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is an open-source standard for connecting devices without wires via short-wave radio frequencies. Utlizing the same wave that our microwave ovens utilize, Bluetooth is a short-wave standard, with most development concentrated on connecting devices within a radius of 10 meters, or roughly 30 feet – in tech terms, a PAN, or personal area network. Developed initially by Ericsson, Nokia, IBM, Intel and Toshiba, today the Bluetooth standard is embraced by Microsoft, Lucent, Sony, Mitsubishi and a slew of other big players. The hopes are high for this colorfully named standard.
20/20 Vision for Bluetooth Industry – MicroOptical Corporation, a Massachusetts-based electronic optics developer, is demonstrating a new Bluetooth-enabled viewer that gives new meaning to the idea of high-style eyewear. Read more ... Nokia to Launch N-Gage Gaming Device in October Nokia is gearing up to bring its N-Gage gaming device to American retail stores in early October.
Bluetooth's Future? It's Chips Ahoy! Bluetooth may be slow to hit the shelves, but behind the scenes, the technology is moving ahead rapidly. That's the word from Frost & Sullivan, which in a report released this week painted a rosy picture for the future of the short-range wireless technology thanks to the healthy semiconductor sector. Read more ... GameBoy Gets Blued
A Colorado company this week announced that it has developed a Bluetooth solution for turning Ninetendo's GameBoy devices into wireless "edutainment" consoles. Read more ... Serving Up Apples for Bluetooth
Bluetooth Chugging Ahead, Security Won't Derail Adoption Bluetooth – Security issues are not likely to derail Bluetooth as the wireless networking standard moves into the mainstream, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Read more ... iPAQ Bluetooth, Do You? TDK Systems on Thursday unveiled a snap-on Bluetooth adapter for Compaq's popular handheld device, the iPAQ. Read on ... Hughes Network Taps Extended Systems
Extended Systems announced Wednesday that it has licensed its Bluetooth development software to Hughes Network Systems. Read on ... Bluetooth Developers Sharpen Their Focus in San Francisco
Easy to implement, easy to use and easy to buy – these are the factors that will drive Bluetooth solutions into the mainstream market. That's the consensus of the wireless enthusiasts, software developers and high-tech companies gathered in San Francisco this week for the Bluetooth Developers conference. Read on ... Bluetooth and 802.1lb: Cozy Couple? Bluetooth and 802.11b may be a compatible networking couple after all. That's the word from Wireless Infotech Education Services, which teamed with the University of Pennsylvania's Applied Research Laboratory to test the two key technologies driving the move to wireless networking. Read on ... Red-M Gives Handspring a Bluetooth Boost Bluetooth solutions provider Red-M is making it easier for Handspring users to go wireless via a new Bluetooth module. Read on ... Bluetooth Car Talk The Bluetooth SIG today announced that its Car Working Group is ready to move forward with technologies enabling hands-free use of mobile phones in automobiles. Read on ...
Bluetooth Products that Make Sense to Us Sometimes a great notion can actually make sense – and cents. Here's a "short list" of emerging Bluetooth products that we think have a chance of making a difference with consumers. Read on ... Toshiba Gives Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Top Billing Toshiba has sprinted ahead of the pack with the planned release today of two notebooks combining both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networking capabilities.
The antennas are embedded on the lids of the notebooks to increase signal strength. The Wi-Fi link provides 128-bit encryption and LAN connectivity via Cisco Aironet 350 Series or Agere Wi-Fi technology. Opinion: Bluetooth, 802.11 Share the Same Garage Reader Response – Using the same irrational logic as many recent press articles about Bluetooth and 802.11, should we assume that since cars and trucks both use wheels and internal combustion engines that we should bludgeon one to death as unnecessary, overlapping technology? Read on ...
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