Any Bluetooth-enabled device
Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (typically 10-100 meters) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs). Operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, it was designed to replace cables for peripherals and connect devices…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1998
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Bluetooth was created to eliminate the proliferation of proprietary cables for connecting various electronic devices and to overcome the limitations of existing short-range wireless technologies like IrDA, which required line-of-sight and had slower data rates.
- Platforms
- Desktop Operating Systems (Windows, macOS, Linux), Mobile Operating Systems (Android, iOS), Embedded systems (microcontrollers, System-on-Chips), Smart home hubs, Automotive infotainment systems
Related technologies
Notable users
- Samsung Electronics
- Google LLC
- Microsoft Corporation
- Garmin Ltd.
- Sony Corporation
- Apple Inc.
- Jabra (GN Audio)
- Tesla Inc.
- Philips
- Bose Corporation