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