Matchmaker Bluetooth: No-cable connection excels at pairing handhelds
Even as recently as last spring, Bluetooth was hard to find and required a lot of hand-holding to operate in most operating systems. In April, Apple Computer launched a Bluetooth technology preview for OS X, then delivered the final code as part of OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) a month ago.
Apple also plans to add specific synchronization features with its free iSync software that will work with Bluetooth. (iSync had been scheduled to ship this month but has been pushed back.)
Microsoft promises Bluetooth support this fall as an add-on to Windows XP.
iSync public beta was released today: find it here.
The image above shows a couple of Bluetooth hardware devices, USB and serial/parallel.
I’m thinking of iSync’s immediate promise of being able to sync up calendars on machines here on my home network, but the allure of hardhelds (ah, once more I drink from the bitter cup of the Newton’s unfulfilled promise) is hard to resist.