Why is the wireless technology used by cell phones and computers called Bluetooth?

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Why is the wireless technology used by cell phones and computers called Bluetooth?

2006-08-02 10:23:25 · 2 answers · asked by Icicle Works 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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Bluetooth is name after a Viking king, Harald "Bluetooth" Blatand, who united Denmark and Norway. The Bluetooth developer wants this technology to bring the computer and telecommunication industry together.

See the link at: http://www.du.edu/~ccfergus/bluetoothweb/history.htm

2006-08-03 04:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by amperordirect.com 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋

probably some marketing genius.

2006-08-02 10:32:52 · answer #2 · answered by ngdb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋