| As the release date for Wireless USB
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| | taken control of the device through the
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| draws ever closer, discussion is heating
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| | Bluetooth link. Issues with
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| up around the emerging standard. In
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| | eavesdropping, data theft, and
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| particular, there has been a lot of
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| | Bluetooth-spread viruses for PDAs,
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| debate concerning the pros and cons of
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| | cellphones, and computers have also been
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| Bluetooth versus Wireless USB. Both of
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| | reported. These problems are being dealt
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| these standards offer particular benefits
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| | with as new revisions of Bluetooth are
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| as well as particular challenges, and it
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| | released.
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| appears that both standards will be
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| | The creation of the Wireless USB
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| competing with each other for the same
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| | Promoters Group was announced in February
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| manufacturer and consumer base. Let's
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| | of 2004 at the Intel Developer Forum.
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| examine how the lines are being drawn.
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| | This group, composed of such companies as
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| Bluetooth came onto the wireless scene in
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| | Intel, Microsoft, NEC, HP and Samsung, is
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| May of 1999. Initially developed by
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| | tasked with creating a wireless standard
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| Ericsson, it was quickly adopted by such
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| | based on the exceptionally popular USB
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| companies as Microsoft, Apple, Motorola,
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| | standard with the same type of
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| and Toshiba. It has since become a major
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| | interoperability and simplicity of use.
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| standard for wireless device
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| | Should the forum succeed in their goal,
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| connectivity. Using wide-band, low-power
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| | Wireless USB could easily become the
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| radio waves to transmit data over short
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| | wireless de facto standard for UWB (ultra
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| distances, Bluetooth has been used for
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| | wideband) connectivity. The completion of
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| wireless keyboards, mice, and other
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| | the standard was announced in May of 2005
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| peripherals, cellular phones, PDAs, MP3
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| | and the first Wireless USB products are
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| players, and some digital cameras.
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| | slated to begin appearing in early 2006,
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| Concerning Bluetooth's popularity with
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| | with a strong ramp in 2007.
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| cell phone manufacturers in particular,
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| | There is no doubt that the Wireless USB
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| one of the benefits of Bluetooth is that
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| | Promoters Group has examined Bluetooth
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| it has a very low power consumption rate,
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| | and done its best to address the issues
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| especially when it comes to audio
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| | that have been problematic, such as
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| transmission. This has made Bluetooth the
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| | interoperability and security. While
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| technology of choice for cell phone
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| | there have been delays due to testing and
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| manufacturers looking to pair wireless
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| | certification, Wireless USB looks to be
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| headsets to their phones.
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| | superior in both security and ease of
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| Despite widespread adoption by many
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| | connectivity. Where Bluetooth had
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| manufacturers, Bluetooth has been plagued
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| | compatibility issues between different
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| by some nagging problems. A major
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| | developers' products, Wireless USB's
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| complaint has been the lack of
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| | adherence to the previous USB standards
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| interoperability between different
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| | should serve to prevent similar problems.
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| manufacturers' Bluetooth devices. For
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| | As far as security is concerned,
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| example, using a Motorola Bluetooth
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| | Bluetooth depends on a four-digit pin
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| headset has difficulty being connected
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| | number to ensure that the correct device
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| with an LG cell phone. Security has been
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| | is being connected to, while Wireless USB
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| another major issue with
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| | is looking at using a USB cable to make
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| Bluetooth-enabled devices. There have
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| | the initial connection, after which point
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| been documented instances of device
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| | the device can be used wirelessly.
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| "hijackings" where a third party has
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