| If you've got a wireless network for your
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| | doesn't come with it pre-installed, you
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| computers already, well, you might get a
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| | should probably use a USB to Bluetooth
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| bit excited about what I'm going to say
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| | adapter, although internal Bluetooth
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| next. How would you feel if your PDA,
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| | devices to install in your computer are
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| your mobile phone, your mp3 player and
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| | available. If you have a laptop and a
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| almost everything else you connect to
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| | spare PCMCIA slot, you can get Bluetooth
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| your computer could be wireless too?
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| | cards for that too.What Can You Do With
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| You'd like that? Well, it's already a
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| | Bluetooth?Mobile phones with Bluetooth
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| reality and has been for some time
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| | are very popular, and so are PDAs -- the
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| now.Bluetooth is wireless and automatic,
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| | instant synchronisation of addresses and
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| and has a number of interesting features
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| | calendars to a computer is a useful
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| that can simplify our daily lives.
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| | feature. Other than that, almost anything
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| Bluetooth is a standard developed by a
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| | that would usually use USB can be done
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| group of electronics manufacturers that
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| | using Bluetooth, including digital
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| allows any sort of electronic equipment
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| | cameras, mp3 players, printers, and even
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| -- from computers and cell phones to
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| | mice and keyboards. If you take a look
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| keyboards and headphones -- to make its
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| | through the comprehensive list of
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| own connections, without wires, cables or
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| | Bluetooth 'profiles' (kinds of devices
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| any direct action from a user. Read
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| | that could, in theory, be Bluetooth
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| on...Personal Area Network.Using wireless
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| | enabled), it includes cordless phones,
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| networking with your personal gadgets is
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| | faxes, headsets, and even
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| often called PAN, which stands for
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| | video.Basically, more than anything,
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| Personal Area Network. The idea is that,
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| | Bluetooth is a replacement for USB: some
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| in the future, we'll all have laptop
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| | say that while 802.11 wireless networking
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| computers with their batteries charged
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| | is wireless Ethernet, Bluetooth is
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| and no more need to connect any wires to
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| | wireless USB.Not Just for Computers.Part
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| them at all -- you just place your
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| | of the power of Bluetooth is that it
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| Bluetooth device near the computer, and
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| | isn't just used to connect things to
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| the computer sees it and can use it
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| | computers -- it can be used to connect
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| straightaway.Bluetooth has been around
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| | almost anything to anything else, if both
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| and in-use since 1999, and it's only
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| | things are Bluetooth-enabled and
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| getting more popular. It was designed to
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| | recognise each other.Mobile phones, in
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| be secure, low cost, and easy to use from
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| | particular, take advantage of this.
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| day one.There are two classes of
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| | Hands-free headsets often use Bluetooth
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| Bluetooth that are in popular use: class
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| | to communicate with the phone. Some cars,
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| 1 and class 2. Class 2 is the most common
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| | for example, now have on-board computers
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| and cheaper standard, allowing you to use
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| | that will connect with a Bluetooth phone
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| a device that is up to 10 metres (32
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| | and allow you to make hands-free calls,
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| feet) away. Class 1 is rarer, but you can
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| | regardless of where the phone is in the
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| still find devices that use it easily
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| | car (even if you've left it in your bag
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| enough, and it has ten times the range:
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| | in the trunk!)On top of that, of course,
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| 100 metres or 320 feet.How Does It
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| | Bluetooth devices can communicate with
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| Work?Bluetooth is more flexible than
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| | each other. This has led to some people
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| 802.11 wireless networking, in exchange
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| | sending messages from their Bluetooth
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| for the shorter range. Essentially, a
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| | PDAs to others in close range -- not an
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| Bluetooth-enabled computer has one
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| | especially useful feature, but quite fun.
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| Bluetooth receiver installed in it, and
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| | This is called 'bluejacking', and the
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| this receiver can then be used with up to
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| | first recorded instance of it was a man
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| 7 nearby Bluetooth devices. On the other
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| | who sent a Bluetooth message to another
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| end, wireless devices do not need to have
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| | man's Nokia phone while they were in a
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| Bluetooth installed if they support it --
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| | bank together. What did the message say?
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| it is already integrated.Like 802.11,
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| | 'Buy Ericsson'.Since then, it has become
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| Bluetooth works by using radio signals to
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| | possible to send images by bluejacking,
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| create bandwidth. It is not, though, the
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| | and it is widely believed to be the
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| same thing as an old-style wireless mouse
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| | newest advertising medium -- yes, it lets
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| or keyboard, which required a receiver to
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| | billboards send messages to your phone, a
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| be plugged into one of your computers'
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| | practice known as 'bluecasting'. Whether
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| ports, and didn't have range or stability
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| | you think that's cool or annoying, of
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| anywhere near that of Bluetooth.Many
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| | course, is your choice.Written by Jason
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| computers now come with built in
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| | Keno of Private Investigation and PC
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| Bluetooth, especially Apple Macs. If you
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| | Security Software.
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| want to add Bluetooth to a computer that
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