03-16-2005, 04:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Bluetooth Awareness Doubled Last Year
"When asked to select which technology allows mobile devices to connect wirelessly, consumers increasingly chose Bluetooth wireless technology across all regions in 2004 as compared to the study in the previous year. In the U.K., this awareness increased from 47 percent to 77 percent. In Japan, it increased from 43 percent to 61 percent. And in the U.S., it almost doubled from 22 percent to 41 percent. Awareness of Bluetooth was more than double that of Wi-Fi in the U.K. and Japan, while the two were roughly equal in the U.S."
I have to say I'm not surprised about the UK figures. I know many folks that are enjoying recently bought Bluetooth headsets and assorted peripherals. It's also good to see that there are less pointless arguments about Bluetooth versus Wifi, as folks seem to have realised where they both fit in the grand scheme of things. The manufacturers have won the mindshare, but now they 'just' need to work on improving the whole Bluetooth experience. :wink:
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03-16-2005, 04:08 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 481
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Re: Bluetooth Awareness Doubled Last Year
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
... now they 'just' need to work on improving the whole Bluetooth experience. :wink:
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Right. What you quote, at least, does not differentiate between "bad experience" awareness and "good experience" awareness. That is to say, increasing awareness by itself does not lead to success in the marketplace.
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03-16-2005, 04:27 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I still think Bluetooth is a great *idea*, but when I was unable to get my laptop to use my PDA2K as a modem, all because of a crappy Bluetooth implementation, I was once again cursing Bluetooth. :?
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03-16-2005, 04:28 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Re: Bluetooth Awareness Doubled Last Year
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Originally Posted by PPCRules
That is to say, increasing awareness by itself does not lead to success in the marketplace.
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Yes, as a :bad-words: experience certainly translates into an increased awareness of Bluetooth, but not in a good way. :lol:
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03-16-2005, 05:10 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 33
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I use a bluetooth phone as a modem for my Ipaq 5550, my bluetooth GPS device, my bluetooth headphones, connect with bluetooth to my home PC, use a bluetooth mouse and keyboard.....all connected up with no problem. A very positive experience for me...maybe I just got lucky 
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03-16-2005, 05:17 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 779
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I found it very difficult to pair my T608i Sprint phone with first an iPAQ 5500 and later with a 4700, but once paired, it just works -- I haven't had to think about it. Pairing a Fortuna GPSmart to both PPCs was very easy. I hope everything gets simpler and more standardized because I think the functionality is fantastic.
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03-16-2005, 05:36 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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While Bluetooth certainly has its limitations, I'm not surprised to see the general public becoming increasingly aware of its availability. Half the phones that are advertised on TV and newspapers all come with Bluetooth, and even though many people out there have no idea what it is and what it's useful for, they still want a device that has it just for the fun of it.
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03-16-2005, 05:46 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Bluetooth problems on pocketpc is more often due to the OS, rather than the protocol e.g. on every SE phone that has bluetooth you can voice dial. Now some-one who buys a Jam would expect their bluetooth headset would work with that functionality. Yet there is no bluetooth headset voicedialing solution available at all. I blame MS for this, as this should have been sorted BEFORE they released WM phone edition. A new user would however blame bluetooth for having let them down again.
Jason's problem with using his phone as a modem would not have been a problem is he was using a nokia, siemens or SE phone. However because he was using a windows smartphone it was unnecessarily complicated, and he blames it on bluetooth. However the fact of the matter is that it was MS which let him down in the end.
There are many people who wish to turn their GPRS and WIFI windows mobile phones into access points. It makes perfect sense, and I don't see any reason why it should not be doable (with the right software). However I don't blame fact that it is currently impossible on WIFI, but on the software and platform. I'm sure if I was running Linux it would only have been a question of recompiling Sisela and i would be of to the races.
Of course widdcom itself has a lot to answer for, but I blame MS mostly for their poor encouragement of the platform and their lack of commitment toward making it a world-class implementation.
Surur
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03-16-2005, 07:11 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 359
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Here here Surur.
I agree wholeheartedly. I think bluetooth as a concept is a great thing its more the implementation and the implementing companies lack of forsight to be the turn off factor.
I know on more than one occassion 2 companies support of different configurations of bluetooth that thus made it ineffective to have both on one device. This in my opinion is sad. But I don't blame this on Bluetooth I blame this on product support.
But wait a second didn't I read somewhere on here the Bluetooth is dying? :devilboy: *snicker*
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03-16-2005, 07:33 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 91
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You know, a year ago I was the only person among my friends and family who even knew what bluetooth was. Everytime I would use my headset I would get the strangest looks. When I would use BT to connect my PPC to the internet, people were amazed. 8O
Today, several people I know use headsets, Bluetooth PPCs, etc. In my circle, at least, knowledge of Bluetooth has grown enormously in the last year. 8)
I don't think it's enough, though. I think Bluetooth has huge potential. Sure, I have problems with it all the time, but I think the technology is good and can be perfected. What I want to see is BT in other devices, besides cell phones, headsets, and PDAs.
The cell phone is the key. Come on, everyone has a cell phone these days. We all carry them around everywhere we go. Why can't more devices take advantage of this? Cars are already starting to take advantage of bluetooth, but not as much as they could. Why can't my car recognize me by my cell phone and adjust everything for the way I like it? (I can barely get into the car after my wife has driven it and adjusted the seat ALL the way up. ) Why doesn't it control my TV, stereo, DVR, computer, etc.? Why can't I use the bluetooth in my phone to buy something from a coke machine, or anywhere else for that matter?
I think the list of possible creative uses for bluetooth could be endless. Security needs to be increased, of course. Maybe now that people are finally recognizing what it is, we'll start seeing it used better.
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