1 Kilometer Bluetooth Link to Cell Phone 94
carbolic writes "WiFi-Toys.com has posted an article (with pics) about performing a Bluetooth connection over a distance of 1 kilometer. They claim it is a new world record. They used a Class 1 USB adapter modded using a kit from Bluedriving.com. The over-the-air connection went to an unmodified Sony Ericsson T610 at a distance of 'about 3,300 feet' and they transferred a few pictures. This test was to a paired device pre-configured for the built-in ObexFTP access, but the implication is that now it's easy to Bluesnarf without even being near the target phone."
Oh the possibilities (Score:5, Interesting)
We here at the radioclub were able to cover considerable distances with decent directional WiFi waveguides and 10W amplifiers. I wonder if bluetooth would fare as well... Hmmm, something to play with during the holidays
fantastic.. (Score:1, Interesting)
$12 Walkie Talkies (Score:4, Interesting)
Not very exciting (Score:3, Interesting)
And they're pretty lame pictures, at that. One is of a guy holding something AWAY from the camera that looks like it might be a box. Or a piece of cardboard. We have no idea. Another pic shows a picture of a hill, with a GIANT red hand-drawn arrow pointing to where the phone is. Picture #3 is the boot screen for the phone, courtesy T-Mobile. Then we get a blurry pic of the linksys bluetooth adapter with a giant cable coming off it...and last but not least...a picture of the bluetooth-raped cellphone..so traumatized, it has switched itself off.
Cute the Visene guy- "Wooooooow".
can u smell it? (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:The perfect Friday night story (Score:3, Interesting)
I believe you're looking for this [theregister.co.uk].
Toothing (Score:2, Interesting)
Toothing describes the use of a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone or PDA to arrange sexual encounters. Linky [wikipedia.org]
Another ADVERTISEMENT (Score:5, Interesting)
I won't fault Carbolic for pimping his site, particularly since he isn't hiding his affiliation. But the /. editors should filter this spam out.
The flip side (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:fantastic.. (Score:3, Interesting)
Result: GPRS/UMTS on my PDA and Laptop.
Which means internet access everywhere there's mobile phone coverage.
Result: Slashdot everywhere