Thursday, February 21, 2008

applications of bluetooth

More prevalent applications of Bluetooth include:

  • Wireless control of and communication between a mobile phone and a hands-free headset. This was one of the earliest applications to become popular.
    Wireless networking between PCs in a confined space and where little bandwidth is required.
  • Wireless communications with PC input and output devices, the most common being the mouse, keyboard and printer.
  • Transfer of files between devices with OBEX.
  • Transfer of contact details, calendar appointments, and reminders between devices with OBEX.
  • Replacement of traditional wired serial communications in test equipment, GPS receivers, medical equipment, bar code scanners, and traffic control devices.
  • For controls where infrared was traditionally used.
  • Sending small advertisements from Bluetooth enabled advertising hoardings to other, discoverable, Bluetooth devices.
  • Two seventh-generation game consoles, Nintendo's Wii[2] and Sony's PlayStation 3, use Bluetooth for their respective wireless controllers.
  • Dial-up internet access on personal computer or PDA using a data-capable mobile phone as a modem.

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