Bluetooth is an innovative short-range wireless technology and standard that can network everything from PCs to mobile phones to accessories. In its simplest rendition, Bluetooth offers freedom from the tangle of cables and wires that connect all those elements in today's computer environment. At its height, Bluetooth promises to deliver new device-to-device communications, eventually creating seamless, wireless Personal Area Networks (PANs) in which devices automatically detect, communicate, and synchronize with one another (Dunn, Darrell. 19 Jun 2003).
Bluetooth, however, is still a network-externality story, and the main question is whether it will deliver on its promised benefits, and if so, when. First, we examine the role of Bluetooth in relation to alternative wireless technologies and discuss which will take control in the marketplace. Second, we outline the current state of the technology and the obstacles that lie ahead as Bluetooth moves toward sustainability. Finally, we inventory the products we are most likely to see in the next two years and the estimated times of Bluetooth product rollouts.
To the novice, Bluetooth is no more than a radio that transmits information from one place to another. But this little radio, because of its size, range, speed, and portability, may prove to be one of the most versatile inventions of the past 10 years. Bluetooth is a miniature radio that can be installed in virtually every computing device or home/office appliance. More importantly, it allows all these devices to automatically communicate with each other in a seamless personal network.
We can imagine the functionality of the Bluetooth-enabled home environment. As the homeowner walks in the door with a Bluetooth-enabled PDA, it checks for messages on the answering machine. Next, it automatically detects changes in a calendaring system, adding relevant dates and appointments. Then it checks for the latest e-mail and sends the VCR instructions to record a favorite TV show....................
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