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Bluetooth and Infrared

24 Mar

New electrical devices produced every day, the connecting problem is becoming more complex in nature.  The system that comprises computers and other electronics makes use of varieties of wires, cables, etc.

These parts will communicate through light beams, lasers, radio signals, and infrared. However, is the devices and technology is often the connection between  each component. Therefore, most electronic systems aren’t used to their full extent due to the problems and imperfections.

To solved it, a solution was created – the solution is Bluetooth.  Bluetooth is wireless and automatic, offering users a variety of features that have simplified the art of connection.  Bluetooth has revolutionized the standard methods of connecting things to enabling almost anything to be connected to a single system.

Beside Bluetooth, there are other ways of connecting wireless devices.  One example is the IR or infrared.  Infrared allows low frequency light waves to transmit signals to another component. This technology is easy to create and the cost is rather low. Infrared technology is a one to one process. Due to the limitation, you may only send signals from one device to another, similar to a television set and remote control.  You can only transmit signals between the two although not with a separate system.

Aside from the fact that these two natures of infrared are obstacles to acquiring results, these same qualities have worked in advantage to the connection.  Infrared devices need to be lined up directly, meaning too little interference can occur between the transmitters and receivers.

The technology behind Bluetooth works by transmitting signals through low frequency radio signals. The path of communication is working on 2.45 GHz, which is the same frequency band used in ISM devices.

 

Apple and Bluetooth

26 Feb

The new Apple powerbook G4 are among the first computers which offer Bluetooth technology 2.0+EDR. The 2.0+EDR technology, still backwards compatible with 1.0, is faster three times than previous versions, offering maximum data rate transfers up to 3 MBps.  Since  the first company certify a system with 2.0+EDR, Apple continues to make great use of the Bluetooth technology.

Full support
Moreover to the powerbook G4 portables, there are other Bluetooth enabled computers available from Apple, including the iBook, iMac G5, eMac, and the Power Mac G5.

Making life easier
When you turn on the Bluetooth feature, your Mac can easily perform a file transfer or even a synchronization.  At selection menu, you can choose to send a file or browse devices, quickly and easily.  Or, you can click the sync button in iSync to update your cell phone or Palm OS handheld.

The Mac and GSM/GPRS mobile phone with Bluetooth work to make each other more useful.  By using iSync, you can keep your phone updated without have to type any info, as you can keep the information in the more manageable address book on your Mac instead.

You also can use it to print documents and digital images to select a printer that also supports by Bluetooth.  Or, you can also use a headset to talk to your friends during an iChat session. It also has the ability to use Bluetooth technology to communicate with your Palm OS handheld. You can perform a HotSync operation without using any cables.  You can also send your business card or calendar directly  to someone else’s handheld using the technology of
Bluetooth.

Apple Bluetooth have caused great shift in the computer industry.  Apple established USB as the standard interface with the launching of the first Mac back in 1998. Since then, Apple established the 802.11 wireless networking standard with the launch of the iBook and AirPort in 1999.  During 2003, Apple launched AirPort Extreme, based on
the new 802.11g high speed technology of wireless.

Now, Bluetooth helps to further strengthen the dominant position of the Mac in wireless communications, help to preserve Apple’s reputation become the first in market with innovative technology that integrates right into
the operating system.