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• CATHAL'S CORNER: Bluetooth 1.2 & Bluetooth 2.0 The recent release of cores based on preliminary Bluetooth 1.2 and speculation on the abilities of Bluetooth 2.0, means that far-sighted developers should not stand still in approaching Bluetooth optimisations. This article explains the features on a broad level of Bluetooth 1.2 and examines the reports on Bluetooth 2.0. more...

• Bluetooth Additional Profiles - Overview
  Currently in the final stages of evaluation and approval, the Bluetooth SIG is in the process of releasing 12 new profiles. In conjunction with this, palowireless has also published on-line new tutorials to these profiles. However, with the proliferation of profiles and acronyms it is sometimes hard to see what these profiles are designed to do. As an entry-level introduction, this article gives a very brief outline of these new profiles and what roles they will allow Bluetooth units to fill.  more...

• Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11b
  Although aimed at different markets and roles, there has long been speculation about the effects 802.11b (also called Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, Wireless LAN etc.) and Bluetooth have on each other, not just technical interference, but also whether they are in competition with each other commercially. Often these are simplistic press reports attempting to compare the two and seeking to decide a winner. This article however explains the similarities and differences between Bluetooth & 802.11b on a broad level and tries to show that there is no serious competition between the two. In fact both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and both technologies can complement each other. more...

• Bluetooth Mobility & Roaming
  Two major current limitations of Bluetooth are: that communication between devices must be direct; and secondly that they do not support the movement of an active terminal from one network interface device to another....  more...

• SoftTooth Bluetooth Overview by Manoj Gupta and the guys from SoftTooth.
  A concise introduction to Bluetooth from the Bluetooth architecture, radio and baseband to a detailed look at connection establishment more...

• Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer Comparison Chart
  comparison of features for selected Bluetooth Test Equipment and Protocol Analyzers more...

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