| Bluetooth technology continues to revolutionize | | | | devices come to market supporting bluetooth the |
| the wireless world. Bluetooth products allow you | | | | cost of the technology itself is driven down as |
| to connect to many different devices. There are | | | | mass production ramps up. |
| many advantages to using bluetooth over infrared | | | | The range of bluetooth allows bluetooth wireless |
| wireless such as no longer being required to use | | | | speakers to be controlled from almost anywhere |
| line of sight. | | | | in a room. This means the speakers can remain |
| Bluetooth wireless speakers use low powered | | | | stationed in one place and you can carry the |
| radio signals to communication. Using these radio | | | | media player device around the room with you, all |
| signals at low power gives a usable range of | | | | the time controlling the music coming from your |
| about thirty three feet or around 10 meters. Most | | | | speakers. This is great for parties or entertaining |
| bluetooth devices use the more efficient low | | | | as the sound source device can be passed around |
| power signals, but some are capable of larger | | | | allowing anyone to become the DJ while they |
| output power and can often boost signal range to | | | | have control of the device. |
| over three hundred feet or one hundred meters. | | | | The operating frequency of bluetooth devices is |
| The intention of bluetooth was not to be a high | | | | two point four gigahertz. This can lead to |
| powered high distance protocol but to create a | | | | interference with other devices in your vicinity, |
| personal area network. The key goals of a | | | | but since bluetooth is as lower powered protocol |
| personal area network are to allow the user to | | | | and the data flowing is digital it is rarely an issue. |
| share data wireless between many devices that | | | | Some devices to be aware of that may operate |
| may be in the immediate vicinity. The protocol | | | | at two point four gigahertz also are wireless |
| allows many different devices to be connected up | | | | access points, cordless phones, and video game |
| to eight at one time. | | | | controllers. If you suspect interference between |
| The bluetooth standard is here to stay and is | | | | two of your devices trying to utilize the same |
| robustly constructed for future expansions. The | | | | frequency, test the interference with one of the |
| robust protocol allows an open standard that can | | | | devices off and vice-versa. If the interference |
| be adopted by many equipment manufacturers. | | | | only happens with both devices running you have |
| This allows a wide array of devices to be | | | | found the problem. |
| compatible right out of the box. The need for | | | | All in all bluetooth wireless speakers provide a |
| short range personal area network type | | | | range that is more than sufficient for most users |
| communications over a wireless medium is not | | | | requirements, while not interfering with other |
| going away any time soon. As more and more | | | | devices on the same frequency. |