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  Encyclopedia: Bluetooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth is cool wirefree radio standard primarily designed for low power consumption, with a short range (power class depended 10 centimetres, 10 metres, 100 metres or up to 400 metres [1],) and with a low-cost transceiver microchip in each device.
Bluetooth cell phones have been sold in large numbers, and are able to connect to computers, Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and, specifically, to handsfree devices.
Bluetooth likewise was intended to unify different technologies like computers and mobile phones.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bluetooth   (8117 words)

  
 Bluetooth - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Bluetooth logo merges the Nordic runes for H and B. This is the official story: however, the actual Harald Blåtand that was referred to in naming Bluetooth was most probably the liberal interpretation given to him in Red Orm by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson, a Swedish best-selling viking-inspired novel.
Bluetooth lets these devices talk to each other when they come in range, even if they're not in the same room, as long as they are within 10 metres (32 feet of each other).
Bluetooth should not be compared to Wi-Fi, which is a faster protocol requiring more expensive hardware that covers greater distances and uses the same frequency range.
open-encyclopedia.com /Bluetooth   (1525 words)

  
 Bluetooth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluetooth is a radio standard primarily designed for low power consumption, with a short range (power class dependent: 10 centimetres, 10 metres, 100 metres or up to 400 metres [1],) and with a low-cost transceiver microchip in each device.
Bluetooth lets these devices talk to each other when they come in range, even if they are not in the same room, as long as they are within up to 100 metres (328 feet) of each other, dependent on the power class of the product.
The Bluetooth logo merges the Nordic runes analogous to the modern Latin H and B: ᚼ and ᛒ.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bluetooth   (4124 words)

  
 Bluetooth Special Interest Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers.
Bluetooth provides a way to exchange information between wireless devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, laptops, computers, printers and digital cameras via a secure, low-cost, globally available short-range radio frequency band.
The SIG also specifies a qualification process that products must be tested in accordance with before they may be branded with the Bluetooth trademarks and sold to consumers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bluetooth_SIG   (1320 words)

  
 Bluetooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs) first developed by Ericsson, later formalized by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which was formally announced May 20, 1999.
Bluetooth lets these devices talk to each other when they come in range, even if they're not in the same room, as long as they are within 10 metres of each other.
Bluetooth should not be compared to Wi-Fi, a faster protocol requiring more expensive hardware that covers greater distances and uses the same frequency range.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/bluetooth.html   (845 words)

  
 Bluetooth News
Bluetooth SIG Bluetooth SIG Response to Recent Analysis of Pairing and Security (6/05) New Scientist reported a new security threat to Bluetooth technology in June 2005 from two Israeli researchers who suggested a way to subvert one of the built-in Bluetooth security mechanisms.
Bluetooth SIG Notification of Adoption SIM Access Profile v1.0 (6/05) This is the formal Notice that the adoption meeting held on 12 May 2005 has resulted in the adoption of the SIM Access Profile v1.0 specification.
Bluetooth SIG Extending the Deadline for Promoter Membership Applications (5/05) The Bluetooth SIG Promoter group is extending the deadline for applications for the Promoter position vacated by 3Com Corporation until 3 June 2005.
www.palowireless.com /bluetooth/news.asp   (3433 words)

  
 MobileTechNews - Bluetooth SIG Lays Out Roadmap for Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Bluetooth technology is currently the leading and only proven short-range wireless technology, used widely for personal area networking with devices like mobile phones, PCs, PDAs, headsets, and automotive hands-free systems.
The Bluetooth SIG is expecting an increasing need in the coming years for the technology to transfer larger data-intensive files wirelessly between personal devices, handle streaming CD-quality audio and run multiple, simultaneous device connections.
In 2005, the Bluetooth SIG will test and release a new version of the specification that will further enhance the usability of multi-device scenarios, improve overall security, and dramatically improve power consumption, enabling Bluetooth sensors to last for multiple years on a single battery.
www.mobiletechnews.com /info/2004/11/09/013840.html   (748 words)

  
 Apple - Bluetooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth® technology is a cutting-edge open specification that enables short-range wireless connections between desktop and notebook computers, handhelds, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, camera phones, printers, digital cameras, headsets, keyboards and even a computer mouse.
With Bluetooth technology integrated in Mac OS X, you can easily connect your Apple computer with your Palm OS-based handheld device, mobile phone and other peripherals with Bluetooth technology — and do it wirelessly, within a 30-foot range.
Apple’s Bluetooth implementation is the latest in a series of bold strategic moves that have caused tectonic shifts in the computer industry — and greatly benefited customers.
www.apple.com /bluetooth   (845 words)

  
 PDA Encyclopedia - Bluetooth
Bluetooth is an Industrial Specification for Wireless PANs first developed by Ericsson, later formalized by the Bluetooth SIG, which was formally announced 20th May 1999.
Cell phones with integrated Bluetooth technology have also been released in large numbers, that can connect to computer, PDAs and, very specially, to handsfree.
Bluetooth should not be compared to WiFi, a faster protocol requiring more expensive hardware that covers bigger distances and uses the same frequency range.
www.pdasupport.com /PDAencyclopediaBluetooth.htm   (578 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG - Membership Application
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. ("Bluetooth SIG") is a not-for-profit trade association that promotes personal connectivity solutions based on the Bluetooth wireless technology.
Bluetooth SIG has adopted and will continue to administer and promote specifications that can be widely implemented in order to enhance the demand for Bluetooth products that comply with such specifications.
Existing members of Bluetooth Special Interest Group are being requested to upgrade their membership by accepting the Bluetooth SIG legal agreements, replacing their previous agreement with a Promoter company member.
www.media.mit.edu /physics/pedagogy/fab/fab_2002/help_pages/networking_resources/Protocols/www.bluetooth.org/sig-membership   (704 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG tries harder to boost wireless- ADTmag.com
Announced at the Bluetooth Developers' Conference in San Jose, Calif., the goal of the so-called ''Five-Minute Ready'' plan is to improve interoperability among different Bluetooth devices, and to speed the set-up process for consumers.
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology that allows devices to communicate over a distance of about 10 meters.
During one of the conference sessions, Mike Foley, chair of the Bluetooth SIG, demoed a headset, keyboard, mouse and printer all enabled with the Bluetooth 1.1 specification.
www.adtmag.com /article.asp?id=7055   (585 words)

  
 Bluetooth FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth wireless technology is a specification designed to enable wireless communication between small, mobile devices.
Bluetooth is similar to many other specifications in the way that it actually borrows many of its features from other specifications.
Obtaining membership in the Bluetooth SIG can be accomplished by going to www.bluetooth.com/sig/membership/membership.asp and completing the membership application.
archive.devx.com /wireless/articles/Bluetooth/BtoothFAQ.asp   (2197 words)

  
 Bluetooth - ISWorld Encyclopedia
Bluetooth was named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" Blaatand who united the countries of Denmark and Norway.
Likewise, Bluetooth is a radio frequency (RF) technology that was origionally designed as a wireless way to unite the telecommunication and computing industries.
The five founding fathers of the Bluetooth SIG were Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba.
ispedia.terry.uga.edu /?title=Bluetooth   (411 words)

  
 National Semiconductor's Bluetooth Radio Achieves v1.1 Certification from Bluetooth SIG
A BQTF is a facility that has been authorized by the Bluetooth SIG to conduct Bluetooth testing.
The LMX5100 is a highly-flexible RISC-based Bluetooth processor that includes a dedicated Bluetooth 'core' to significantly reduce the processing required to implement a Bluetooth node.
Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used under license by National Semiconductor.
www.national.com /news/item/0,1735,712,00.html   (586 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG Makes Bluetooth Spec Available to China
The decision by the Bluetooth SIG to make the Specification available to the PTISRI of MII for translation and distribution opens up the possibility of later making the Bluetooth Specification into a national standard.
In Asia, the Bluetooth SIG has more than 1,000 member companies where the 160-strong membership in China is set to grow as the nation’s technology vendors deploy Bluetooth technology in a variety of consumer electronics products, such as mobile phones, laptops and headsets.
Rapid development of the Bluetooth market in China is impressive, with industry-watchers forecasting that Bluetooth technology is well suited to emerging consumer lifestyles among a high population and large-scale commercial activities.
www.consumerelectronicsnet.com /articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31380   (721 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG Announces Hands-Free And Imaging Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), Inc. has announced two new wireless advancements from their working groups that address the needs of mobile phone users.
The Bluetooth SIG Car working group has announced that their Hands-Free profile has been adopted by the Bluetooth SIG membership.
The Bluetooth SIG provides a forum for companies to work together using short-range wireless technologies to solve customer problems.
www.tmcnet.com /scripts/print-page.aspx?PagePrint=http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/022102d.htm   (388 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG and UWB to Work Together
Bluetooth wireless technology is the leading and only proven short-range wireless technology on the market today.
About the Bluetooth SIG The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, automotive, and network industries, is driving development of Bluetooth wireless technology and bringing it to market.
The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A. For more information please visit http://www.bluetooth.com.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-04-2005/0003542011&EDATE=   (1033 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG recommends safe computing
Bluetooth is intrinsically safe, and most of times a connection is only possible if both devices are authenticated.
An existing security feature of Bluetooth implementations requires that the user accept any contact made with his or her device.
Users of Bluetooth wireless technology who are concerned about the worm, and potentially other unsolicited user requests, should put their devices into a non visible mode so that they are invisible to other Bluetooth devices.
www.geekzone.co.nz /content.asp?contentid=3917   (659 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG Unveils Version 1.2 of Wireless Technology Specification
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--June 17, 2003--From Bluetooth World Congress, being held this week in Amsterdam, the Bluetooth SIG today announced that Bluetooth Specification version 1.2 is in its final testing phases.
Version 1.2 of the Bluetooth Core Specification was designed for developers by developers with a view toward a more positive user experience and the future wireless world.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market.
www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2003/168/news8.html   (808 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG lays out roadmap for Bluetooth and launches new specification
The Bluetooth SIG expects products based upon the specification to be available in 2005.
The SIG (Special Interest Group) believes that updates in the areas of performance, security, power optimization and usability will help maintain Bluetooth technology’s position and establish a role in new markets.
In 2004 the Bluetooth SIG focus is on Performance and Power Consumption.
www.geekzone.co.nz /content.asp?contentid=3656   (674 words)

  
 The Bluetooth truth hurts - TechUpdate - ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When I confessed that I planned to write about this sub-standard experience, the SIG representatives revealed that consortiums like Bluetooth SIG are relatively powerless when it comes to cleaning up messes like this one.
So, in addition to all of the recommendations the Bluetooth SIG is working on, here's one more.
Then, the Bluetooth SIG should develop a single Java-based application, one for each of the platforms (phones, PCs, PDAs, etc.) and distribute that application to the 2,000 vendors that are members of the Bluetooth SIG.
techupdate.zdnet.com /techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2913779,00.html   (1011 words)

  
 Bluetooth Special Interest Group Launches Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
New Specification Adoption Process To better assist manufacturers in deploying the technology in real products, the SIG established a new policy for finalizing specifications requiring three interoperable prototypes to be demonstrated at Bluetooth SIG test events before a new specification is adopted.
The Bluetooth SIG, comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, automotive and consumer electronics industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market.
The Bluetooth SIG, Inc. headquarters are located in Overland Park, Kansas, U.S.A. For more information, please visit http://www.bluetooth.com.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-08-2004/0002396745&EDATE=   (982 words)

  
 heise online - Bluetooth SIG is banking on broadband radio
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has for the first time officially declared an interest in cooperating with UWB developers with the aim of combining established Bluetooth radio with super-fast Universal Wideband.
The traditional strengths of Bluetooth, such as low energy consumption, low costs and ad-hoc connectivity were to be maintained, he stressed.
Admittedly, these future Bluetooth UWB radio users will not be able to talk to people using precursor models in a Gigabit mode, but will have to switch back to the original, significantly slower procedures of yesteryear.
www.heise.de /english/newsticker/news/59302   (683 words)

  
 Microsoft joins Bluetooth SIG - ZDNet UK News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Bluetooth Promoter Group is a consortium of companies charged with driving the development of the wireless technology, setting standards and bringing products to market.
Anders Edlund, director of Bluetooth marketing at Ericsson agreed that "several major corporations have an issue with intellectual property." However this may be less of a problem since the publication of the Bluetooth specifications earlier this year.
One of the possible outcomes of Microsoft's official support for Bluetooth is that it could hasten the death of the Home RF initiative, a competing home wireless technology supported by Intel, Microsoft and Motorola.
news.zdnet.co.uk /hardware/mobile/0,39020360,2075559,00.htm   (575 words)

  
 bluetooth sig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Bluetooth is rarer from Sprint and Verizon Communications which are based on North American technologies.
As for Microsoft's primitive Bluetooth world, it is possible to get a Pocket PC to sync with Windows over Bluetooth, but is only for the technically savvy.
Bluetooth printers are rare but we can assume that the advent of Bluetooth enabled digital camera phones will spur this technology further and make for easy printing of those treasured moments.
www.about-bluetooth.com /bluetooth/bluetooth-sig.html   (953 words)

  
 Bluetooth SIG adopts version 1.2 spec - vnunet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The trade association responsible for Bluetooth development promised that the main benefits of the core specification update centre on the provision of adaptive frequency hopping, faster connection set-up and improved voice quality.
This latest version of the specification was "designed for developers by developers" to set the stage for the development of a growing number of mainstream products, such as next-generation mobile phones, headsets, PDAs, digital music players, cameras and laptops.
Bluetooth SIG stressed that the latest stardard is fully backwards compatible with the pervious 1.1 version.
www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2123675/bluetooth-sig-adopts-version-spec   (437 words)

  
 ThinkKC > Bluetooth SIG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Bluetooth SIG organization is designed to develop, publish, and promote the preferred short-range wireless specifications for connecting mobile products.
Bluetooth™ wireless technology has the ability to interface, synchronize, and exchange connectivity between all personal technology devices.
The Bluetooth SIG promoters include 3Com, Agere, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and hundreds of Associate and Adopter member companies.
www.smartkc.com /2_partners/2d_corporate/profiles/bluetooth.htm   (108 words)

  
 VA Software: Press Release: Bluetooth SIG Selects SourceForge
The Bluetooth SIG is a trade association comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries driving the development of a low-cost short-range wireless specification for connecting mobile products.
The new Bluetooth SIG membership site, located at www.bluetooth.org, was launched in January 2003 with more than 11,000 registered users.
"SourceForge Enterprise Edition is helping the Bluetooth SIG push the boundaries of collaborative technology development by improving communication and fostering collaboration across hundreds of companies and thousands of users," said David Appelbaum, senior vice president of marketing, VA Software.
www.vasoftware.com /news/press.php/2003/1100.html   (548 words)

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