Karl Jobst
Greater New York City Area
Karl Jobst
Greater New York City Area
Karl Jobst
Are Your Teeth Going Blue?
You sit in front of your wireless keyboard and click your wireless mouse. Listen to a CD playing on the player in your notebook, while it is another room, play games all without any wires.
Bluetooth was developed during the last decade as a cutting edge open specification that enables short range wireless communication between PCs. handhelds, Personal Digital Assistants, mobile phones, digital cameras, printers, headsets and other computing and electronic devices
One of the bigger advantages of Bluetooth is the low power consumption, which is less than a few percent than that of of modern mobile phones, in fact, power consumption can be automatically modified as needed as Bluetooth devices can identify each other,and modify needed power consumption based on signal strength or traffic volumes.
The hands-free profile allows your vehicle to communicate with a mobile Bluetooth device that comes in the vicinity. Bluetooth and voice recognition can provide drivers with voice-activated access to voice-mail, email and other information.
As with any new and emerging technology, there are some obstacles to be overcome before full adaptation, however the pace is increasing. Because the genesis of Bluetooth was to replace or eliminate cables, roaming features are not supported as in the 802.11b standard. Some members of the SIG are interested in seeing an increase in speed, distance and bandwith, thus increasing the potential platforms and applications used in the PAN market.
Mobile phone manufacturerrs have developed software upgrades for phones that are susceptible to types of hacking such as bluesnarfing which occurs in older model telephones, where a connecting can be made and information accessed with the user's knowledge, or Bluebugging or Blue jacking.