Talk:Bluetooth/Archive 2006

message: The Wii remote is a huge success that will grow in popularity and find uses away from the console.  Need a section added about the Wii remote along with the version it uses (could not find it readily, and there is a cost difference for USB adapters).  Apps such as Glovepie http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie now support the Wii remote with its revolutionary tracking systems and Bluetooth technology. Lexor1969 23:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) 

message: With two distinct meanings for bluetooth (the wireless comms technology, and the King of Norway and Denmark, Conqueror of Normandy), should we be considering a disambiguation page, as normally used where a word refers to subjects in different areas?  It's somewhat strange to see Bluetooth mentioned only as "someone who this technology is named after"
:I don't think there is a need for disambiguation. The introduction of this article links to Harold Bluetooth that redirects to the article regarding the King Harold I of Denmark (aka Harold Bluetooth Gormson). -- sabre23t 01:30, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harold Bluetooth 

message: *Class 2 power rating 2.5mW? there is no class for devices with 10mW output? my headset is rated 10mW im pretty sure it is class 2 and i remember seeing something that stated class 2 devices were 10mw?
Pls anyone give information about the difference between class 1 and 2?
I am surprised that there is no clarification for terms "Class I" and "Class II" in context of Bluetooth. While "class 2 Bluetooth radios" is mentioned in the article.
fixed talkie_tim 15:43, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Power Class info checked against 1.1 Spec and made into a table for easier readability -- Warpedshadow 22:53, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * I think the table should be changed slightly. Since the units are given in the column headers, they don't really need to be next to the values as well. To make it a bit more "uniform", the unit for the range should also be put in the column header and then removed from the other rows. Nylex 16:16, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Power Classes 

message: The section "Setting up connections" is a bit technical and I feel unnecesary for the present article. Also the two "dumps" are from applications within the [] packaage and no refernece to that is given. -- Warpedshadow 23:00, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too Technical? 

message: "A number of unscrupulous advertising firms in the greater Los Angeles area debuted Bluetooth-enabled billboards along roads and highways, broadcasting advertisements to passing motorists' Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones or PDAs, much to the motorists' annoyance"
Similar systems have also been used in the UK by more legitimate companies, partciularly in train stations although with minor success.
Perhaps the point should be re-written, stating that it has been used around the world for advertising, and with limited success.
yet another Matt 12:53, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opinionated Point? 

message: There are two future of bluetooth sections, please merge them together. 70.111.225.103 03:33, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future 

message: I think something must be added on interoperability of various power classes. 
If I have a Class 2 and Class 1 devices, what is the distance they could talk to each other? 
Would it be somewhere in the middle between 10m and 100m? Is there a way to guess the value here? MureninC 11:38, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interoperability of various power classes 

message: How do I know if my Windows XP PC has Bluetooth? Is there a simple test?
A: In Windows XP - right click on file, and select > "Send to" >> "Bluetooth device". If this option doesn't appear, your bluetooth device isn't correctly configured or there is no such device in your computer.
:Start button -> run -> DEVMGMT.MSC. Look for a node called "Bluetooth Devices." This would indicate if the operating system is configured with a BT device (internal, or USB-connected). David Spalding Talk, Contribs 16:52, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  How do I know if my PC has Bluetooth? 

message: * I can't help but notice that the Etymology section and origin of the name have overlapping information. Anyone know why? Funnyfarmofdoom 21:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology vs Origin of the name 

message: I'm removing the Yellow-band addition (as soon as the database is unlocked) by 84.19.35.82 (talk • contribs • WHOIS • block user • [ block log]), as I can find NO references to anything yellow related to BT on the Bluetooth.com site or on the Internet. Until citations are provided, I suspect it's "rubbish," violation of WP standards. Preserving the quote here for reference. --~DBS Talk/Contribs 15:39, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Yellow-band?" 

message: I've read the page on "How Stuff Links" that appears on External Links. This link has been on-again, off-again, on this article. As per WP:EL, it offers something that the article doesn't: a layman's explanation of how Bluetooth ... works. WP's article as written is a technical overview, with specifics on developments and such, but not in such a way that I think John or Josephine Doe will read and "get." I suggest the link stays. The linked-to site satisfies the guideline, I don't see undue advertising on the external site, and no discernible conflict of interest. David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 02:11, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''How stuff works'' link - evaluated