What Are Bluetooth For Computers?

By Alexandra Brown


Bluetooth is not only being used in mobile phones but can also be used in many other gadgets including the computer. This is the reason why it has become more and more popular. For the benefit of those people that are not quite familiar with Bluetooth, we will be discussing basic information about it. Bluetooth is a kind of wireless system protocol that has the ability to interact and exchange data with other Bluetooth-enabled devices or systems. Bluetooth is said to be same with other communication protocols such as HTTP, FTP, IMAP and SMTP. In a fast paced world wherein almost all things are becoming instant, use of Bluetooth helps us to keep up with the fast paced lane and leave the slow moving and traditional world behind. Before, sending messages takes time before it can reach the person concerned because the method of communication is slow and primitive. But with the use of technology, faster communication methods are now available for man to use.

Telecoms vendor ericsson was first to use Bluetooth to solve the problems of synchronizing many devices. Because of the discovery of Bluetooth in 1994, transferring of file has become easier and hassle-free. Bluetooth technology uses only a low 2.45 GHz frequency but has the ability to transfer files from one communication data to another. That is one of the many reasons why it is widely used in mobile phones and other devices like computers.

Another good thing about Bluetooth technology is that it cannot interrupt other electronic device since it is only using weak signals that consume only 1mw. Compared to other devices that has the potential to interrupts and disrupts data communication, use of Bluetooth is deemed harmless.

Now the question would be, how you would be able to add Bluetooth enabled device to your computer? There are two things that you need to do in order to know whether your computer and device are ready to connect:

1. First thing to do is to check whether your computer has built in Bluetooth adapter. If you found out that it has no built in Bluetooth adapter, add it yourself by plugging it to a USB port. Nowadays, a lot of computers, including laptops come with built-in Bluetooth adapter. You can either turn on the Bluetooth switch on your laptop or turn on the adapter for you to be able to use the Bluetooth function of your computer. If you are not sure regarding the availability of built-in Bluetooth adapter in your computer, checking the manual will be helpful. The manual may also provide you with information on how to turn your Bluetooth adapter on.

2. Setting up the Bluetooth-enabled device for it to be found by your computer is the next thing that you have to do. Make sure that your device is in discoverable mode and turned on. Once it is switched to discoverable mode, wireless signals are sent by your device towards other Bluetooth-enabled devices and this allows your device to be detected by other mobile phones, computers and other devices. This puts your device into pairing mode wherein you will be able to pair your computer to the Bluetooth-enabled device.

Compared to using wires and cable connectors, use of Bluetooth is automatic, wireless and can reach up to 32 feet. That is why a lot of people opt to use Bluetooth enabled gadgets which helps them to eliminate use of wires and cable connectors that most of the time is accidentally tied.




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