Comments on: Xircom Bluetooth Springboard Later This Year
It will be part of of the company's line of Bluetooth products, including a PC card and USB versions.
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RE: Bluetooth?
RE: Bluetooth?
Bluetooth is designed to be a low-cost, short-range wireless network solution. Currently, its top transfer speed is 1 Mbps and the maximum range is 30 feet. The Bluetooth SIG is hoping to get hardware costs for it down to the $10 range.
802.11 is designed for high-end users. It can transfer data at up to 11 Mbps with a range of 150 feet. But it is going to cost significantly more than what Bluetooth will.
p.s. I love the story on how Bluetooth got its name. In 1994, there was conference up in Scandinavia to decide on a new wireless standard. At the end, they announced that this new standard would be named after King Harald Bluetooth, who "united" Denmark and Norway. No one who was at the conference can explain exactly how that decision was made. Something tells me large amounts of alcohol were involved, though.
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Bluetooth?
I'm not up on my Bluetooth technology. What about Bluetooth makes it more attractive than 802.11b?