Future Electronics Announces Laird's BT900 Series Intelligent BT/BLE Dongle Featuring smartBASIC

Pointe Claire, Canada, April 22, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently announced availability of Laird's BT900 Series Intelligent BT/BLE Dongle, featuring smartBASIC.

Laird's BT900-US product expands upon the BT900 series of modules for embedded devices, to leverage Classic BT and Bluetooth low energy support to PCs, laptops and mobile computers.

The BT900-US USB dongle has been developed to take advantage of the BT900-SA module, providing a simple and easy way to add Classic Bluetooth, BLE Central, and BLE Peripheral mode to virtually any operating system with a USB interface. The operating systems supported through the BT900-US are Windows, Windows Embedded, MAC OSx, Linux and Android.

In addition, Laird's smartBASIC applications allow anyone to quickly get their application up and running without any BT/BLE expertise required.

The event-driven smartBASIC language, unique to the wireless industry, offers built-in functions that replace thousands of lines of C code with a few abstracted lines of smartBASIC.

Applications include logistics for mobile computers, printers, and barcode scanners; POS for kiosks and terminals; medical carts, monitors and peripherals; and industrial PC connectivity to sensors, actuators, etc.

For more information about Laird, the BT900 Series, BT900-US, smartBASIC, or Intelligent BT/BLE Dongles, as well as access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
Future Electronics
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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