Do you use AirPods? Does your phone connect to your car? Do you ever Air Drop photos to a friend? Do you use a GPS to get to and from a destination? If so, you're an avid user of Bluetooth! Bluetooth is all around us and is pretty much connected to every piece of technology that we use. It has become a vital and universal form of communication for millions and millions of people.
Bluetooth was originally created back in 1994 by Haartsent and Ericsson. The invention was named after King Harold "Bluetooth" Gormsson who united Norway and Denmark. Just like King Harold united the two countries, founders of Bluetooth wanted to unite all electronic sources. The Bluetooth symbol is actually King Harold's ruin initials combined. Bluetooth was ultimately invented to give people the ability to connect all of their devices together in an easy and sufficient way. It gives so much accessibility to users and makes technology and communication easier and faster.
In the early 2000's Bluetooth was finally released to the public. The first product was a wireless headset used by many businessmen and women. From then on, other products began to emerge such as Bluetooth car kits, GPSs, headphones, and smartphones. Bluetooth would consistently update their technology and create newer versions, allowing more products to be formed. In the mid-2000's we started to see small accessories emerge with Bluetooth such as mice, keyboards, printers, frames, and watches. Every version created by Bluetooth was updated, creating faster connection speed, a bigger range, and more compatibility for users. The technology allows devices to communicate using low-power radio waves on a frequency band between 2.400 GHz and 2.483.5 GHz
Bluetooth does have a few negatives that scientist still need to figure out. Some of these include distance (Bluetooth only had a connection of 30ft at the moment), Security (there is really no way to keep someone from not connecting), battery drain (Bluetooth eats up users' batteries due to the low-power radio waves), and Transmission (only allows for 24mbps in comparison to direct Wifi which allows for 250mbps.) Although there may be a few disadvantages, the advantages of Bluetooth completely outweighs them. The positives of Bluetooth include wireless connection (no tangled wires), affordability (it is cheap to make and most products already come with it), easy accessibility (always there with one click of a button), detection accuracy (can detect devices fast and accurately), it's universal (almost all technology products are able to connect with Bluetooth in this day in age), and you are able to use a Personal Area Network "PAN" (create your own hotspot and share it with others.)
Bluetooth is not going anywhere. The form of communication is only going to improve over the years. Bluetooth has no real competition because the market is extremely hard to enter and there is quite literally nothing like it. With more technology inventions over the years, Bluetooth will only continue to grow and improve. Our world might be ever-changing, but Bluetooth is one thing that is here to stay.
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