This may only be a description of who’s in bed with whom — this week!
The world’s largest electronics firms have decided to use Bluetooth wireless technology to send high quality video between devices in the home, two industry associations said on Tuesday.
The decision is expected to determine how hundreds of millions of televisions, video recorders and personal computers will be connected without wires by the turn of the decade.
The two associations, which contain members like tech heavyweights Intel, Nokia and Microsoft, said they will cooperate to have Bluetooth-enabled devices by 2008 that can send and receive multimedia at speeds that are more than 100 times faster than current Bluetooth….Bluetooth SIG and WiMedia Alliance said the Bluetooth solution would use unlicensed radio spectrum above 6 GHz.
There are beaucoup variables to get beyond — including real performance numbers and consumer acceptance — before any of this makes sense. Each of these companies seems to endorse a new “unified” standard, every other week.
What a great idea. I’ve always wanted to watch crappy broadcast TV on my remote while I take a crap. Truly a dream come true.
I tried a blue tooth keyboard and mouse. The mouse battery life was terrible. I threw it all out for a different wireless solution that is rechargeable.
Blue tooth was a pain the whole time I used it.
I hope it DIES! The sooner the better.
This doesn’t strike me as important.
I use bluetooth to link my cell phone with a hands-free headset, and to link with my laptop to update contacts, add ringtones, and save pictures.
I tried using a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse as part of an HTPC, but it wasn’t anything special (it wasn’t any better than an RF solution, just more expensive).
Why would I spend an extra $50 on a refrigerator, television, or remote when I already have devices that work great that do what I want? I don’t want to watch TV on my fridge, or on the remote (even though mine has a color screen). I want the remote to change the TV channel, and the fridge to keep food cold.
This is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist… and won’t go far.
I love the idea of eliminating all the coax and cat. 6 in my house, but the main stumbling points of this plan…
#1. as the second post mentions, constant radio plus processor intensive DRM decoding will eat up battery life on portable devices.
#2. if all of your connected hardware is communicating without a router, there will be security and management issues.
#3. Remember all the complaints that the 5 to 6 Ghz cordless phones couldn’t penetrate walls as well as the 2.5 Ghz phones could? This will be in the same 5 to 6 Ghz that plaster walls slap around like a little bitch.
#4. New technology cost will reduce profit margin when trying to compete with what will surely be competing standards from other companies. (examples of this practice: Blue ray vs. HD-DVD or Betamax vs. VHS)
While I like using the neighbors’ Wi-Fi, I’m sure I’ll adore watching their TV via free Bluetooth UWB.
Can somebody please explain to me why the person using the remote in the picture is wearing rubber gloves?!
One thing that seems to have died right off is the question, “How much radio energy can we take?”.
The amount of radio waves passing through us increases all the time. It isn’t possible to argue that it’s good for us. Aside from one cellular industry study years ago that was predetermined to prove that everything is just fine nobody is looking at this as far as I know.
Call it invisible pollution.
I don’t think he’s wearing gloves. It looks to me like he just has pale skin.
McGyver hack.
Use coat hanger and mirror to fool security camera.
Via Dept. of Homeland Stupidity. Always On, 25 hrs. a day.