INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
French startup Tempow has been working on software solutions to improve the Bluetooth protocol
The company just unveiled the Tempow True Wireless Bluetooth profile so that anybody can create AirPods clones.Many companies have tried
creating a pair of earbuds with absolutely no wire
But none of them are as good as Apple’s AirPods
Manufacturers can’t quite recreate the same experience because Apple has developed its own chip and software solution.Putting aside the
magical Bluetooth pairing process, AirPods leverage normal Bluetooth audio (A2DP) to communicate with your device
That’s why they work with iPhones, Android phones, old Windows laptops, etc.But A2DP normally only lets you connect one device with one
And that’s also what’s happening with AirPods
Your phone establishes a link with one of the earbuds
The second earbud then sniffs the first link.Other manufacturers have tried to create wireless earbuds by establishing a second connection
between the second earbud and the main earbud
They often use Near Field Magnetic Induction
This uses a lot of battery and creates latency issues.Tempow has been rewriting the Bluetooth stack so that manufacturers can use normal
Bluetooth chipsets and pair a single device with multiple speakers
Using this solution for wireless earbuds seems like a natural fit.
