{"id":332330,"date":"2021-08-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-bluetooth\/"},"modified":"2021-08-30T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T14:00:00","slug":"what-is-bluetooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bluetooth\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Bluetooth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5ca9ab934\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d5ca9ab934\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bluetooth\/#What_Is_Bluetooth\" >What Is Bluetooth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bluetooth\/#Why_Is_It_Called_Bluetooth\" >Why Is It Called Bluetooth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bluetooth\/#Why_Is_Bluetooth_Needed\" >Why Is Bluetooth Needed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bluetooth\/#Wi-Fi_vs_Bluetooth_Whats_the_Difference\" >Wi-Fi vs. Bluetooth: What\u2019s the Difference?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is Bluetooth?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-748642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bluetooth_hero_5.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bluetooth_hero_5.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bluetooth_hero_5.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Bluetooth logo on a blue background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bluetooth: You\u2019ve probably seen it on your smartphone, tablet, Mac, or PC, and you might know it has something to do with wireless communications or peripherals. But what is Bluetooth\u2014and is it similar to Wi-Fi? We\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Bluetooth\"><\/span>What Is Bluetooth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications standard designed specifically for replacing wired connections in nearby peripheral devices like headsets, speakers, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> controllers, mice, and keyboards. It can also be used to transfer files between devices in the same room.<\/p>\n<p>Bluetooth originated as a project to link cell phones to laptop computers in the mid-1990s. With several low-power radio communications protocols in development at Intel, Ericsson, and Nokia, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eetimes.com\/tech-history-how-bluetooth-got-its-name\/\">someone proposed<\/a> that they merge into an industry standard. The standard solidified in 1998 as \u201cBluetooth\u201d and has been managed by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluetooth_Special_Interest_Group\">Bluetooth Special Interest Group<\/a>, a not-for-profit corporation, ever since.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_It_Called_Bluetooth\"><\/span>Why Is It Called Bluetooth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jim Kardach of Intel named the Bluetooth standard after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harald_Bluetooth\">Harald \u201cBluetooth\u201d Gormsson<\/a>, a king of Denmark and Norway in the 10th century AD. Some historians <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/skjalden.com\/who-was-harald-bluetooth\/\">guess<\/a> that Gormsson may have acquired his \u201cBluetooth\u201d nickname from a bad, discolored tooth. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eetimes.com\/tech-history-how-bluetooth-got-its-name\/\">2008 editorial for EETimes<\/a>, Kardach states that he chose Bluetooth name because the king was \u201cfamous for uniting Scandinavia just as we intended to unite the PC and cellular industries with a short-range wireless link.\u201d Kardach originally intended the name to just be the code name for the project, but it stuck.<\/p>\n<p>The name choice extended to the logo for Bluetooth, still in use today, which is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/news\/bluetooth-logo-secret\">combination of two runic letters<\/a> (\u201cH\u201d and \u201cB\u201d) that initialize Harald Bluetooth\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_Bluetooth_Needed\"><\/span>Why Is Bluetooth Needed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The key reason for all wireless technologies is baked into their name: wireless. Wires\u2014or cables\u2014are cumbersome and sometimes expensive. Cables reduce mobility and make devices less portable. Bluetooth uses radio waves to remove the need for cables for peripherals and short-range data transfers, and it does so while sipping power, which makes it great for small, battery-powered peripherals and mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Bluetooth 5.0: What&#8217;s Different, and Why it Matters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wi-Fi_vs_Bluetooth_Whats_the_Difference\"><\/span>Wi-Fi vs. Bluetooth: What\u2019s the Difference?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bluetooth is a common feature on modern tablets, PCs, and smartphones. But there\u2019s another wireless feature that some may confuse with Bluetooth: Wi-Fi. Why are there two different wireless standards\u2014why not just one?<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, Bluetooth is designed for ad hoc, direct device-to-device connections. It supports lower data transfer speeds, but uses far less power than other wireless technologies (like Wi-Fi) as a result, so it\u2019s great for mobile devices. As a result of the low power usage, it also has a far shorter communications range\u2014usually around 30 feet.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Wi-Fi uses a hub-based network designed especially for networking. It supports much higher data transfer speeds but uses more power than Bluetooth as a result. It also supports a much longer range\u2014typically hundreds of feet.<\/p>\n<p>So if you compare the two, the properties of Bluetooth make it great for small gadgets you want to wirelessly link together within the same room, but poor for high-speed network access. And Wi-Fi is great for high-speed wireless networking, but is too power-hungry (and not ideally architected) for ad-hoc connections between devices, although there are exceptions like Wi-Fi Direct.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, standards live and die by how widely they get adopted. Bluetooth has wide device support for short-range connections so it will likely be the default method for wireless peripherals for some time to come. 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