12th May 2008

Bluetooth Definition, What does Bluetooth mean ?

Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Bluetooth refers to a wireless technology which allows digital devices to easily transfer files at high speed, bluetooth is common in many portable devices such as laptops, PDAs and mobile phones.

The amount of products that utilise Bluetooth technology is growing rapidly in all sectors of the tech market, some other devices that use Bluetooth technology include: Gaming devices, medical instruments, printers, audio and visual devices, automotive systems, GPS, and many more.

To allow your home/office computer to use Bluetooth wireless technology (if it doesn't already) you need to purchase a special adaptor, these come in a few forms, the easiest to install/configure is the USB Bluetooth adaptor.

Other common adaptors include PCI cards which are fairly easy to install, you can follow our guide in the upgrade section to installing a PCI card.

Bluetooth Wireless Technoloy characteristics:

Bluetooth 1.2

Data Throughput: 721Kbps

Bluetooth EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

Data Throughput: 2.1Mbps

The Bluetooth technology was first developed by Ericsson in 1994 for use in their wireless earpieces, in 1998 Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba got together and formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to further develop and standardise the Bluetooth technology, with the first standard released in 1999.

For more info regarding Bluetooth technology visit: The Official Bluetooth Website.

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