Smile! Bluetooth is Coming
Bluetooth is Coming
Information
is starting to come out now about the Bluetooth springboard from Widcomm
called the Blue-Connect™. The Blue-Connect module enables wireless
connectivity with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Like other springboards,
the Blue-Connect is completely Plug-N-Play. Widcomm
will also have a Blue-Share™ product that allows the Visor to connect to
the desktop over Bluetooth.
Below is a list of the Blue-Connect
module specifications from Widcomm’s
website:
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Add-on module enabling wireless
connectivity with other Bluetooth-enabled devices
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Conforms to the Springboard
interface present on the Visor PDA
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Plug and Play with no prior
configuration required on the Visor device
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Bluetooth 1.0 specification
compliant software and firmware
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The Blue-Connect module comes
loaded with all the software drivers required to use a Visor device running
the Palm OS
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Optional software applications
(e.g. e-mail, web access) can be included in the Enabler module Flash ROM
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Bluetooth profiles implemented:
Dial-up Networking, Serial Port Profile, Synchronization Profile
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Power drawn from Visor battery
pack - Current : Peak : 60 mA; typical : 40 mA
Below are some of the ways that
the Blue-Conect module can be used:
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"Beaming" an application over
from Visor to Visor
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"Beaming" an address-book entry
from Visor to Visor
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Visor to desktop/notebook using
the Blue-Connect and the Blue-Share (address book, schedule, to do list)
synchronization
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Visor to cell phones (address
book, schedule synchronization)
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Using the Visor as a user interface
while using a cell phone as an untethered modem
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Visor to Digital Camera (image
transfer)
According to a press
release that Widcomm has with
Acer, the Blue-Connect will cost less than $100 and will be available in
Q2 2000. The possibilities of Bluetooth will be endless. Widcomm
will also release an API so companies can write Bluetooth-aware applications.
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