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Bluetooth Gets a Speed Boost

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the amphetamines-and-wireless dept.

Tom Keating writes to tell us that the Bluetooth SIG has announced the adoption of WiMedia's version of ultra-wideband technology for integration into current Bluetooth technology. This move hopes to push the popularity of Bluetooth by providing a new high speed option that can transmit high quality sound and video. WiMedia also has a copy of the announcement [PDF] on their site with a few additional details.

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  1. Throw out your old devices! by electronerdz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we can all throw out our old Bluetooth devices, so we can upgrade. I can't wait to take a video of my friend on my phone, then show it to him on my phone, then send it to his phone, then watch it on his phone too! I hope they come out with a newer, faster one right after I get this one.

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    1. Re:Throw out your old devices! by Threni · · Score: 3, Funny

      Also, I hope they make it more of a challenge to use. It's just too easy only reinstalling the software 4 times, making sure you have both the widcomm AND MS stacks. And installing the software before you attach the device for the first time AND then again once you plug it into your USB port? Too easy! Who wants to just be able to plug it in like a flash memory dongle and use it straight away on whatever device claims to be bluetooth compatible? Where's the fun in that?

  2. Personally... by dbucowboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    I prefer using wired connections... it gives me the security of knowing that if I fall off a cliff while talking on the phone I will at least have a tether.

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  3. Re:As one of the original inventors of Bluetooth.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Al, Tipper says that breakfast is ready.