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To: All Mtn Ski who wrote (790)	11/8/2000 12:45:19 PM
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More on bluetooth. TITLE : [WPC 2000] Devices from IBM, Toshiba, Canon Link Via Bluetooth October 20, 2000 (TOKYO) -- Notebook PCs, digital cameras, printers and many other electronic products sporting Bluetooth interfaces are being displayed at the World PC Expo 2000 Bluetooth Pavilion. Compared with the recent CEATEC Japan event that was held early this month, where many Bluetooth transceiver modules and related components were on display, more of the devices on show at this week's World PC Expo appear to be finished products. The expo features a special Bluetooth Pavilion where 25 firms, from Japan and other nations, are exhibiting their products and attracting attention. (See Photo) This is the first time that so many Japanese makers have displayed their products alongside each other. Some of the companies leading the international Bluetooth bandwagon, such as Intel Corp. and Sweden's LM Ericsson, are demonstrating how Bluetooth works in action. Of particular interest are demonstrations in which devices made by various companies are shown exchanging data with each other in a way that stresses Bluetooth's ease of compatibility. A network (see photo) has been constructed using notebook PCs from IBM Corp. (in a "piconet" network, or a unit configured with one master radio and seven slave devices to communicate through one device). This network has access points from Toshiba Corp. and Sweden's Axis Communications AB, printers and digital cameras from Canon Inc., and Bluetooth adapters from TDK Corp. According to a spokesman from IBM Japan Ltd., this is the first time that so many equipment makers have joined to demonstrate Bluetooth devices. IBM and Toshiba are making use of Bluetooth transceiver modules and LSI technology supplied by Denmark's Digianswer A/S, while TDK's supplier is U.S.-based Silicon Wave Inc., and Canon's supplier is Ericsson. The type of compatibility on show at the expo, despite the many differences between the products comprising the physical layer, is an important factor that will help ensure that Bluetooth takes off. The equipment makers are pouring a substantial amount of resources into developing products based on the technology. (Nikkei Electronics)