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By Gene Fink


Bluetooth in the USA doesn't get much respect. But it is getting more and more popular among notebooks, PDAs, and cell phones. Bluetooth enables devices to transmit data within a short distance of each other.

Now, Bluetooth is facing stiff competition from new wireless technology.~Today, there's some new competition for Bluetooth.~Bluetooth is facing some competition nowadays. Referred to as UWB or Ultra Wideband, it promises data transfer of up to 480 MB a second - while most current Bluetooth devices transfer data up to 721 KB a second.~Ultra Wideband or UWB promises up to 480 MB a second for data transfer, while Bluetooth has the capacity of 721 KB only per second.~The Ultra Wideband (UWB) boasts of data transfer of up to 480 MB per second, and Bluetooth only can do 721 KB per second.

But for the time being, Bluetooth devices are popping up everywhere. Here are some of the many Bluetooth accessories available.

Dashboard speaker phone When pairing it with a cell phone, the CCM Blue Warrior car kit becomes a great speaker phone that plugs into the power adapter of your vehicle. The noise cancelling microphone will reduce background noise efficiently, with the large buttons making adjusting the speaker volume a snap. Although the Blue Warrior is far from sexy or sleek, it's very practical.

Your tuning box With the Sony HBM-30, you'll manage your music and your calls with no problem at all. When you get an incoming call it will automatically pause your music, then you speak into the built in microphone that you can wear around your neck or clip to your clothes.

Digital pens Handwritten notes that are transmitted to your Bluetooth phone is possible with Nokia's SU-1B digital pen. Being an alternative to typing on a cell phone keypad, the pen is very handy, although a pricey tool from MMS fans.

Snapshots~Photos~Digital images If you want to make slide shows with your camera photos, the Nokia SU-2 image viewer will let you display your pictures on a TV or projector.~Making slideshows is easy with the Nokia SU-2 image viewer, which lets you display images on a TV or a projector.~Make slideshows and view them on a TV or a projector with the Nokia SU-2 image viewer. Simply hook this square gray device to your TV's input with the built in cable, then beam the pictures to the SU-2 from your Bluetooth enabled phone and the photo fest will begin.~You just have to connect this device to your TV's input and beam the pictures to the SU-2 from your Bluetooth phone.~All you have to do is connect the SU-2 to your TV's input and use your Bluetooth phone to beam images into it.

It's easy to set up and use, with a resolution of up to 640x480. If you have a newer phone that takes high resolution photos, you won't be able to use the Nokia SU-2 image viewer.

Keep in mind, the 640 by 480 pixel photos will appear blocky on TV screens, no matter what you do. You can make slide shows if your cell phone an send batches of photos, but Nokia tells us that it's also possible if you use sequenced beamed shots.




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