Bluetooth SIG Releases Road Map for the Next 3 Years

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,97338,00.html

"The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today is releasing a three-year road map for Bluetooth short-range wireless technology that includes a tripling of bandwidth and the ability to multicast signals to seven other users."

Multicast?! So, I could be talking on a Bluetooth headset, at the same time my device is sync'ing with my laptop and connected to my GPS unit? Now, that sounds cool. Too bad there has been nothing but headaches for people trying to connect Bluetooth related devices. I can't help but think, all this time and energy would be better spent on building a solid foundation for Bluetooth, greatly improving the end users expereince. :?

[Mike Temporale]

http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,97338,00.html

"The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today is releasing a three-year road map for Bluetooth short-range wireless technology that includes a tripling of bandwidth and the ability to multicast signals to seven other users."

Multicast?! So, I could be talking on a Bluetooth headset, at the same time my device is sync'ing with my laptop and connected to my GPS unit? Now, that sounds cool. Too bad there has been nothing but headaches for people trying to connect Bluetooth related devices. I can't help but think, all this time and energy would be better spent on building a solid foundation for Bluetooth, greatly improving the end users expereince. :?

[Jerry Raia]

With the way some carriers are crippling BT. I don't think we'll have to worry about using too many of these features.

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by Mike Temporale

Too bad there has been nothing but headaches for people trying to connect Bluetooth related devices. I can't help but think, all this time and energy would be better spent on building a solid foundation for Bluetooth, greatly improving the end users expereince. :?

As a newbie BT user, I am amazed by the potential and surprised that in all these years, the technology is still not stable. Looks like the implementors are looking at more ways to break the protocol then make it.