Bluetooth

INFO ON BLUETOOTH:

What is it?
Bluetooth is the name of a wireless technology standard for connecting devices, set to replace cables.

What do we use it for?
You use bluetooth so you can connect mobile phones and headsets to your computer, so your bluetooth headphones deliver stereo quality sound without wires, to be able to send photos from your camera to your computer without the need of wires and many more.

How is it part of our multimedia world?
Bluetooth is able to send multimedia from one device to another device without the use of wires and cables.

Are there different types? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each type?
There are no different types of Bluetooth but there is a variety of bluetooth accessories you can get.

A "simple" explanation of how it works.
Bluetooth uses radio frequencies in the 2.45 GHz range to send information over short distances of generally 10metres or less. By embedding a Bluetooth chip and receiver into products, cables that would normally carry the signal can be eliminated.


A rough indication of the cost of the device
Bluetooth doesn't necessarily have a cost because it mainly comes with the device that is bought for example, a laptop or mobile phone. But the many accessories Bluetooth can come in have different costs.

Future directions, what is waiting around the corner, what is the next "new" technology in this area?
The new version of Bluetooth technology will meet the high-speed demands and cater to the needs of low power applications. The next version of bluetooth, also called Seattle, will have many of the same features as the current one but will be capable of very fast data transfer and also being power efficient.

WEBSITES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibzAaKDUuzU (7th Sept)
http://www.racq.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/37704/bluetooth2.pdf (7th Sept)
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bluetooth.htm (7th Sept)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth.htm (7th Sept)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth.htm (7th Sept)
http://www.slideshare.net/guesta2de84/bluetooth-future (7th Sept)