Subject: More "Blue World" LAN, new RF computer technology (Bowman)..
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 090916 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers"
To: emfguru
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......Our thanks to Dr. Joe Bowman for this.... It seems that the
electronics industry is determined that 'mankind' will live in a sea
of electromagnetic radiation in the future -- even more than we do
today..... That CERTAIN "evolutionary growth" is very much a part of
guru's message (recently posted on the website) "An Open Letter to the
Decision Makers of Jefferson County, Colorado."
Meanwhile, our government (s) are afflicted by the usual "inertia and
malfeasance".......
(Note: Why do I insist on referring to this condition as the "Blue
World" rather than the "electrosmog" description, which is popular in
Europe? Because it is a condition resulting from 'radiation' -- not
suspended particles in the air..... I think there is merit in making
that distinction for public "P.R." understanding in the public domain.....
So that the public will begin to think about **radiation** -- which they
cannot see -- but which if they will but imagine that it gives off a soft
blue glow ... they may begin to realize that that 'invisible' blue is
getting stronger all the time!!!......)
Cheerio....
Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
roy@emfguru.com
.....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.....
NEW!!! Website
...................People are more important than profits.................
DO YOU KNOW OF OTHERS WHO SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST???
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 08:45:32 -0500
From: "Bowman, Joseph D."
To: "'Roy L. Beavers'"
Subject: new RF computer technology
November 17, 1999
Wireless Technology Vows To Cut Cord
By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Fed up with the jungle of cables ensnaring your
desktop computer, home stereo, VCR and portable gadgets? A
newfangled technology promises to cut the cord.
Imagine wireless connections among your PC, mouse and keyboard. Or
synchronizing addresses in your hand-held electronic organizer by
simply walking past your desktop. Or using your cellular phone
as a wireless modem to get Internet access for your laptop.
Called Bluetooth and backed by leading high-tech companies such as
IBM, chip maker Intel and the Nokia mobile phone giant, the new
standard improves on existing wireless technologies to zap data
and images among all sorts of household, workplace and mobile
devices.
Currently, infrared technology for sharing information is built
into many computers, cell phones and printers, but devices must
be precisely lined up and range is limited to 10 feet.
Bluetooth, using radio waves to transmit information, can link
gadgets as far as 30 feet away -- even those in different rooms
that aren't in the line of sight.
Bluetooth also offers speedy transmission of up to one megabit per
second -- 17 times as fast as a typical modem.
Sounding more like a worrisome dental condition than high
technology, Bluetooth actually is a combination of specialized
computer chips and software. It is named for a Scandinavian king
who unified disparate islands into the kingdom of Denmark.
In addition to its backers, about 1,200 companies are considering
Bluetooth and many plan to bring out products equipped with the
technology starting next year.
``It's going to be very important eventually,'' said Tim Bajarin,
president of the Creative Strategies Research International
consulting firm. ``It's one of the most powerful wireless data
transfer media of the future.''
The freedom of movement enabled by Bluetooth opens up all sorts of
possibilities.
One day in the future, backers envision, you'll be able to take a
picture with your digital camera on the beach, zap it into your
cell phone, call your mother back home and then e-mail the photo
to her so she can view it on her TV set.
Eventually, they say, you can buy plane tickets using your
Web-enabled cellular phone -- then just approach the ticket
counter at the airport to get confirmed for the flight and
cleared for boarding.
But there are obstacles to widespread acceptance.
Currently, Bluetooth chips can add $40 to the price of a gadget,
which is expensive for low-cost devices like a computer mouse, a
coffee pot or even a mobile phone, which manufacturers often
give away as part of service deals.
But as more chips are manufactured and economies of scale drive
down prices by the end of next year, Bluetooth should catch on,
said Ronald Sperano, program director in IBM's personal
computers group.
``I'm not going to add $40 worth of cost just so I can have a
wireless connection,'' Sperano said.
In addition, Bluetooth's 30-foot range is too short to network all
your home electronics -- but the range is expected to increase
to 300 feet within a few years. Even so, some analysts believe
that Bluetooth will be an important supplement but not a
replacement for other technologies.
Not surprisingly, members of the Bluetooth consortium are moving
cautiously. Toshiba plans to come out by next fall with a high-end
laptop computer equipped with Bluetooth chips. IBM may do the
same next year for some of its ThinkPad laptops. Ericcson and
Nokia plan high-end cellular phones with the capability next
year.
One reason for the slow acceptance is that companies are waiting
for others to move first. That's because a majority of devices
need to incorporate Bluetooth in order for consumers to really
benefit from it.
Copyright 1999 The New York Times Company
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