BlackBerry has announced native support for Bluetooth Smart Ready on BlackBerry 10 today, joining the likes of Android and iOS devices. BlackBerry 10 devices will be able to work and communicate with many of the Bluetooth Smart accessories already on the market today. The Bluetooth Smart devices are low energy and help to save on battery life on both the smartphone and connected device. BlackBerry 10 devices will support both the old Bluetooth protocol (aka classic) as well as the Bluetooth LE system.
This means BlackBerry will be able to support all kinds of new Bluetooth Smart accessories including fitness and automotive accessories. Developers can also begin creating apps with the new Bluetooth LE with tool that are available within the BlackBerry NDK.
Check out the full press release below.
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