"Harald Bluetooth was king of Denmark in the late 900s. He managed to unite Denmark and part of Norway into a single kingdom then introduced Christianity into Denmark. He left a large monument, the Jelling rune stone, in memory of his parents. He was killed in 986 during a battle with his son, Svend Forkbeard. Choosing this name for the standard indicates how important companies from the Baltic region (nations including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) are to the communications industry, even if it says little about the way the technology works."
Source: Howstuffworks "How Bluetooth Works"
Bluetooth is a wireless connectivity standard that will eventually make our lives simpler. If you have ever connected a home entertainment system, computer, digital camera, or computer network in your home you know how many various cables and connectors you have to deal with. With Bluetooth all those cables go away. Bluetooth can transmit up to 721 kilobits per second (Kbps) in one direction, with 57.6 Kbps in the other. If the use calls for the same speed in both directions, a link with 432.6-Kbps capacity in each direction can be made. Bluetooth is a low powered spread spectrum technology operating around 2.4 GHz. This is pretty close to the frequency of your microwave oven, which operates at 2.5 GHz. There is a big difference in power though, since your microwave might have 700 Watts of power whereas Bluetooth is operating at 1 milliwatt (1/1000 of a watt). The low power and spread spectrum frequency hopping help to eliminate mutual interference once you get yourself a bunch of Bluetooth enabled devices fired up.
I wish I would have had it when I wired up various devices in this old house. It would have been a lot easier than crawling around in the attic, the basement, drilling holes in floors and that kind of thing.
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Connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices such as PDAs, cell phones, keyboards and mice. Bundles BlueSpace NE software for utility and Network Smart Capture software.
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