Personal Wireless Networking by Jason Keno
If you've got a wireless network for your computers already, well, you might get a bit excited about what I'm going to say next. How would you feel if your PDA, your mobile phone, your mp3 player and almost everything else you connect to your computer could be wireless too? ... Basically, more than anything, Bluetooth is a replacement for USB: some say that while 802.11 wireless networking is wireless Ethernet, Bluetooth is wireless USB. ... Some cars, for example, now have on-board computers that will connect with a Bluetooth phone and allow you to make hands-free calls, regardless of...

Wireless USB Vs. Bluetooth by Preston Wily
USB is currently the industry standard If you spend any amount of time on a computer chances are that you have used a USB device, such as a mouse or a keyboard. There are currently more than 2 billion USB devices in use around the world. Cables can be a mess When USB first became popular... Not only is Bluetooth popular with computer users, but also cell phone users looking for a way to use a hands-free headset without worrying about hauling around another wire. ... Here's how it will work - you will plug a Wireless USB dongle into your desktop or laptop and then plug the Wireless USB...

iPod Wireless Speakers and Headphones by Dale Ewans
The iPod seems to have induced a certain trend in the consumer electronics industry as many companies on the market rushed to manufacture accessories for the little device that allows you to take music with you wherever you go. Speakers and headphones were among the first choices as iPod... They use Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to both your iPod and your Bluetooth enabled phone , so you can use them as a wireless headset for the cell phone. ... We'll try to discuss the pros and cons of wireless peripherals for the iPod as well as the models that each wireless component...

The Future Arrives As Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Becomes Reality by Stan Allen
As the Consumer Electronics Show is kicking off 2005 in Las Vegas, one of the stars promises to be the emerging technology of Ultra-Wideband (UWB). UWB is wireless networking that is used for a multitude of electronic components and devices ranging from high definition TV, portable digital... The UWB systems consume around 1/10,000th of the power that a cell phone consumes. ... In a recent test, an ultra-wideband transceiver yielded fantastic performance while operating in close proximity to an 802.11b network, a cordless phone, a microwave oven and a cellular/PCS phone.

Bluetooth Basics - Bluetooth Technology Tutorial by Jason Kohrs
Bluetooth Basics Bluetooth technology is nothing new, but in many respects it still seems to be more of a buzz word rather than a well understood, commonly accepted technology. You see advertisements for Bluetooth enabled cell phones, PDAs, and laptops, and a search of the Geeks.com website... Using something a mobile headset with a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone allows anyone to go hands free, as well as wire free. ... One advantage that Bluetooth wireless keyboard/mouse combinations have over the standard RF wireless keyboard/mouse combinations is range.

Fantastic New Wireless Technology Explodes Across The Planet by Nathan T. Lynch
Bluetooth does not describe a dental condition in which a patient has blue teeth. The term “Bluetooth” signifies a special new technology, a technology of the 21st Century. The devices with Bluetooth technology allow the user of such devices to conduct 2-way transmissions over short distances. ... In other words, a Bluetooth car kit would not be expected to allow a cell phone with a headset profile to communicate with a computer that had a dial-up networking profile. ... For example, the Bluetooth car kit permits a cell phone in the garage to communicate with a home computer.

Wireless Connectivity and You by Nathan Kartchner
As computer connectivity continues to evolve, there is a definite push towards wireless. The idea of wireless connectivity is not new. IrDA, or infrared wireless communication has been around for a while. IrDA uses pulsed infrared light waves to provide wireless connectivity to printers, cell... Bluetooth has been used in Macs (Apple was a primary advocate for the standard), wireless keyboards and mice, and more particularly in cell phones and hands-free headsets. ... Another developing and yet-to-be released technology that is looking to build upon the current push for wireless...

Electronics: The Must-Have Accessory by Chris Robertson
You might not see iPods on Paris runways, but electronics have undergone a transformation from a utilitarian necessity to a fashion accessory. While electronics aren't exactly replacing jewelry as a status symbol - bling is still the thing - the types of gadgets a person can't live without... There are, of course, the ubiquitous headsets, which are connected to cell phones, MP3 players, or - for the electronics fashionista - the iPod nano. ... While true wireless integration is still some time away, the stage is being set for complete interactivity among all our electronic devices.

Are Your Teeth Going Blue? by Dale Davidson
You enter your office,your files, and images are transferred from your cell phone to your desk top wirelessly. The address books in your PC, cellphone and your desktop are synchronized wirelessly.You send photos from your cell phone to literally any receiver elsewhere in the world ,through a... You sit in front of your wireless keyboard and click your wireless mouse. ... Bluetooth was developed during the last decade as a cutting edge open specification that enables short range wireless communication between PCs.