The future is bright ........... the future is Bluetooth

It is now becoming more and more obvious Bluetooth and similar wireless technologies are around to stay. As the latest version of "Bluetooth" improves, both in security and capabilities, so does its potential. Companies outside of the mobile phone world are beginning to research and design impressive applications for the wireless technology. The computer industry was a little slower to grasp and make use of Bluetooth, but computers are now capable of connecting to the internet via a Bluetooth network, build wireless networks, plus connect almost any computer component wirelessly. It is the recent designs or applications however that must have Bluetooth users and designers smirking away to themselves. Fashion For the fashion conscious and those who want to appear to the world as "there", "confident", technologically competent" and "connected", Bluetooth is a statement that these people are in a "class of their own". The coolest add-ons and Bluetooth gadgets can be found at zaxx.co.uk Commerce Mobile commerce at this stage appears to have the largest potential for Bluetooth. Applications such as vending machines, car parks, service stations, underground and National Rail stations, ATMs, food outlets, entertainment venues as well as advertising posters capable of downloading snippets of tracks to you as you stand nearby. All have the potential to be paid by using Bluetooth in some format. In some cases throughout Europe and Asia this is already the case. Now that wireless security has improved (compared to v1.1) banks are the next link to allow the mobile industry using Bluetooth to take off. Automotive Industry Bluetooth and cars may not be a direct link many Bluetooth anybody would have expected. It is however inevitable we see Bluetooth being used in cars for applications such as internet connection, voice recognition commands, vehicle diagnosis and communication to external networks. Soon not only will we wireless networks for information and entertainment downloads, but in addition - taking notes and creating spreadsheets. They can also be programmed for more mundane tasks like activating gates or garage doors, and even home lighting or central heating systems. Portable Power Transfer The initial reason Bluetooth was perceived to be useful was the elimination of wires. But we still need one main wire, and that is the Mains Wire! There are companies that are developing induction chargers that enable certain devices to be powered and recharged simply by resting them on a charging pad or desk, perhaps even a shelf or recharge-cupboard - without any wires or contacts. This application of Bluetooth has obvious potential for any portable device that requires battery power. Bluetooth Messaging Although Bluetooth is mostly used for technical reasons, companies in Singapore have joined forces to use it in a social application. Bluetooth has been used in Singapore to help raise the low birth rate by using its software and a dating company. Tong (2004: 1) explains ˜Software company BEDD has seized on the city state's concerns over falling birth rates and its obsession with mobile phones and launched a mobile-phone matchmaking service, also called BEDD™ Customers of the dating service download the software to their phones, which must be Bluetooth enabled. Once personal details, such as whom they are and the kind of person they'd like to meet are entered on their phone, the waiting game begins. If a potential partner walks in the range of their Bluetooth device the phone will alert them with that person's details. Pretty cool huh......... the ideal mate could be just yards away! You had better make sure you get your Bluetooth gadgets from zaxx.co.uk as soon as possible! If you want the coolest, different, almost exclusive accessories and peripherals for your Ipod or Mobile Phone, you had better visit http://www.zaxx.co.uk and get prepared for the life you have not yet dreamed about!