“For over five years, two of the supposedly killer wireless technologies — Bluetooth and Wi-Fi — have been marching to the beats of their own drummers. Whereas before, the two wireless technologies had almost nothing in common with each other and were designed to address distinctly different needs, now the two technologies are addressing some of the same applications (wireless printing for example). Is it time to reconsider whether the market is best served with two wireless technologies where there could be one?
When it comes to Bluetooth — a wireless technology that has the applications it supports practically baked into it (using something called profiles) — and other wireless technologies like Wi-Fi that are application-independent (it’s up to application developers to make sure devices can understand each other), Michael Foley and David Reed are two men who do not see eye-to-eye on the past, the present, or the future.…
Should Wi-Fi and Bluetooth merge and, if so, what would the new radio be called? BlueFi? WiTooth? In this edition of ZDNet’s IT Matters podcast series, I moderate as Foley and Reed go head-to-head in a debate over the merits of Bluetooth. The interview is available as both an MP3 download and as a podcast that you can have downloaded to your system and/or MP3 player automatically (see ZDNet’s podcasts: How to tune in). ”
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=1327
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