Has announced that next month it will release software that will allow computers running OS X to use Bluetooth. This software will be free and the company is offering the Bluetooth USB Adapter for $50. This will work on any USB-equipped Mac running Mac OS X v.10.1.3.

The Bluetooth software will be included in Technology Preview 1, which Apple will release in April. It has been designed to work with Palm OS handhelds with Bluetooth adapters, Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and peripherals, and can also connect to other computers with Bluetooth adapters.

It will be able to automatically discover other Bluetooth-enabled devices within its range. Connecting is as easy as selecting the desired Bluetooth-enabled device that appears in the list and clicking the 'Pair' button. Steve Jobs demonstrated a Sony handheld HotSyncing with a Mac via Bluetooth at MacWorld Tokyo today.

Details of what functions the software and Bluetooth adapter will enable are sketchy. The fact that it can connect to a mobile phone certainly implies that it will allow the computer to access the Web using the phone as a modem. It is not yet clear whether a Palm connected to it will likewise be able to access the Web or if the adapter will only allow HotSyncing. Recently began selling a Bluetooth wireless-networking SD card from the.

It costs $130. Sony has announced that it will release a Bluetooth Memory Stick adapter in Japan this month. It is not yet known if it will be available in other countries. Thanks to Don Reith for the tip.Ed Related Information:.

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Product Information for SKU: 128795 3COM - IPG 3COM WIRELESS BLUETOOTH USB ADAPTER (FCS 9/10/1) Category Subcateogry NETWORK CONNECTIVITY WIRELESS NETWORKING Media Manufacturer Part No. Class Restriction CTLR 3CREB96 Retail Platform SKU UPC PC 105422541 That's the only one I've found so far.

If you sing in french while hopping on one foot, the evil birds won't come out of your bathroom mirror. For mac users only thezedt. The company (which is called D-Link) probably already has drivers for Windows.

Apple probably struck a deal with D-Link so that Macintosh support was announced first, which is really good for Apple because they can say they were the first to support a low-cost BlueTooth solution for desktop and laptop computers. In exchange, Apple exclusively advertises D-Link's solution and will probably start bundling it with their desktops or laptops. Microsoft does not have to strike deals with hardware makers to support Windows, simply because very very few hardware makers ignore Windows, if they want people to buy their hardware. Besides Microsoft, Widcomm (Compaq, Acer etc.), Extended Systems (more then 100 Bluetooth Design Deals e.g Palm, Motorola, HP, 3COM just to name a few) and Digianswer (Toshiba, NEC etc.) are the biggest Bluetooth Software suppliers to date. Hsinchu, Taiwan - Dec 12, 2001 - W-Link Signs Strategic Alliance Agreement With WIDCOMM W-Link will license WIDCOMM's BTE (Bluetooth Embedded Software), BTW (Bluetooth Communications Software for Windows), and BTW-CE (Bluetooth Communications Software for Windows CE). W-Link will also manufacture the BlueGate 2500 Access Point for WIDCOMM, and will license WIDCOMM technology in order to develop and manufacture an access point product for the SOHO market. WIDCOMM and W-Link will also jointly develop and market other Bluetooth-enables and 802.11x wirelessly-enabled products.

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This alliance will link WIDCOMM's Bluetooth wireless connectivity expertise with W-Link's product development and manufacturing strength. It will also allow WIDCOMM to leverage the established worldwide distribution channels of D-Link, W-Link's parent company.

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Microsoft launched Windows CE.Net, the latest version of its operating system for 'embedded' devices like mobile phones and set-top boxes, on Monday. Windows CE.Net will ship with Bluetooth drivers pre-installed, making it easier for hardware developers to produce standardised, Bluetooth-enabled products.

Fifteen vendors announced upcoming products based on CE.Net, including Fujitsu, with the I-pad mobile sales terminal; Hitachi, with a next-generation PDA; Motorola, with the EVr-8401 Enhanced TV Viewer; Samsung Information Systems America, with the Nexil wireless handheld computer; and Wyse Technology, with the Winterm 3000 line of Windows-based terminals. One of there reasons why Palm tried to acquire Extended Systems Inc. Is that this company has licensed its Bluetooth software development kits (Embedded and Windows) to more than 100 companies for implementation in next-generation products. Customers include Palm, 3Com, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu, FlashPoint, Xircom, Red-M, Nissin, Taiyo Yuden, Silicon Wave, NEC, Mitsubishi, Crossbow, JVC, Pico Communications, Norwood Systems, Hughes Network Systems, Johnson Control and Visteon, just to name a few.

To put it simple: Palm's Bluetooth SDK Stack = Extended Systems Embedded Bluetooth SDK Stack.which is also used by Sony with there Bluetooth Memory Stick.