Bluetooth has a lot to offer with an increasingly
difficult market place. Bluetooth helps to bring
with it the promise of freedom from the cables and
simplicity in networking that has yet to be matched
by LAN (Local Location Network).
In the key marketplace, of wireless and handheld
devices, the closest competitor to Bluetooth is
infrared. Infrared holds many key features,
although the line of sight it provides doesn't go
through walls or through obstacles like that of the
Bluetooth technology.
Unlike infrared, Bluetooth isn't a line of sight and
it provides ranges of up to 100 meters. Bluetooth
is also low power and low processing with an
overhead protocol. What this means, is that it's
ideal for integration into small battery powered
devices. To put it short, the applications with
Bluetooth are virtually endless.
Disadvantages
Bluetooth has several positive features and one
would be extremely hard pressed to find downsides
when given the current competition. The only real
downsides are the data rate and security. Infrared
can have data rates of up to four MBps, which provides
very quickly rates for data transfer, while Bluetooth
only offers one MBps.
For this very reason, infrared has yet to be
dispensed with completely and is considered by
many to be the complimentary technology to that
of Bluetooth. Infrared has inherent security due
to its line of sight.
The greater range and radio frequency (RF) of
Bluetooth make it much more open to interception and
attack. For this reason, security is a very key
aspect to the Bluetooth specification.
Although there are very few disadvantages, Bluetooth
still remains the best for short range wireless
technology. Those who have tried it love it, and
they know for a fact that Bluetooth will be
approximately for years to come.
Bluetooth And Infrared
These parts will communicate through light beams, lasers, radio signals, and infrared. The problem however, is t...
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Bluetooth Applications
1. Wireless networking between laptops & desktop computers, or deskto...
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Bluetooth Basics
The key features offered by Bluetooth include low power & low cost. The...
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Bluetooth Definition
The technology of Bluetooth was primarily designed to su...
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Bluetooth Glossary
two in 1 handset The situation where a subscriber's handset is acting as a remot...
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Bluetooth In Action
Now, Bluetooth is facing stiff competition from new wireless technol...
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Bluetooth Operation
Many devices that you already known and use take advantage of this frequency band. Garage door openers, baby...
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Bluetooth Profiles
The profile will also define the parameter ranges for each ...
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Bluetooth Security
The good news for Bluetooth users is that the secur...
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Bluetooth Specifications
1. Throughout the United States and even Europe, the range of frequency is two,400...
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Bluetooth Technical Operations
Current prototype circuits are contained...
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Bluetooth Technology Intro
Capabilities ...
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Bluetooth Versions
Since the technology of Bluetooth was introduced in 1998, several specification versions have been relea...
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Bluetooth Wireless Networking
The class two devices are lower power, offering up to Two.five mW ...
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Choosing A Bluetooth Headset
Bluetooth headsets can never be as small or as light as wired headsets, simply becaus...
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Connecting Many With Bluetooth
A good example is Bluetooth for cell phones. It enables mobile users to connect to their han...
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How Bluetooth Works
To overcome this challenge, Bluetooth employs a quickly frequency hopping scheme and therefore uses short...
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Key Learning Points Of Bluetooth
1. Bluetooth is an energy efficient, low over...
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The Bluetooth Solution
Bluetooth is a networking standard that will work on two levels: ...
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The Future Of Bluetooth
Since the forming of the original group, more than 1,800...
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Using Bluetooth
Bluetooth also offers interoperability, meaning that you can use your port...
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10 Benefits Of Bluetooth
1. Wireless ...
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Bluetooth And Apple
Full support ...
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