I’m guessing that Danish King Harald Blatand said little or nothing about wireless networking during his reign in the 10th century. And that he probably didn’t imagine his name would be associated with a 21st century wireless technology.

That technology is Bluetooth ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ the English translation of Blatand’s last name. The “uniter-not-a divider” of his day was a peacemaker in warring Scandinavia. Devotees of Bluetooth (the technology, not the monarch) note that Bluetooth unites disparate products wirelessly: headphones with cell phones, PDAs with PCs, etc.

Welcome to another periodic installment in my series Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Technology But Were Afraid To Ask. This week’s topic: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other technologies that eliminate wires.

Edward C. Baig features an interesting overview of Bluetooth for USA TODAY.

I’m guessing that Danish King Harald Blatand said little or nothing about wireless networking during his reign in the 10th century. And that he probably didn’t imagine his name would be associated with a 21st century wireless technology.
That technology is Bluetooth ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ the English translation of Blatand’s last name. The “uniter-not-a divider” of his day [...]