With working in the business I have seen an increase of wireless technology, whether or not being a computer. The question is: Is bluetooth the way to go? Ah yes having the technology at the finger tips is great to have, but is it the way to go?
With the question that is posed, I think bluetooth in the way of computers aren't necessarily they way to go because it has such a short distance from the computer to it's components. Yes it is really cool to have your computer that has bluetooth and another device talk to each other without being tethered to each other with a wire. Some computers already have wireless transmission without the usage of bluetooth (i.e. 802.11 a/b/g/n). Why not use technology that is already out there and improve it?
I guess here I am old school. Here I mean if someone has something try to fix it and enhance it, don't throw it away. Understanding that current society is a through away society I understand it will be hard to change. The bluetooth technology needs to be worked improved so that you can get a further distance and transfer rate.
I am not here to bash bluetooth, but just to let people know it needs to be improved. On the other hand it is really neat to walk up to a random printer in a store or whatever that has bluetooth and send a picture to it from your phone to print. Also, having a bluetooth enabled printer connected to a computer with this technology and print without having a wireless router using the 802.11 protocol.
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Let's face it. Compared to WiFi, Bluetooth uses much less energy (which is great for mobile devices), but the bandwidth SUCKS. Every bluetooth headset I've used is terrible. File transfer rates are ungodly slow. Sadly, the technology industry is taking their time getting to Bluetooth 3.0 (supposed 480 Mbit/s). The only products I've seen using it are the wireless USB hubs. In time, in time.
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