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interesting piece of info from this weekends Washington Post
Where did the name Bluetooth come from?
It's straight out of 10th-century Danish history.
Most high-tech nomenclature is not terribly memorable; terms like RFC 1918, IEEE 1394 and 802.11g don't roll trippingly off the tongue.
The Scandinavian developers of this wireless technology -- a way to transfer data wirelessly between such devices as handheld organizers, cell phones and computers over distances of 30 feet or less -- did not want to languish in this ignominious linguistic dungeon.
Harald Blatand (English translation: Harold Bluteooth) was a 10th-century king of Denmark. His claim to fame was unifying his country; Bluetooth's developers hope their technology will do something similar for portable electronics.
But with spotty support in hardware (neither Sprint PCS nor Verizon Wireless offer Bluetooth-enabled cell phones), a tricky setup process and a shortage of unique real-world uses, Bluetooth remains a solution in search of a problem.
What does Bluetooth Mean?
Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andrew Baxter, Dec 22, 2003.
