Blog Post Six: Bluetooth

 Although everyone is familiar with the "Bluetooth" brand, we often overlook its importance and how much it affects our daily lives. We depend on bluetooth technology to free us from the constraints of wired technology in everything from smartphones to headphones and beyond. An existence without wireless technology is difficult to imagine. Instead of being an extraordinary luxury, being able to manage music, send data, or run appliances from a single device is an everyday requirement. Bluetooth has unquestionably improved life. The technology isn't as new as you would believe, though. With a lengthy history, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies have developed into the dependable features we use today.

Bluetooth is a radio wave-based short-form communication system. This means that if radio hadn't been invented, Bluetooth wouldn't exist as it does today. Before Reginald Fessenden sent the first long-distance broadcast of human speech and music from a Massachusetts-based station, radio transmission was only possible using Morse code dots and ashes. Around 1910, entertainment-focused broadcasting got its start, and radio music stations are still around today. The popularity of radio has ben impacted by music streaming services, although Bluetooth technology is built on radio waves. 

The most current Bluetooth upgrade was released in 2017. With Bluetooth 5.0, the protocol has made some key enhancements to better accommodate contemporary technology. With recent technological developments, Bluetooth may now be used to communicate files, control some smart devices, and stream high-fidelity audio, even higher compression rates than CDs or vinyl. 

To communicate wirelessly over short-range radio waves, we frequently use Bluetooth. And if it weren't for the advances made by researchers in the 1800s who realized that electromagnetic radio waves can transmit wireless signals, this technology wouldn't exist. Almost all smart devices today use Bluetooth technology, and some have even done away with the traditional headphone port in favor of entirely wireless headphones.