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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 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: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.

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  4. He's not dead! by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's just pining for the fjords!