In the handheld world, you'll be able to walk into a room and automatically synchronize your mobile data with your PC or with another hand-held device in the vicinity. This can be set to work automatically or only on request by authorized devices. Imagine synchronizing schedules with your kids and spouse every morning over cornflakes. Those are pretty utilitarian uses of the technology that everyone will come to appreciate, but the magic of Bluetooth will appear when technology companies get imaginative. Eric Janson, VP sales, marketing and applications engineering, at Cambridge Silicon Radio, an Austin-based maker of Bluetooth chips, is expecting some innovative uses of the technology.
Toy manufacturers are particularly excited.
While there's a lot of secrecy Janson has been privy to a few curious projects. An in-line skating manufacturer wants to transmit data from skates to a watch to show a skater how fast they are going. Bluetooth will make that data collection process by simply strolling through a kitchen with a hand-held data collection device. Companies in the warehousing business are also talking about putting Bluetooth technology in their pallets, which could be set to broadcast their position every two minutes. Bluetooth won't be without its problems.