Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that is used for transmitting data over short distances. This standard is widespread and used by a lot of devices, such as smartphones, tablets, headsets, media players, game consoles, etc. The name comes from Harald Bluetooth, a Danish king from the last period of the 10th century.
Advantages
- The technology is wireless
- It's free to use
- It is very easy to use and the connections are made almost automatically
- There is little chance that interferences will occur, even if there are many devices around who use it
- It has low energy consumption and uses a small processing power
- It's supported by many devices
Disadvantages
- The speed is not impressive
- The security isn’t as good as other wireless technologies
- The device's battery life will drop considerably if Bluetooth is always on
- It has a low range compared to other wireless technologies
Components
- Antenna / RF
- Bluetooth Radio and Baseband
- Bluetooth Software Protocol Stack