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Definition:
Bluetooth wireless technology is the low-power, short-range radio technology that allows electronic devices such as mobile phones, headsets, PDAs, notebook PCs and even cars to “talk” to each other without wires
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How it works:
Every Bluetooth device has a unique name, enabling devices to recognize each other once they have been paired, and avoiding interference with other devices. Bluetooth enables communication across distances of up to 30 feet, and at speeds of up to 720 kb/s per channel.
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Prediction: Bluetooth in 30% of New Vehicles by 2012
From "Bluetooth in 30% of New Vehicles by 2012," Strategy Analytics press release, 19 July 2006:
"Bluetooth will feature in a third of new vehicles in 2012, increasing from just 3 percent in 2005 according to a new report from technology and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. This report, Automotive Communications Market: Bluetooth in 30 percent of New Vehicles by 2012, predicts that five key influencing factors have lead to a surge in automotive Bluetooth applications, and cautions car makers not to leave this opportunity to aftermarket vendors.
"Five key factors have led to an increase in integration of Bluetooth technology in automotive applications over the last 12 months:
- "growing consumer awareness of BT;
- "a rapid adoption of BT on cellular phones;
- "strong automotive consumer demand for hands-free solutions;
- "increasing availability of BT solutions in the [original equipment] and aftermarket; and
- "legislative measures.
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Bluetooth Facts and Answers
Cell phone Laws about Driving
09/28/2006
California Passes Cell Phone Law
Relevant Jurisdictions: Federal, California
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that prohibits the use of handheld mobile phones while driving in the state.
Effective July 1, 2008, the legislation prohibits drivers from using a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle unless the driver uses a hands-free device. Drivers who violate the law will face a base fine of $20 for a first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense.The law allows drivers to use a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, drivers of commercial vehicles to use push-to-talk phones until July 1, 2011, and allow drivers of emergency response vehicles to use a cell phone without a hands-free device. California joins Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, and some local jurisdictions in prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones while driving.
Cell phone Laws about Driving
Story Published: May 11, 2007 at 4:42 PM PDT Story Updated: May 12, 2007 at 4:48 PM PDT
By Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Hang up or pay up: Using your hands to talk on the phone or tap out a text message while behind the wheel of a car will be illegal next year.
Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the measures into law Friday, flanked by children who suffered serious injuries after being hit by distracted drivers.
Under the new laws, drivers who read and compose text messages or talk on a cell phone without a hands-free device could face a $101 ticket. The text-messaging ban takes effect Jan. 1; the cell-phone law will be enforced starting in July 2008..
Cindy Baker-Williams and her son Billy were among those who stood by as Gregoire signed the bills. Billy, 12, suffered a brain injury four years ago while walking to the school bus. Witnesses to the crash said the driver was talking on a cell phone at the time, Baker-Williams said.
"It's a very emotional time," she said. "Behind this bill, we see faces of people in our community who hopefully will never have to go through a pedestrian-car accident."
Billy Williams, who was in a coma for nearly a month and suffered injuries to his brain's speech centers, now helps his mom keep an eye out for distracted drivers.
Cell phone Laws about Driving
Cell phone usage laws are sweeping the nation. Beginning with New York, New Jersey, DC and Chicago, states across the US are adopting laws restricting the use of cellular devices while operating a vehicle. In a period of time leading up to April 2004, New York had issued a stunning 269,230 tickets to violators. Ranging around $100 a ticket, the state racked in over $27 million! Upon noticing New York’s stab at safety, other states followed not mere years later. While perhaps meager in comparison, around 10% of the United States regulates cellular usage, while in contrast 45 other developed nations have already tackled the issue.
Check your State for Hands-Free Driving Laws:
Countries with cell phone driving laws that restrict or prohibit handheld cell phones in cars:
Australia
Austria
Britain
Brazil
Chile
Denmark
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Greece
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Norway
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Portugal
Philippines
Romania
Singapore
Slovenia
S. Africa
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Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
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Why is it called Bluetooth?
Here is the answer. Bluetooth, the protocol that connects all your different gadgets from different companies/makers, is named Bluetooth after a Viking King called Harald Bluetooth, (AKA Harald Blatand) who got his name because of his fondness for blueberries, which stained his teeth. King Harald Bluetooth was famous for uniting the warring tribes of Scandinavia, just like our Bluetooth protocol, uniting different technologies. See? It's not just another stupid name.
By the way, this whole idea came from Ericsson, in Sweden. They are the inventors of Bluetooth (the technology, not the king.). It was developed in 1994, but only in 1998 Ericsson presented it to several other big companies, and they agreed to make it an industry standard, which was a rare act of the industry, but one that we are thankful for.
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