This HOWTO will describe how to connect your Palm handheld over Bluetooth to your desktop/laptop or server machine. Once connected, you can then synchronize your Palm, or surf the web, or play mp3s or many other things.
Bluetooth is a chip technology enabling seamless voice and data connections between a wide range of devices through short-range digital two-way radio. It is an open specification for short-range communications of data and voice between both mobile and stationary devices. For instance, it specifies how mobile phones, WIDs, computers and PDAs interconnect with each other, with computers, and with office or home phones.
Bluetooth is a compelling new radio technology that opens up a world of opportunity for uniting and empowering mobile devices and users. The development of specifications and standards is controlled by the Bluetooth Special Interest group (SIG), representing leading companies in several industries. As the world leader in handheld computing platforms, PalmSource is a committed member of the Bluetooth SIG. Some of the key features of the current Bluetooth specification are:
The Bluetooth SIG Website is a great resource for more detailed information about Bluetooth and bluetooth technologies.
Transmission Distance Real world range between 10 and 42 meters.
Transmission Speed Provides throughput comparable to modems and DSL.
Security Bluetooth integrates security mechanisms in several layers of its protocol. Connections are generally configured to use authentication and 128-bit encryption. Applications can build their own security on top of Bluetooth connections to make communications even more secure.
Radio power output as little as 1% of the power output of Wi-Fi.