| Bluetooth | Standard introduced by Ericsson, Intel, IBM, Nokia and Toshiba for wireless, radio-wave communication between different devices. Unlike the infrared data transfer method, which is also wireless, Bluetooth does not even require visual contact between the communications devices.
It operates on a frequency of 2.4 GHz and offers a regular transfer rate of 1 Mbit/s. Its normal range is 10 metres. |