Hi, so I purchased the The Arduino Starter Kit (rev r3 board). I want to integrate the bluetooth device to it. I found BLE-Shield v2.0.0 based on Bluegiga’s BLE112 Module. but, that is a little costly. Is there something else out there that I can use that will match the specs of that board?
What specs? Interface is generally just serial, that should be straightforward. Maybe 3.3/5V level will be needed.
Post a link to what you have for spec/performance now.
Here's links to a few other modues to start with for comparison: http://www.adafruit.com/search?q=bluetooth&b=1