Blog Post #5
Bluetooth was developed in the late 1900’s and quickly gained mass popularity in consumer devices. After the radio was invented, Ericsson’s MTD company wanted to find a way to expand the functionality of mobile phones since they had been growing rapidly in popularity at the time. Soon after the company decided they wanted to expand that functionality, their manufacturer started to develop a technology for several years that aimed at freeing computers, phones and other devices from the wires required to transfer data between them which Dr. Haartsen was able to actually create.
In 1996, industry leaders from Intel, Ericsson, and Nokia had met to discuss how this protocol could be standardized between short-range radio technology to support connectivity and collaboration. Jim Kardach had suggested that because the wireless protocol needed a name, they should use a code name before formally naming this protocol. Kardach thought of naming the protocol “Bluetooth” after reading about Harold Gormsson who was a famous viking who was given the nickname “Bluetooth” because it was believed that he had a rotting front tooth that had appeared to be a blueish gray.
Harald Gormsson was famous for uniting Denmark and Norway, and because Kardach thought that was similar to their work, which was trying to unite cellular industries with short- range wireless links which led to Jim Kardach suggesting “Bluetooth” to be the official name for their invention which is what they ended up naming it.
Two years later, Ericsson assembled a group of computer and electronics companies, known as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. This newly established group was formed to bring the technology to the consumer market. In 1999 the first hands-free mobile headset was launched along with the first Bluetooth 1.0 specification. Twenty five years after the first ever launch of Bluetooth, we now have Bluetooth 5.0 which is two times faster, has four times more range, and eight times more capacity.
Bluetooth has changed our society in ways that benefit how we can communicate through technology such as how we talk to one another through mobile devices. Bluetooth has evolved over the years from starting out as a headset to now smartphones, refrigerators, light bulbs, hands free car systems, etc.
The invention of Bluetooth has revolutionized how people communicate with one another on a daily basis through technology. Without this communication technology in our lives, the world would not be as connected through the internet as we are today.
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