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The current Bluetooth Core Specification is Bluetooth 6.2.
It's up to manufacturers to integrate the latest Bluetooth features into consumer tech products.
Although Channel Sounding adoption is slow, Auracast adoption is gaining momentum.
I've attended two CES shows so far, and undoubtedly, the most informative meeting I've had is with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Bluetooth is ubiquitous in our devices, but aside from wirelessly connecting us to our things, the technology feels obscure and cryptic.
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I talked with the Bluetooth team about all things Channel Sounding, Bluetooth 6.0, and Auracast, and the largest takeaway might surprise you: we're thinking about Bluetooth all wrong. Here's why.
Bluetooth 6.2 is here, so where are all the new features?
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