The demonstration will use the world s first USB dongle to meet the official Bluetooth qualification standards for Radio and Baseband technology based on National s USB reference design, derived from Digianswer Corporation s qualified Bluetooth node design. The WebPAD concept, pioneered by National two years ago, provides wireless access to the Internet through a handheld device with a flat-panel display.
Dongles are small connectors used to adapt networking cables to computers and other devices.
Bluetooth wireless technology is a specification that describes how electronic systems such as computers, cellular telephones, fax machines, printers and a variety of other devices can be connected without wires. Companies that have qualified Bluetooth products can bring their wireless systems to market with high confidence that they will interoperate with other Bluetooth products entering the market, said James Benefer, technical marketing manager in National s Wireless Group. Bluetooth wireless technology qualification involves meeting conformance tests covering radio performance, lower layer protocols and interoperability. All Bluetooth qualified products must be approved and listed by a Bluetooth Qualification Body. Ltd. The reference design is compliant with Bluetooth wireless technology specification v1.0B and USB specification v1.1.