Bluetooth Finally Begins to Fulfill Its Promise With the Bluetooth Keyboard
For several years the computing world has been waiting for the future we saw in cartoons and movies for so long. Bluetooth has been the unfulfilled promise for several years, and the Geeks have been pushing to make it come to fruition. It seems they have finally accomplished sufficient pressure to get the completion and marketing of multiple bluetooth enabled computing devices. The latest to hit the market is the bluetooth keyboard or the bluetooth wireless keyboard.
When you say bluetooth, you are talking about standardized compatible wireless technology. The bluetooth protocol is a wireless radio frequency protocol, standardized so that all bluetooth connections are compatible with each other, and all bluetooth devices will work with any other bluetooth enabled computer product. This bluetooth technology first came into the general publics attention when bluetooth headsets for cell phones became popular for both convenience, safety and to fulfill the legal requirements of hands free cell phone use while driving. Now we finally have more to add to the bluetooth list, namely a bluetooth keyboard, bluetooth mouse and a bluetooth mini keyboard. Do not confuse bluetooth wireless with RF wireless technology.
Advantages of the Bluetooth Keyboard
A bluetooth keyboard is a wonderful thing with many advantages and a disadvantage. The first advantage is that a bluebooth keyboard uses the standard bluetooth protocol so there are no compatibility problems. Nothing is worse than finding a wonderful new upgrade for your computer and discovering it wont work on your computer. The bluetooth standardization keeps this from happening; any bluetooth keyboard will work with any bluetooth enabled computer.
The second advantage is the bluetooth wireless keyboard is wireless. No more miles of connecting cable cluttering your desk and stringing all over making a huge mess. The rats nest of cables always seems to happen, no matter how clean you try to keep it. Every time you add something new or change an old one, you are untangling the cords. A bluetooth keyboard and other bluetooth attachments are all wireless.
The third advantage is distance, as a bluetooth keyboard allows you distance from the actual interface, you are free to move your office furniture around to provide additional space from your computer tower.
The disadvantage is that bluetooth protocol allows for three levels of bluetooth connectivity, and they provide three different distance of connectivity. You must be careful to verify which bluetooth level your bluetooth keyboard uses. Bluetooth 1, 2 or 3.