Reggie
01-14-2003, 11:08 AM
I know this bluetooth has been compared with WiFi before but now that more and more devices use them, let's re-evaluate them.
As I see it, bluetooth is for interoperablity between small devices. It consumes less power, probably less secure but probably the best solution to connect devices with one another. Some bluetooth ready devices: cellphones, headsets, keyboard, mouse, print servers, modems, etc.
As for WiFi, I think of it as a fast, more secure data line. I like the idea that it is not integrated in the Clie due to power consuption, but I like the idea of having it as an ad-on or integrated on a laptop since you can connect to a wireless network if you need to. One thing I dont like is the fast introduction of standards (802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g) that are not compatible with each other.
So what do I think is in store in the future? For bluetooth, every home/office appliance should have it. Cars should have them too. Remote controls should be replaced by bluetooth, or have the Clie control the whole house, start the car heater while dressing up in the morning on a snowy day, download/upload MP3 between your car and the PC. Small personal accessories like rings can act as a small bluetooth hard drive and act as a key to your home/car or a place where you can save you powerpoint file for a meeting presentation. Well I guess you all get my point.
For WiFi, just a 'fast enough' version that will become the standard for most networks, or wireless cards that can connect to several standards, similar to the 10/100 LAN cards now.
As for Sony, I've seen a video ('FEEL') a year ago that shows exactly what I have been talking about, and reading on their new products they have announced in CES, I think they are really focused on achieving all these -- either by using bluetooth or some other new protocol that gets invented in the future.
What do you all think?
As I see it, bluetooth is for interoperablity between small devices. It consumes less power, probably less secure but probably the best solution to connect devices with one another. Some bluetooth ready devices: cellphones, headsets, keyboard, mouse, print servers, modems, etc.
As for WiFi, I think of it as a fast, more secure data line. I like the idea that it is not integrated in the Clie due to power consuption, but I like the idea of having it as an ad-on or integrated on a laptop since you can connect to a wireless network if you need to. One thing I dont like is the fast introduction of standards (802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g) that are not compatible with each other.
So what do I think is in store in the future? For bluetooth, every home/office appliance should have it. Cars should have them too. Remote controls should be replaced by bluetooth, or have the Clie control the whole house, start the car heater while dressing up in the morning on a snowy day, download/upload MP3 between your car and the PC. Small personal accessories like rings can act as a small bluetooth hard drive and act as a key to your home/car or a place where you can save you powerpoint file for a meeting presentation. Well I guess you all get my point.
For WiFi, just a 'fast enough' version that will become the standard for most networks, or wireless cards that can connect to several standards, similar to the 10/100 LAN cards now.
As for Sony, I've seen a video ('FEEL') a year ago that shows exactly what I have been talking about, and reading on their new products they have announced in CES, I think they are really focused on achieving all these -- either by using bluetooth or some other new protocol that gets invented in the future.
What do you all think?