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Sunday, July 29, 2007
A new version of the wireless technology will soon allow consumers to beam photos from cameras and use their cell phone to make purchases, reports Business 2.0 Magazine.
By Michal Lev-Ram, Business 2.0 Magazine writer-reporter (Business 2.0 Magazine) -- There are a billion Bluetooth-enabled devices in the world -- cell phones, headsets, cameras, keyboards, printers. Another 13 million of them are being sold every week. But that's chump change compared with the growth that analysts expect to see once a new version of the short-range wireless technology makes its way into products later this year. Here's why: Pairing up Bluetooth devices is a laborious process that requires as many as 15 steps. "The most significant challenge that Bluetooth has faced is making the technology more usable, especially when it comes to setting up connections," says Stuart Carlaw, an analyst with New York-based ABI Research. "There is no doubt that there are more viable business models for the technology. They just need to be better supported at the most difficult point" in the user's experience. That should happen this fall, when the first Bluetooth upgrade in three years, Bluetooth 2.1, starts shipping. Devices will be paired in as few as three clicks. Encrypted data transfer means no need for passwords. And lower power consumption means that Bluetooth 2.1 devices will have as much as five times the battery life of their predecessors. 6 new Bluetooth sounds All of which means that mass-market Bluetooth use is expected to expand far beyond the cyborg-style phone headset. Users will be able to easily beam photos from cameras to printers or digital picture frames. Wireless keyboards, mice, and videogame controllers will get a boost too. Bluetooth 2.1 will be integrated with near field communication, or NFC, a standard for mobile payments, so consumers will have more opportunities to pay with their phones. Companies like Jabra, Motorola (Charts, Fortune 500), and Plantronics (Charts) are developing Bluetooth 2.1 gadgets that should be out in time for the holiday season. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group -- a consortium backed by Intel (Charts, Fortune 500), Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), and Nokia (Charts) -- says the number of Bluetooth devices in the world should double to 2 billion by 2010. "Clearly, one of the goals of the new specification is to drive use of the technology and help our members sell more products," says Kevin Keating, senior marketing manager at the Bluetooth SIG. The best of ultramobile PCs Sales of Bluetooth headsets alone, now at $8 billion, are expected to hit $14 billion within three years -- aided by an increasing number of bans on driving while talking on handsets. Such bans will go into effect in states like California and Washington by next year, creating millions of potential new headset customers. "So far, the pairing aspect has been a barrier to entry compared with headsets that you plug into the phone," says Peter Hartmann, global product manager at headset maker Jabra. "Now it will be much easier for first-time users." In 2008, Bluetooth 2.1 will itself be replaced by Bluetooth 3.0, code-named Seattle. That version is expected to integrate ultra-wideband technology, meaning Bluetooth that can handle the transfer of much larger amounts of data: Seattle should be a whopping 228 times faster than its predecessor. Bluetooth's supporters expect that upgrade to have a major impact in the entertainment and consumer electronics industries, since it will enable users to transfer video between TVs and cell phones. Even Hollywood is going blue. Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
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Bluetooth is a life saver!!! Check out the bluetooth news about in Fox News about a bluetooth device that sends a message to the hospital if someone is having a heart attack. Thursday, July 19, 2007 By Maureen Scarpelli Why use a phone when your heart can contact emergency response on its own? Researchers in India say when a heart attack strikes, your heart should soon be able to send a text message to the hospital to get help. A study published Tuesday in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare found a wearable "Telemedicine" Bluetooth heart device is able to send text messages to local hospitals when the heart shows signs of extreme distress. The Bluetooth heart monitor regularly records a patient's electrocardiogram (EKG), and sends levels to the patient's cell phone, but also checks the signals for signs of sudden cardiac failure, and if a problem is detected, alerts the nearest medical center with a text message. Thulasi Bai, a professor at the Sathyabama University in Tamil Nadu, India, told FOXNews.com the Bluetooth monitor gives patients at risk for heart failure a chance for more mobile lifestyles. "Before, the doctor has to determine the information, but with this, everything is truly automatic and immediate care can be given to the patient," said Bai, who began testing the model two months ago along with her senior professor S.K. Srivatsa. The difference between this wearable heart monitor and other previously developed ones is that this device not only transmits information to the doctor through Bluetooth, a wireless network used to transfer information, but it is also designed to read the EKG levels carefully enough to know if the heart is actually suffering an attack before sending the message, Bai said. Not only would this offer the patient more mobility, said Bai, but it would save the doctor time in analyzing the levels him or herself. The scarcity of doctors available in densely-populated India is what inspired her project, she said. Read More at Source Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
We found this cool article at engadet.com about a Bluetooth Soccer Ball that makes sounds crazy but watch the video it looks pretty cool.
Bluetooth Wizard Although we're sure you've had your fill of soccer thanks to the recent onslaught at RoboCup 2007, Aleksei Stevens' SoundBall was just too good to let roll by. This Bluetooth-enabled, sensor-laden soccer ball may not look all that paranormal, but giving it a swift boot triggers communication between the ball and a nearby computer, which then converts the signals into beeps, boops, and other far out katzenjammer. As expected, different blows, rolls, and turns send out varying notes, and while talking about sound can only convey so much of the story, why not take a listen for yourself after the jump? Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
By Robert Jaques
Bluetooth device checks for heart attacks and phones the local hospital if you're about to have one. Indian boffins have developed a Bluetooth heart monitor that will send a text message to the nearest hospital if the wearer is about to have a heart attack. The device analyses electrical signals from the heart to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) and can send an SMS alert with the information. The Wearable Cardiac Telemedicine System, developed by Thulasi Bai and S K Srivatsa of the Sathyabama University in Tamil Nadu, should offer renewed mobility to post-cardiac patients. The prototype system periodically records an ECG and transmits the information via radio frequency signals to the patient's mobile phone. This modified phone has an analyser circuit that checks the ECG signal for signs of imminent cardiac failure. If errant signals are detected, such as any arrhythmia, the phone alerts the patient and transmits a sample of the ECG signal to the nearest medical care centre via SMS. The device could give patients who have already had a heart attack a much greater chance of receiving life-saving treatment, the researchers claim. "Our Wearable Cardiac Telemedicine System can help patients to regain their independence and return to an active social life or work schedule," said Bai. The researchers are now working on how to enable GPS in the modified phone so that the medical centre can more quickly pinpoint the patient in the event of an attack. They also hope to improve the level of detail that can be sent from the mobile phone to the emergency room using MMS rather than SMS. The findings were reported in Inderscience's International Journal of Electronic Healthcare today. Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
Although MyBlueGadgets.com sells Bluetooth Headsets we find these clips very funny.
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Found this article about bluetooth devices in the Sony Vaio TZ and that it will be released in the USA.
The Sony VAIO TZ will indeed see the light of day in North America after all. The ultraportable VAIO TZ weighs about 2.75lbs and has an 11.1-inch widescreen XBRITE Hi-Color display (translation: LED backlit, glossy display). Inside is an Intel Santa Rosa ultra low voltage processor, 802.11n, Sprint EVDO Rev-A WAN capabilities, Bluetooth and even a DVD burner in this less than 1-inch thin notebook. At Mybluegadgets.com we sell Sony/Ericsson Bluetooth Devices Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
Bluetooth® is the codename for a technology specification for low-cost, short-range radio links between mobile PCs, mobile phones and other portable devices, and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth wireless technology specification marks the first time that major players in the converging communications and computer industries have defined a radio standard that allows mobile phones, hand-held computers and PCs to communicate wirelessly with each other without manual intervention from the user. The specification's ability to meet cost/performance needs for a whole raft of applications will be a significant factor in its adoption. Bluetooth wireless technology is lower in cost than alternative wireless standards and will also often allow a lower cost replacement for cables and connectors, particularly when accounting for installation and maintenance. It is about to revolutionize the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections.
The Bluetooth Name The Bluetooth name itself comes from the 10th century Danish Viking King, Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth in English), who united and controlled Denmark and Norway, hence the inspiration of the name, by uniting products through Bluetooth. Harald apparently enjoyed eating Blueberries, to such an extent that his teeth were stained blue! Today people have their computer connected by cables to the keyboard, as well as a printer, mouse, monitor and so on. For the average user all these cables have become a real nuisance, whether at work, in the home, and particularly when travelling. Most of us have experienced the annoyance messing around with al these cables and getting tangled up in the process. Bluetooth wireless technology will fix this, as a cable-replacement technology. A Bluetooth chip replaces a cable by taking the information normally carried by it, and transmitting the information at a special 2.4GHz frequency to a receiver Bluetooth chip, which then gives the information received to the computer, phone, printer, handheld, headset, or whatever. Many other possibilities are opened up with respect to transmitting information as Bluetooth wireless technology allows the user to transmit data from any one Bluetooth wireless equipped product to another. You can transmit information between a computer and a printer, a mobile phone to a printer, or even a printer to a printer. With this in mind the interest in Bluetooth wireless technology has rocketed. It can be applied to a host of applications and equipment. In some cases adding new features and usability. In other applications Bluetooth wireless technology will revolutionize product design and create new products and applications. Bluetooth chips will be used in such things as robotics, interactive toys, within the home, meter reading, it could identify cargo, ease the use of digital cameras and MP3s, be used in vending machines, act as a headset that communicates with a mobile phone in your pocket, within audio speakers, or even a refrigerator automatically ordering over the internet the weeks shopping. Whatever the ideas, Bluetooth wireless technology is set to take off. The objective of this site is to make it the first point of reference for the Bluetooth technology designer community, and help you easily and speedily integrate Bluetooth wireless functionality into your chosen application. More information about Bluetooth can be found on the web site at www.bluetooth.com Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
The Apple Bluetooth Headset that is sold to work directly with the iPhone supposely works the best (of course they would do that, they want everyone to buy their headset), but the buzz is that most Bluetooth Headsets work with the iPhone. I wish we could tell you everyone that does but the news we are getting is that most do. But we have received news that Nokia Bluetooth Headsets will not work with the iPhone. There is still a lot of testing and reviews that need to be done. We will do our best to keep our readers up-to-date on how to make their lives easier.
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Are you sick of your cell phone and really miss using the old style phones? Well here is your chance, we found this article about a old retro phone that uses Bluetooth Technology while still giving you the feel of the old school phone.
Okay, so apparently this Bluetooth stuff is named after a 10th century king of Denmark who enjoyed eating blueberries a bit too much, resulting in blue stained teeth. Harold "Bluetooth" Gormson helped to unite Sweden, Norway, and Denmark much like the way Bluetooth helps to unite your wireless gadgets under a single standard. And did we mention that the Bluetooth logo is composed of the rune characters representing his initials - H and B. But that's enough useless trivia for today - let's move onto something much more important! We have taken the ever-popular Retro Handset and updated it to connect to your cell phone using Bluetooth technology. That's right! No more tangled up phone cord. Now people will think you're really crazy talking into a old-time handset connected to... nothing. Oh, and speaking of nothing, there's nothing out there quite like this handset because this product is a ThinkGeek original design, only available here. How 'bout them blueberries? An original ThinkGeek design - not sold anywhere else Battery charges via USB connection Make and receive calls Approximately 30 ft range Works with Bluetooth V1.0, 1.1, 1.2 Blue LED indicates function mode Comes with: Handset, USB cable, Instructions http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8928/ This product is only sold at Thinkgeek but we at Mybluegadgets.com thought it was pretty cool. If you are not feeling old school check out all our Bluetooth Headsets. Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
Sunday, July 1, 2007
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We have a variety of brands such as Motorola, Plantronics, Jabra, Sony, Samsung, jWin, Com One, and Belkin. Whether you are lookin for your next Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Headphones, or Hands Free Car-Kits, you have made it to the right technology website estore. If you are just stopping in to look or actually buy a Bluetooth Product, we sincerely appreciate your business. At MyBlueGadgets.com we hope you can find a bluetooth gadget that will truly make your life easier. Also find out How to Choose a Bluetooth Headset! and check out our Best Sellers. Technorati Profile Your Source for: Bluetooth Technology News
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