| When buying any digital electronic
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| | network configurations. Bluetooth also
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| device, whether a cellphone, PDA, or
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| | has lower power consumption, making it
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| notebook computer, it is important to
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| | more economical, though its range is
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| check the specifications to ensure that
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| | shorter.
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| it will serve your purposes. Bluetooth is
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| | You Need Bluetooth
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| becoming an increasingly popular offering
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| | If you wish to have an extremely basic
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| in personal electronics, but do you need
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| | home network, Bluetooth is for you. There
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| it?
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| | are no wires to trip you and there are no
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| What Is Bluetooth?
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| | complex configurations like network
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| Bluetooth is a wireless PAN (Personal
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| | permissions or addresses to deal with.
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| Area Network) transmission protocol
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| | Piconets are temporary, so a new device
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| standard. In layman's terms, Bluetooth is
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| | can immediately join or leave a Bluetooth
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| a technology that enables a device to
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| | network with nothing more than a simple
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| communicate and share data with other
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| | device discovery. It is important to
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| Bluetooth capable devices - cellphones,
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| | note, however, that piconets are no
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| headsets, PDAs, notebook computers,
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| | substitution for a traditional home
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| desktop PCs, computer peripherals,
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| | network (whether through Ethernet or
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| printers, cameras, and others - through
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| | 802.11 Wireless), which are much more
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| radio wave transmission (so there is no
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| | reliable and offer much more full-bodied
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| need for wires) at a range of around 1,
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| | security options.
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| 10, or 100 meters, depending on the class
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| | If you have a notebook computer, there is
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| of your Bluetooth device (Class 1 has the
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| | a good chance you will want to have
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| longest range and Class 3 the shortest).
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| | Bluetooth connectivity so that you can
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| If a device has a Bluetooth chip, it can
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| | take advantage of the many
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| communicate with other devices that have
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| | Bluetooth-equipped peripherals, thereby
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| a Bluetooth chip. Users can share
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| | eliminating the need for bulky wires. You
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| pictures, movies, datasheets, documents,
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| | can also easily synchronize data between
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| and all sorts of information among them
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| | your handheld devices and your notebook
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| as long as their devices are in range
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| | computer. Moreover, if you are fond of
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| (they do not need to be in direct line of
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| | sharing data with other handheld device
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| sight). For instance, a Bluetooth-capable
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| | users, you definitely need to have
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| digital camera can communicate with a
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| | Bluetooth for easy and convenient data
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| Bluetooth-capable printer for direct
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| | sharing.
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| printing. Likewise, a Bluetooth-capable
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| | You Don't Need Bluetooth
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| cellphone can be connected to a
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| | It is important to note that Bluetooth
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| Bluetooth-equipped headset so that a
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| | can present a security risk if you store
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| person can take and make hands-free
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| | sensitive information on your
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| telephone calls.
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| | Bluetooth-enabled device. If you are
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| Bluetooth can be used for internet
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| | traveling with sensitive information on
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| connectivity as long as a
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| | your computer, cell-phone, or PDA, it is
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| Bluetooth-enabled computer is in range of
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| | wise to disable Bluetooth temporarily to
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| a Bluetooth modem. Bluetooth devices can
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| | prevent data theft or exploitation.
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| also form a small wireless network
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| | Please also note that some corporations
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| (called a piconet) of up to 8 devices.
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| | and government entities disapprove of
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| For security, devices can be paired and
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| | Bluetooth and similar convenience-based
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| transmissions encrypted. So that it
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| | additions, so please check with your
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| causes only minimal interference,
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| | employer if you intend to use your
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| Bluetooth periodically changes frequency
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| | Bluetooth-enabled notebook for business.
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| channels.
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| | This article may be republished freely as
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| Bluetooth uses the same radio frequency
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| | long as this copyright notice and box of
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| that 802.11 Wireless Networking does, but
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| | resource links are included at the
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| it is much simpler than 802.11
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| | bottom.
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| technology, negating the need for complex
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