Originally developed by Ericsson, Bluetooth technology is now used in many different products by many different manufacturers.

From 2002-2004 the Bluetooth SIG was based in Overland Park, Kansas USA and is now based in Kirkland, Washington.

The high data speeds of UMTS are now most often utilised for Internet access: experience in Japan and elsewhere has shown that user demand for video calls is not high, and telco-provided audio / video content has declined in popularity in favour of high-speed access to the World Wide Web — either directly on a handset or connected to a computer via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared or USB.

* This article incorporates text from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article " Harold Bluetooth " by Pius Wittmann, a publication now in the public domain.

Some television manufacturers now include Bluetooth remotes to control the television without requiring line of sight, overcoming the limited range in IR-based remotes.

Although OBEX was initially designed for infrared, it has now been adopted by Bluetooth, and is also used over RS232, USB, WAP, and in devices such as Livescribe smartpens.

Bluetooth handsfree options are now also easily found in any high end automotive as part of the vehicle's stereo system, or in after market stereo system units.

iPod Integration and Bluetooth are now standard across the range and the popular ZF 6-speed Gearbox has also been made standard across the range, spelling the end of the 4-and 5-speed variants.

The fourth generation Acura TL adds further electronic convenience items, now including a central multifunction display, an eight-speaker 276-watt audio system with a six-disc CD changer, XM Satellite Radio, USB port connectivity ( including full iPod control support ), and Bluetooth Audio ( for streaming music from a cell phone ).

Built either by Guðfrið or by Harald Bluetooth ( if it is the work mentioned as newly made in the Frankish royal annals in 808, then Harald did not build it ) it stretched from the Rheide Å about 7 km to a southern extension of the Schlei bay which is now a lake called Selker Noor.

The trims will also get an updated modification, with the rear audio system, Bluetooth, floor console / storage area, wood grain interior, luggage rack rails, body-color exterior door handle / mirror caps and premium-cloth front bucket seats now standard on the 1LS trim, and chrome recovery hooks, two-speed transfer case, and 20-inch chrome wheels standard on its 1LZ 4WD models.

* The first single-chip Bluetooth device, which was spun out to create Cambridge Silicon Radio, now the market leader in Bluetooth chips

The DTCP standard has branched out to cover a variety of media types to respond to these industry changes, and now supports USB, IP, WiFi, Bluetooth and MOST ( a media standard for automotive platforms ) in addition to FireWire.

Electronic meters now use low-power radio, GSM, GPRS, Bluetooth, IrDA, as well as RS-485 wired link.

Through the use of Bluetooth, it is now possible at particular locations in the nature reserve for visitors to download pictures of flowers and birds, and also examples of birdsong, onto their mobile phones.

New features are USB 2. 0 and DDR memory, and they both now support AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth.

The phone is indeed very versatile and has a huge feature set, especially when compared to other phones of its time, although it lacks many features now considered standard for modern phones, like colour display, integrated camera, polyphonic or digitized ringtones, Bluetooth and GPRS functionality.

Bluetooth streaming audio and a USB port that includes iPod integration is now built into the stereo.

With the updating of Kismet to-ng, Kismet now supports a wide variety of scanning plugins including DECT, Bluetooth, and others.

The Bluetooth group is now turning its attention from UWB to 60 GHz.

In addition to the USB connection, some of the more advanced units are now starting to allow syncing through a wireless connection, such as via WiFi or Bluetooth.

Head units give the user control over the vehicle's entertainment media: AM / FM radio, satellite radio, CDs, cassette tapes ( although these are now uncommon ), MP3, GPS navigation, Bluetooth, etc.

Laptops also more commonly integrate wireless technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G, giving them a broader range of options for connecting to the internet, though this trend is changing as more desktop computers come integrated with wireless.

And the heart of the Bluetooth brand identity is the name, which refers to the Danish king Harald " Bluetooth " Blaatand.

One other Viking Age runestone refers to Norway, the Jelling Stones DR 42 that was raised by King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark, which uses the name Norveg.

Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances ( using short-wavelength radio transmissions in the ISM band from 2400 – 2480 MHz ) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks ( PANs ) with high levels of security.

The Bluetooth Innovation World Cup, a marketing initiative of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group ( SIG ), is an international competition encouraging the development of innovations for applications leveraging the Bluetooth low energy wireless technology in sports, fitness and health care products.

* Bluetooth wireless headsets

Bluetooth technology provides a way to exchange information between wireless devices such as personal digital assistants ( PDAs ), mobile phones, laptops, computers, printers and digital cameras via a secure, low-cost, globally available short-range radio frequency band.

These trademarks are licensed out for use to companies that are incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology into their products.

The SIG also manages the Bluetooth SIG Qualification program, a certification process required for any product using Bluetooth wireless technology and a pre-condition of the intellectual property license for Bluetooth technology.

The main tasks for the SIG are to publish the Bluetooth specifications, protect the Bluetooth trademarks and evangelize Bluetooth wireless technology.

Any company incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology into products, using the technology to offer goods and services or simply re-branding a product with Bluetooth technology must become a member of the Bluetooth SIG.

Operates clearly in common congested domestic radio traffic situations, for instance, generally immune to interference from other DECT systems, Wi-Fi networks, video senders, Bluetooth technology, baby monitors and other wireless devices.

Encryption is also used to protect data in transit, for example data being transferred via networks ( e. g. the Internet, e-commerce ), mobile telephones, wireless microphones, wireless intercom systems, Bluetooth devices and bank automatic teller machines.

* bluetooth remote: The Accu-Chek Combo Insulin Pump System, offers a two-way Bluetooth wireless connection between the pump and the blood glucose meter.

Cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, NFC devices, and wireless computer networks all use the ISM bands.

Several commercially available transmitters allow wireless transmission of MIDI and OSC signals over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

A wireless personal area network ( WPAN ) is a PAN carried over wireless network technologies such as IrDA, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, Z-Wave, ZigBee, or even Body Area Network.

The two kinds of wireless technologies used for WPAN are Bluetooth and Infrared Data Association.

* Alternative MAC / PHY, part of the Bluetooth specification as of version 3. 0

The technology defined by the ZigBee specification is intended to be simpler and less expensive than other WPANs, such as Bluetooth.

* SIM Access Profile, a connectivity profile defined by the Bluetooth specification

In 2006, the SDA also released a simplified version of the specification of the host controller interface ( as opposed to the specification of SD cards ) and later also for the physical layer, ASSD extensions, SDIO, and SDIO Bluetooth Type-A, under a disclaimers agreement.

The Java APIs for Bluetooth is a Java ME specification for APIs that allow Java midlets to use Bluetooth on supporting devices.