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I think (but I'm not sure) that bluetooth plays the next generation of DVD. The new discs are smaller. There are two types of new DVD's coming out. Some companies (i.e. Microsoft/ Sony etc...) prefer Bluetooth, and other companies prefer the other format (I can't remember its name).

2006-09-30 18:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

Why is it called Bluetooth?
Harald Bluetooth was king of Denmark in the late 900s. He managed to unite Denmark and part of Norway into a single kingdom then introduced Christianity into Denmark. He left a large monument, the Jelling rune stone, in memory of his parents. He was killed in 986 during a battle with his son, Svend Forkbeard. Choosing this name for the standard indicates how important companies from the Nordic region (nations including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) are to the communications industry, even if it says little about the way the technology works.


Bluetooth is essentially a networking standard that works at two levels:
It provides agreement at the physical level -- Bluetooth is a radio-frequency standard.

It provides agreement at the protocol level, where products have to agree on when bits are sent, how many will be sent at a time, and how the parties in a conversation can be sure that the message received is the same as the message sent.

Bluetooth is intended to get around the problems that come with infrared systems. The older Bluetooth 1.0 standard has a maximum transfer speed of 1 megabit per second (Mbps), while Bluetooth 2.0 can manage up to 3 Mbps. Bluetooth 2.0 is backward compatible with 1.0 devices.

Bluetooth networking transmits data via low-power radio waves. It communicates on a frequency of 2.45 gigahertz (actually between 2.402 GHz and 2.480 GHz, to be exact). This frequency band has been set aside by international agreement for the use of industrial, scientific and medical devices (ISM).



A number of devices that you may already use take advantage of this same radio-frequency band. Baby monitors, garage-door openers and the newest generation of cordless phones all make use of frequencies in the ISM band. Making sure that Bluetooth and these other devices don't interfere with one another has been a crucial part of the design process.

One of the ways Bluetooth devices avoid interfering with other systems is by sending out very weak signals of about 1 milliwatt. By comparison, the most powerful cell phones can transmit a signal of 3 watts. The low power limits the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (32 feet), cutting the chances of interference between your computer system and your portable telephone or television. Even with the low power, Bluetooth doesn't require line of sight between communicating devices. The walls in your house won't stop a Bluetooth signal, making the standard useful for controlling several devices in different rooms.


Photo courtesy Bluetooth SIG
Bluetooth-enabled cell phone


Bluetooth can connect up to eight devices simultaneously. With all of those devices in the same 10-meter (32-foot) radius, you might think they'd interfere with one another, but it's unlikely. Bluetooth uses a technique called spread-spectrum frequency hopping that makes it rare for more than one device to be transmitting on the same frequency at the same time. In this technique, a device will use 79 individual, randomly chosen frequencies within a designated range, changing from one to another on a regular basis. In the case of Bluetooth, the transmitters change frequencies 1,600 times every second, meaning that more devices can make full use of a limited slice of the radio spectrum. Since every Bluetooth transmitter uses spread-spectrum transmitting automatically, it’s unlikely that two transmitters will be on the same frequency at the same time. This same technique minimizes the risk that portable phones or baby monitors will disrupt Bluetooth devices, since any interference on a particular frequency will last only a tiny fraction of a second.



When Bluetooth-capable devices come within range of one another, an electronic conversation takes place to determine whether they have data to share or whether one needs to control the other. The user doesn't have to press a button or give a command -- the electronic conversation happens automatically. Once the conversation has occurred, the devices -- whether they're part of a computer system or a stereo -- form a network. Bluetooth systems create a personal-area network (PAN), or piconet, that may fill a room or may encompass no more distance than that between the cell phone on a belt-clip and the headset on your head. Once a piconet is established, the members randomly hop frequencies in unison so they stay in touch with one another and avoid other piconets that may be operating in the same room. In the next section, we'll check out an example of a Bluetooth-connected system.

2006-10-02 13:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by simplesolo 2 · 0 0

bluetooth transmits wave to your moblie., pda., pc., or anything that has a bluetooth., to use it you need a intaller...after installing it...just read the manual of the device to know more everything about bluetooth

2006-10-01 03:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by kim_rukawa11 3 · 0 0

sorry, that's Blu-ray disc
for bluetooth check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth

2006-10-01 01:33:23 · answer #4 · answered by ri_ma_bo 4 · 1 0

It is a software through which you can transfer files from your mobile to your PC.

2006-10-01 01:49:48 · answer #5 · answered by rsthekkath 2 · 0 0

It is wireless connection between devises. for exapmple your earphone for handphone.

2006-10-01 11:52:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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