2008 Marks Ten Years of Bluetooth Wireless Technology

It' hard to believe that Bluetooth is 10 years old. I can remember back to my early days with Windows Mobile User Group in Los Angeles when it was announced and we all used to wonder where it would come in to play, well those days are far gone and Bluetooth has come in to its own. There are many medical devices and software that take advantage of the technology and Bluetooth.com has a fairly large listing to browse. Some of these technologies could some day save your life. I try to feature any new products as they come along on the blog, including telemedicine items. BD

Global Wireless Standard and Trade Organization Mark 10 Years, 10,000 Members & Nearly 2 Billion Devices LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer Electronics Show -- Bluetooth(R) technology, the global standard for short range wireless communications, turns 10-years-old this week. And it's marking its birthday appropriately at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Consumer awareness of Bluetooth technology is at an all time high and the Bluetooth logo -- a runic symbol of King Harald's initials surrounded by a blue oval -- is familiar around the globe. Today, Bluetooth technology can be found in laptops, PDAs, cameras, printers, cell phones, mice and keyboards, MP3 players, speakers, cars, and even medical devices like heart monitors. Here's an example:

Cradle used to transfer blood glucose readings from a Lifescan One Touch Ultra 2 blood glucose meter to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. This is one example of a cradle device that can send information to a Bluetooth phone for transmission to a hospital, physician, etc.

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