Pointing to the obvious, In-Stat/MDR releases research stating Bluetooth products are poised to go mainstream - with headsets and Personal Mobile Gateways at the forefront.

Although Bluetooth-enabled devices haven't quite entered the true mainstream yet, they are poised to take that next step, finds the latest research by In-Stat/MDR. With mobile phones, PDAs, and headsets making significant strides over the last year, the automotive market beginning to make an impact, and PMG (Personal Mobile Gateway) products expected to emerge, shipments of Bluetooth-enabled manufactured equipment are expected to increase steeply.

Semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics today announced a Bluetooth chipset and reference design using the Human Interface Design (HID) standard that allows mobile keyboards to work with laptops, PDAs and mobile phones.

Keyboards powered by the chipset, which combines ST's STLC2150 Bluetooth RF Transceiver and STLC2410 baseband along with Bluetooth HID profile software, can be used for data-entry application to multiple platforms. A complete reference design is also available.

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