Edimax Bluetooth USB Dongle 150M Class-1
This Bluetooth dongle, has Event Data Recorder or EDR capability allowing you to add Bluetooth wireless capability to your PC. by adding EDR to your PC you enable communications with a wide variety of Bluetooth devices, including notebooks, desktops, PDAs, printers, scanners, digital cameras, cell phones, home appliances. Basically, any Bluetooth-enabled device.
This dongle provides an easy way to add powerful short-range wireless connectivity to PCs without a native Bluetooth port. It complies with the Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR specification that can support the data rates up to 3Mbps, compared to the 1 Mbps for standard rate of the previous Bluetooth standard. It is also backward-compatible with previous versions.
The Bluetooth USB Dongle, EB-DGC1, uses CSR chipset with Toshiba software which can enhance the communication distance up to 150M with other Bluetooth Class 1 devices. CSR, or Cambridge Silicon Radio is a company based in Cambridge, England whose main product line is a single-chip implementation of the Bluetooth standard for radio-signal communication between devices.
This Dongle, EB-DGC1 supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) profile which let you connect with more Bluetooth devices than other Bluetooth adapters. This profile defines how high quality audio (stereo or mono) can be streamed from one device to another over a Bluetooth connection. For example, music streamed from a mobile phone to a wireless headset. A2DP is designed to transfer a 2-channel stereo audio stream, like music from an MP3 player, to a headset or car radio. It includes mandatory support for the low complexity SBC codec and supports optionally: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AAC, and ATRAC, and is extensible to support manufacturer-defined codecs.
Key Features:
Bluetooth V2.0 / 1.2 and 1.1 compliant
Supports EDR (Enhance Data Rate) V2.0 up to 3Mbps
Encryption and authentication to provide safer, securer communications
Supports Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
Communications within a radius of 150 meters (Max., unobstructed)
Supports Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Linux and Mac OS
Specifications of the EB-DGC1
Chipset: CSR with Toshiba Bluetooth software
Bluetooth specification: V2.0+EDR
Power Class: Class-1 (150M)
Interface: USB 1.1 Standard compliant
Data Transfer rate: 3Mbps (Max)
Antenna: Integrated antenna
Certification: BQB, FCC Class B, CE Mark
OS Supports: Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Linux and Mac
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