10 Benefits Of Bluetooth

Below are 10 benefits and reasons to use Bluetooth technology.

1. Wireless

 
As you probably already know, there are many benefits and advantages to using wireless devices. Along with improving safety as a result of eliminating wires you don’t need, wireless also offers you plenty of other advantages. When traveling with your laptop or other wireless devices, you’ll no longer have to worry about bringing connection cables.


2. Bluetooth is actually inexpensive

 

The technology of Bluetooth is cheap for companies to implement, which results in lower costs for the company. These savings are then passed from the company on to you.

3. Bluetooth is automatic

 
Bluetooth doesn’t have you set up a connection or push any buttons. When two or more devices enter a range of up to 30 feet of each other, they will automatically begin to communicate without you having to do anything.

4. Standardized protocol

Bluetooth is standardized wireless, meaning that a high level of compatibility among devices is
guaranteed. Bluetooth will connect devices to each other, even if they aren’t the same model.

5. Low interference

Bluetooth devices almost always avoid interference from other wireless devices. Bluetooth uses a technique known as frequency hopping, and also low power wireless signals.

6. Low energy consumption

As a result of Bluetooth using low power signals, the technology requires very little energy and will use less battery or electrical power as a result. This is an excellent benefit for mobile devices, as Bluetooth won’t drain the battery

7. Sharing voice and data

 

The standard for Bluetooth will allow compatible devices to share data and voice communications.This is great for mobile phones and headsets, as Bluetooth simplifies driving and talking on your cell phone.

8. Instant PAN (Personal Area Network)

You can connect up to seven Bluetooth devices to each other within a range of up to 30 feet, forming a piconet or PAN. For a single room, you can also set up multiple piconets

9. Upgradeable

Upgradeable is the standard for Bluetooth. There are newer versions of Bluetooth in the works,
which offer many new advantages and backward compatible with older versions.

10. The technology stays

 

Bluetooth technology is a world-wide, universal wireless standard. With it being as popular as
it is, you can count on it being around for years to come. As more and more devices start to use
Bluetooth technology, more manufacturers will be eager to make their products compatible. A chain reaction will occur, making Bluetooth the standard for cutting edge wireless.

Bluetooth And Apple

The new Apple powerbook G4 are among the first computers to offer Bluetooth technology 2.0+EDR.

The 2.0+EDR technology, which still backwards compatible with 1.0, is up to three times faster

than previous versions, offering maximum data rate transfers of up to 3 MBps. Being the first company

to certify a system with 2.0+EDR, Apple continues to make great use of the Bluetooth technology.

Full support In addition to the powerbook G4 portables, there are other Bluetooth enabled computers available

from Apple, including the iBook, iMac G5, eMac, and the Power Mac G5. Making life easier

When you turn the Bluetooth feature on, your Mac can easily perform a file transfer or even a

synchronization. From the Bluetooth selection menu, you can choose to either send a file or

browse devices, quickly and easily. Or, you can click the sync button in iSync to update your

cell phone or Palm OS handheld. The Mac and GSM/GPRS mobile phone with Bluetooth

work to make each other more useful. By using iSync, you can keep your phone updated without

having to type any info, as you can keep the information in the more manageable address book

on your Mac instead. You can also use your Bluetooth enabled Mac to print documents and digital images to select a

printer that also supports the technology of Bluetooth. Or, you can also use a headset to

talk to your friends during an iChat session. Your Mac also has the ability to use Bluetooth

technology to communicate with your Palm OS handheld. This way, you can perform a HotSync

operation without using any cables. You can also  send your business card or calendar events directly

to someone else’s handheld usingthe technology of Bluetooth.

The implementation of Bluetooth by Apple is the latest in a series of moves that have caused

great shift in the computer industry. Apple established USB as the standard interface with

the launching of the first Mac back in 1998. Since then, Apple established the 802.11 wireless standard of 

 

networking with the launch of the iBook and AirPort in 1999. During 2003, Apple launched AirPort Extreme, 

 

which was based on the new 802.11g high speed technology of wireless.

Now, Bluetooth helps to further strengthen the dominant position of the Mac in wireless communications, helping

 

to preserve Apple’s  reputation for being the first to market with innovative technology that integrates right into

the operating system.

Introduction To Bluetooth

Bluetooth was designed to allow low bandwidth wireless connections to become easy to use so even those who

are new to wireless can use them. Version 1.1 of  Bluetooth describes a low power, short range wireless

networking technology that uses radio waves to send data at rates up to 720 kilobits a second.

The specification for Bluetooth provides for different classes of radio that allow transmission ranges of

up to 100 meters by boosting the radio power. The technology of Bluetooth isn’t limited to line of

sight transmission since it uses directional waves that are capable of transmitting through many

obstructions.

Bluetooth is an industry standard communication of wireless, meaning that it enables the connection

of other devices as well, such as cell phones, computers, digital cameras, and other types of

electronic devices. The specification of Bluetooth defines a radio system and a “stack” of protocol

layers and profiles. The highest layer is the application layer, while the lowest layer is the

radio.

The wireless technology of Bluetooth is positioned to revolutionize the personal connectivity market

by providing freedom from inconvenient fixed type  lines.

The specification for Bluetooth eliminates the need for cables by providing a small form factor, low

cost wireless solution that will link computers, cell phones, and other electronics. Bluetooth

also allows users to connect many ranges of devices quickly and easily and expands communications

capabilities as well.

The size of the Bluetooth radio is amazing, as a Bluetooth radio can be built into one or two very

small microchips then integrated into any electronic device where wireless operations would be an

advantage.

Bluetooth also offers a robust link, which ensures that normal operating circumstances are not

interrupted by interference from other signals that are operating in the same frequency band.

Also known for its worldwide operation, Bluetooth radio operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band, which

is license free and available to any type of  radio system in the world. No matter where you

are in the world, you count on Bluetooth to work. Security is also important. Offering advanced

security mechanisms, Bluetooth ensures a high level of security. Therefore, authentification will

prevent unauthorized acess to important data and make it very difficult to listen in.

Bluetooth also boasts power optimization. The radio is power friendly and the software for Bluetooth

is very configurable, limiting the power consumption of equipment. The radio itself only consumes a

small amount of power from a cellular phone.

Advantages And Disadvantages

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 Area 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 4 MBps, which 

provides very fast rates for data transfer, while Bluetooth only offers 1 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 around for years to come.