Bluetooth Phone: Bluetooth is the name of a short range radio frequency that is becoming commercially available and it promises to change the way we see machines significantly.
Bluetooth enables mobile phones to connect wirelessly to other phones that also have the Bluetooth device. With a Bluetooth Phone, you are able to send and receive Multimedia messages where you can include a picture or music. Keep in mind, that the Bluetooth requires a 30 feet operation range for the transfers to work.
Bluetooth technology serves to eliminate the hassles of having wires and cables between stationary and mobile phone services. It also offers the possibility of ad hoc networks and allows all personal devices to become synchronized by using a low-power, low-cost radio frequency.
With a Bluetooth Phone you are able to transfer data from your PC to your mobile phone by just the push of a button. In addition, when no other means are available, mobile workers can use their Bluetooth enabled cell phone as a modem.
Another advantage of having a Bluetooth Phone is that it can remain in your carrying case or pocket and does not require you to be able to see the point of connection. All you need is a Bluetooth adapter to make this possible.
Another innovative use of a Bluetooth Phone includes playing a game against another person with a similar phone or using a Bluetooth pen to send sms messages by simply writing them on paper.
Here are a few purposes of Bluetooth: You can use your PDA and mobile phone to surf and check e-mails on the move, wherever you are, and be able to transfer files (such as photos and mp3s) to and from your cell phone. You can use a wire-free headset for your Bluetooth Phone and you can back up that as well as your PDA, to your computer
A few articles have been written about popular models of Bluetooth enabled cell phones that can be hacked easily. It is said that hackers can hack into your cell phone if your Bluetooth is enabled and steal phone books, calendar information, images, or virtually anything that you have stored on the phone.
There are a few ways to attack a Bluetooth Phone. One could send an unsolicited sms message to the victim’s phone screen then be able to download all the data stored on the mobile unit, (or simply just manipulate the data on the phone). Bluetooth enabled phones have their advantages but also their disadvantages!