Bluetooth, whats it all about?

When you read the words “Bluetooth” no doubt many things come to mind. The most ironic thing is that unless you have heard of it before, whatever your thinking about is probably wrong. Bluetooth is a type of cable replacement technology new to the computer world compared to most every other kind of networking. It involves radio waves transferring information amongst different devices. Imagine not having a wire on your mouse, keyboard, or headset. Now imagine being able to send data from device to device without the need to have them tethered to one another. The possibilities of such a thing are endless and quite interesting.

Where did this come from? Bluetooth was created in May of 1998 by a group of companies calling themselves the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, or SIG. The SIG consisted of people from Ericsson, Nokia, Intel, IBM, and Toshiba, and since the creation of this group, many, many more have come to join the SIG in the following years – more than 1,800 more. Such big companies as 3Com, Motorola, and Microsoft are amongst attendees. So why “Bluetooth”? What kind of a name is that? The Bluetooth name comes from a Danish Viking and King, Harald Blåtand. Blåtan

What does the future hold for Bluetooth? Well, it seems to be something you can love or hate. Bluetooth was expected to have a “Time of the Bluetooth” where everything was united under one banner, and this wasn’t the first time people thought that either, many industry watchers expected it to happen in 2001, but problems getting products to market and demand for 802.11b wireless networking technology slowed its adoption. Some industry insiders believe that the two technologies can coexist, while others assert that the strong demand for 802.11b has already nullified Bluetooth's future. Companies are also working to iron out compatibility issues between 802.11b and Bluetooth. The technologies share the same 2.4GHz radio frequency. Because of this, certain techniques will be needed such as adaptive frequency hopping that ensures that the two technologies don't try to inhabit the same band at the same.

What if I have a older computer, or I want to do this Bluetooth thing with my phone? There are easy answers to those problems and cheap ones too. Bluetooth offers USB devices that easily convert Bluetooth signals into those that can be understood by your computer, and best of all they are extremely

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