Bluetooth devices started to massively emerge back in 1998-2001. Many of the devices have remained popular ever since they appeared, becoming more and more advanced with each model.
Probably, the “noisiest” Bluetooth-novelty was a wireless handsfree cell phone headset from Ericsson, which emerged back in the year 2000. Wireless handsfree headsets have become increasingly popular with years, even causing laws to be changed in many countries, requiring drivers to use handsfree devices while driving and talking on the phone. Handsfree consists of a headset and microphone, and can operate at a distance of over 10 meters (33 feet) from its base. The base for this device is a mobile phone with a built-in Bluetooth chip.
You have your phone in your pocket, and you have a headset on your head. You can dial and disconnect the phone, using merely your voice. Convenient, isn’t it? Most of the Ericsson, Siemens, Nokia, as well as most other companies phones nowadays come with Bluetooth technology.
Most wireless headsets weigh less than 20 grams (some are even less than 10 grams) and can work without interruption for many hours.
Phones with no built-in Bluetooth chip are rare today. However, if you have an older phone, you can still use a wireless Bluetooth handsfree headset with a special adapter. There are sets available, consisting of a Bluetooth-adapter and headphones. Most adapters like this weigh less than 20 grams.
Many companies offer special Bluetooth connectivity kits, which are a set of batteries and communication cards for a cell phone. Bluetooth connectivity kits turn your phone into a wireless modem, allowing you to go online, without even having to take your phone out of your pocket.
Back at the end of the year 2000, at an exhibition in Tokyo, Toshiba presented a prototype of a laptop with a built-in Bluetooth. Toshiba demonstrated the collaborative work of a laptop and an inkjet printer. Both devices were equipped with Bluetooth, allowing for remote data transmission from laptop to printer. All you need to do is come close to a Bluetooth-printer with a Bluetooth-notebook in your hand, and the devices will automatically establish a wireless Bluetooth connection, and you can print a document. Nowadays, you can hardly amaze anyone with a wireless printer. However, back in 2000 Toshiba had managed to make a real splash with its device.
As years went by, Bluetooth technologies also “reached” car tires. A Finnish company, Nokian Tyres, together with several other companies and research centers, has developed technology to allow automatic monitoring of the pressure in car tires. A built-in tire chip measures the pressure in the tires of cars, and, if necessary, the Bluetooth-transmitting device will contact the driver’s mobile phone, and let them know that their tires need to be inflated.
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