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1 Kilometer Bluetooth Link to Cell Phone

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the long-distance-wireless dept.

carbolic writes "WiFi-Toys.com has posted an article (with pics) about performing a Bluetooth connection over a distance of 1 kilometer. They claim it is a new world record. They used a Class 1 USB adapter modded using a kit from Bluedriving.com. The over-the-air connection went to an unmodified Sony Ericsson T610 at a distance of 'about 3,300 feet' and they transferred a few pictures. This test was to a paired device pre-configured for the built-in ObexFTP access, but the implication is that now it's easy to Bluesnarf without even being near the target phone."

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  1. Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But does it run Linux.

    Had to be said

    1. Re:Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Linux is the alpha and the omega, and Linux is in all things. Do not ask "does it run Linux" but ask "does it exist" for if it does, it can only be one with the true Linux.

      But getting off topic, has anybody noticed the distinct lack of IT section stories today? You know the section where everything is in "that color". Is it possible the editors have eliminated it, saving our eyes from punishment and our topics from redundancy? If it really is gone, many thanks to the editors for the great wisdom they show in not using the IT section.

  2. Stop Demonizing Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Check out this blog entry from a Microsoftie. These are real people trying to do good stuff. Stop demonizing them.