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Bluetooth, the new technology named after the 10th Century Danish
King Harold Bluetooth, is a hot topic among wireless developers and is
suddenly more in the news. In an attempt to standardize data synchronization between dissimilar
PC devices in the short-distance range, Intel and Microsoft established in
1998 a major industry consortium that includes IBM, Toshiba, Ericsson,
Nokia, and Puma Technology. These companies have created a single
synchronization protocol to address end-user problems arising from the
many types of mobile devices -- including smart phones, smart pagers, handheld PCs, and notebooks -- that need to keep data consistent from one device to
another. Bluetooth was designed to allow low bandwidth wireless |
Of course, you can easily see this expanding to
include your calendar, to do list, memos, email, etc.! Can you imagine
walking into a store and having all the sale items automatically available
on your cell phone or PDA? It is a definite possibility with Bluetooth. The target devices are digital consumer information appliances - telephones, PDAs, Win CE, printers, copiers, and so on. The proposed solution would automatically synchronize mobile devices when end-users enter their offices (or library?). Price point for hardware is in $5--20 range eventually. Some other Blue Tooth sites: Imagine connecting to remote database servers, accessing information
resources on various platforms, creating ad hoc working groups where data
is instantly shared, anywhere and everywhere. Hand-held devices can
provide a set of ready-reference tools to information users, away from the
desktop, and to deliver real-time critical alerts and personalized current
awareness information. For more on these possibilities see: |
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