Why Is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth?

Why Is Bluetooth Called Bluetooth?


When two devices need to talk to each
other, they need to have a handshake
on various parameters before the
conversation starts. The first
agreement is on the medium – will
they use wires, or talk over some
wireless signal? Bluetooth is one such
wireless signal (protocol) over which
two (or more) devices communicate
over.
Strange name though isn’t it – are the
bluetooth waves invisible but blue and
shaped like teeth? Wrong! There is
absolutely no relation between the
name and the meaning.
The Bluetooth protocol was created by
Ericsson (pre-Sony Ericsson) which is a
major Swedish telecommunicati on
company. They named it after the
Danish viking king, Harald Blåtand. As
legend goes, Blåtand had the blessed
ability to bring people negotiate with
each other, and cometo talking terms.
So skilled was he, that he was able to
unite Denmark and Norway together!
The literal translation of Blåtand means
blue-tooth, hence the name Bluetooth
for the protocol. It does precisely what
Blåtand did – lets two wireless device
to communicate with each other!
The Bluetooth symbol has Harald
Blåtand’s initials inscribed into it (in
Runic). The two lines sticking out of the
back of the B actually represent a Runic
H – thats H for Harald .The B for
Bluetooth also stands for Blåtand!

Posted in: Mobile Tips