| If you haven't experienced the safety and | | | | prohibiting the practice. |
| convenience of hands-free cell phone use | | | | |
| while driving, read on and learn more about | | | | Install one of our "plug-and-play" BMW |
| the BMW Bluetooth Adapter from Bavarian | | | | Bluetooth adapters and with the use of a |
| Soundwerks. | | | | compatible headset, you'll be able to make |
| | | | outgoing and receive incoming cell phone |
| A Brief History of Bluetooth | | | | calls without ever removing your hands from |
| | | | the steering wheel or taking your eyes off |
| The technology behind the BMW Bluetooth | | | | the road. |
| adapter goes back nearly 120 years, when | | | | |
| early physicists such as Nikola Tesla and | | | | No More Missed Calls |
| Gugliemo Marconi began experimenting with | | | | |
| wireless technology - the same technology | | | | The BMW Bluetooth adapter allows your cell |
| that led to the development of radio in the | | | | phone to interrupt any programming you may be |
| 1920s. | | | | listening to over your radio, so you won't |
| | | | have to worry about missing that |
| The technology that a BMW Bluetooth adapter | | | | all-important business contact. |
| uses is essentially a refinement of radio | | | | |
| broadcasting. However, unlike radio, | | | | Voice recognition capability makes dialing |
| Bluetooth is specifically designed to employ | | | | out as easy as speaking the numbers - or, if |
| low, short range frequencies on the low end | | | | you've programmed it into your cell phone, |
| of the band in order to allow different | | | | simply speaking the name of the person or |
| digital devices to communicate with one | | | | organization you wish to call. |
| another over very short range. The | | | | |
| specifications of this protocol were first | | | | You'll be able to access your phone using the |
| established in 1998; however, it took a few | | | | buttons on your steering wheel, and data can |
| years to work out the bugs. Even today, the | | | | even be displayed on your instrument cluster. |
| technology upon which the BMW Bluetooth | | | | |
| adapter is based is undergoing constant | | | | A Great Value |
| refinement and improvement. | | | | |
| | | | BMW automobiles are recognized as being among |
| Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation | | | | the finest driving machines on the planet, |
| | | | and when properly maintained, tend to hold |
| Enabling people to use cell phones safely | | | | their value quite well. Installing a BMW |
| while behind the wheel of an automobile was | | | | Bluetooth adapter and adding wireless |
| the first practical use of Bluetooth. The | | | | capability will add to your vehicle's value - |
| fact is, many auto accidents are caused by | | | | or, when you decide to trade up, you can |
| people attempting to converse on their cell | | | | remove your BMW Bluetooth adapter for use in |
| phones while driving, and increasingly, | | | | your new vehicle. |
| states and municipalities are enacting laws | | | | |