Bluetooth
Even if you don't own a Bluetooth device, you would have come across this lingo at least once. The technology is so stupefying that it made a swift entrance to the favorites list of the gadget freaks! Developed and licensed by Bluetooth Special Interest Group, this smart technology makes short range communications possible while keeping the confusing tangles of cables away! Named after the famous Danish King, Harald Bluetooth, who united Denmark and Norway, Bluetooth technology is expected to unite the world of computers and telecom.
Bluetooth is a low-power microwave wireless link technology. This technology doesn't demand line-of-sight placing of the connected units. What makes it stand apart from other wireless LAN techniques is it relatively smaller size. Also, you dont have to worry about frequent battery drains while using a Bluetooth enabled device. Bluetooth devices function at 2.4 GHz in the globally available, license free ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) radio band, offering worldwide availability and compatibility.
The spread spectrum frequency hopping scheme of the Bluetooth technology keeps the unauthorized interception or jamming of telecommunications at bay. This is achieved by constantly switching transmitting among 79 independent random frequencies and this switch happens 1600 times/second. This way, it is possible to have more than two Bluetooth enabled devices to operate simultaneously in close proximity. It can transmit through solid, non-metal objects and its basic link range is from 10 cm to 10 m. However, this can be increased to 100 m by extending the transmit power.
Bluetooth proximity marketing is the talk-of-town now. Haven't heard of this jargon, Well, proximity marketing refers to the localized wireless distribution of advertising content. Proximity marketing ad content can be received via cell phones, laptops and PDAs. From headphones to input devices, the market is brimming with Bluetooth enabled devices and this shows the growing popularity of the Bluetooth boom.
Bluetooth headsets are selling like hotcakes in the market. These headsets allow the user to keep both the hands free apart from erasing the confusions caused by wires and cords. The corporate giant Microsoft has added an all exclusive wireless entertainment keyboard to its Bluetooth peripherals product line. What else can add a new dimension to your workspace than a next generation Bluetooth keyboard
The Bluetooth peripheral market is expanding at a stupefying pace. These smart products equipped with the innovative Bluetooth technology are sure to add more zing to your gadget shopping.
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