Tue, 05 Nov 2002 20:11:58 GMT
In 1997 I attended the Palm Computing Developer Conference. This was around
the time that they first started talking about Bluetooth. Last week they
finally unveiled a Bluetooth capable handheld. Amongst other things, this
completely indicates to me that Bluetooth is getting a little too old in the
tooth to seriously consider as a viable networking technology. Anything that
takes that long to start to get traction can't possible stay relevant long
enough to be considered a serious contender. This week, Cyrix tested this
theory with the introduction of its WirelessUSB technology that operates on
the 2.4GHZ spectrum and boasts latencies that should make BlueTooth device
manufacturers green with Envy. Did I mention that this means that no new
device drivers will be required? Every single computer that sits within 50ft
of me could be retrofit with this new technology in, oh say, 15 seconds. I'm
betting on Cyrix with this one.
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