Tooth from the Blue

Wednesday, 30 September, 2009 @ 10:17PM

Imagine a world of electronics, where nothing is out of the network, where everything connects with everything, bringing out a single whole, an island standing in the middle of an ocean - completely syndicated. Now open your eyes and step down. You are on the island. And it’s called Bluetooth.

It is said, that when there arises a need, it’s followed by a consequent deed, winding up the former. Bluetooth is a product that, when it was born, challenged the existence of all the wires in the world. or maybe that is what it was driven by in the first place. Because Bluetooth is a system of wireless connectivity within a limited area, say 10 meters (though it's being stretched everyday to a newer variable). In technical jargon, it forms a Personal Area Network (PAN), that lets devices to interlink, mobile and fixed alike. Mobile phones, electrical appliances, computers, etc have all incorporated Bluetooth as a regular feature. What really makes it stand out of the crowd, is its affordability, the data transfer rates and the way it can be totally personalized, making it like molding clay. And though facing serious competition from IrDA, a pro-infrared organization, Bluetooth has still hung on to touching bases with everyone.

So when you're looking at the future of Bluetooth technology, you're looking at a major change in the way it works. A broadcast channel is on its way to the top, which allows Bluetooth information points, to be accessed. The information in these points will automatically be allowed admittance, striking out the very limited object push model that's been the trend to this day. The Quality of service is also being enhanced, thus enabling audio/video data transmission with the best of quality, especially when there's a bombarding traffic in the same fixed area. Latest devices like printer adapters, game-pads and even access points that broaden Bluetooth connectivity to Local Area Networks (LAN). The IBM are also working on a project called the Cyber-phone, that comes with an 8 MB RAM, and uses Bluetooth technology to work as a data projector, like the theaters.

But that's just how it's progressing on the technical front. When it comes to Bluetooth usage, many Bluetooth pilot products have found their places in the market, given a thumbs-up sign by the biggest of vendors. From being optional additives not a very long time ago, Bluetooth chips now come embedded as part of a multitude of equipments from manufacturers itself. It shows that technology is being accepted and the biggies like Ericsson, 3-COM, Intel, Toshiba, Nokia, Microsoft, IBM etc are ready to embrace it for the future. But it’s not restricted to just Bluetooth-enabled products and the companies that produce them. It has taken in its stride, the IT and the telecommunications industry. And the impact has been widespread. A single module of Bluetooth can now replace the swarms of connection ports and their many-eyed wires, snipping off the costs and bringing it down to an economic level. And here comes the reason why its called Bluetooth. It’s like a single gem of a tooth, replacing a set of 32. No wonder it’s called a jaw-dropping phenomenon!

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