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The Death of Bluetooth?

Posted by timothy on from the hifi-jumprope dept.

Aaron Cherrington writes "Bob Frankston has written an article in which he declares that Bluetooth has failed. The article states that despite the fact it is wireless, it still has all of the limitations of wires. Is it too early to declare the death of Bluetooth, or can we can expect more out of it?"

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  1. He is dead! by RobertTaylor · · Score: 5, Funny

    King Harald 'Bluetooth' (Danish Harald Blåtand) was the King of Denmark and died in 986AD.

    Come on /. this is *really* old news!

  2. Seems to miss the point a bit... by fuzzeli · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do you really need IP infrastructure to move packets between your pockets?
    This is nuts. There's a niche for bluetooth. The whole p2p bluetooth PAN-in-your-PANTS thing may sound silly now, but my bag would be a lot lighter if I didn't have to carry so many dangly dongles.

    1. Re:Seems to miss the point a bit... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Thank you Dr. Seuss.

    2. Re:Seems to miss the point a bit... by fuzzeli · · Score: 4, Funny

      With a packet from your pocket,
      we can jack it to a socket,
      but with newey teeth of bluey,
      do we need a GUI? Phooey!

    3. Re:Seems to miss the point a bit... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I happen to have 2^32 pockets and need the routing ability of IP4, thank you.

    4. Re:Seems to miss the point a bit... by fuzzeli · · Score: 2, Funny

      You know, I hadn't thought of that. Good catch. And that explains why my new cargo pants from Old Navy are IPv6-ready.

      And fun for the whole family!

  3. Bluetooth by Luigi30 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't you know? If you brush the transmitter with a toothbrush, it turns into Whitetooth and doesn't get that nasty Gingivitis virus!

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  4. Um... by mrjah · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it too early to declare the death of Bluetooth, or can we can expect more out of it?

    Are these two clauses redundant, or do they say the same thing?

  5. Re:Power Consumption by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Bluetooth is a very convenient technology - WiFi is kinda overkill.

    Yeah and with 802.11 you find chalk outside your door and someone has taken over control of your electric nosehair groomer.

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  6. Re:I'm suspecting... by bad_fx · · Score: 2, Funny

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  7. Re:its not dead, but close. by OzRoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    But I want to use my computer mouse from 3 km away.

    It would really confuse my Grandmother who is currently trying to learn to use Linux.

  8. Looks like BSD finally has some competition... by Slack3r78 · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to this article, Bluetooth is deader than BSD! ;)

  9. Re:I love Bluetooth by Nexum · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck, should learn to

    a. Preview
    b. Close tags

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  10. Re:headphones by Moofie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Has somebody kept track of exactly how many redundant connector designs Nokia has come up with?

    That sort of engineering really irks me.

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  11. I believe it. by 1nv4d3r · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had an Aunt with blue tooth for years, and now she's dead!

  12. IMMINENT DEATH OF BLUE TOOTH PREDICTED! by Valar · · Score: 2, Funny

    It is to be buried next to the internet, the apple computer and the light bulb.

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  13. Re:IWired? by steeviant · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn I wish I could get a microwave that supported X11, then I could sit in the lounge and watch the status of my food cooking with a nice remote app running on the microwave. Or did you mean an X11 server? Coz it'd be super-nifty to be able to display ethereal on my microwave display so I could watch how the leakage in ISM band affects throughput on my 802.11 network.

  14. He's not dead! by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's just pining for the fjords!

  15. Re:its not dead, but close. by troc · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a simple fix actually .......

    You could use the battery in your phone to power the headset, just attact a wire.... oh

    erm

    oops?

    Troc

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