will become the main mode of wireless transfer adopted into future Bluetooth-compatible devices.
