When I bragged to the Curmudgeon Societé Executive Council that I was their go-to guy on technology, they greeted me with open arms. Six white-haired 80-year old guys (those WITH hair) weren't exactly out in front on things technological. I remain convinced to this day that they really, deep down inside, harbor a resentment toward Ma Bell for inventing touchtone dialing.
So here I was, saying, for instance, how great Bluetooth was.
What I didn't tell them was that Bluetooth was primarily developed for phones in your pocket to converse with earpieces in you ears 2 feet away. On a good day, that includes your car, since most of us drive within a couple feet of the dash.
But Bluetooth really caught on and makers of devices wanted to use it for all sorts of fancy things - heck, it can go 30 feet easily,they claim. Hah! In their dreams. Or in Utah, maybe. You should never, ever turn your back on Bluetooth. Really. Literally. Your body can cut the signal. And we won't even go into the effects of walls.
Happily, the Executive Council is still playing with the Spheros I gave them. Yes, I know they run on Bluetooth, but no one is about to turn their back on a Sphero on the run..or roll, as it is.
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