What’s With the Name — ‘Bluetooth’
Turns out that it makes good sense

The mysterious is the very ground of our being — our hope and our destiny. No one ever knows the simplest thing unless one also feels there is more that has not been explained. ~ Richard Gilbert
For a long time, I’ve wondered about the concept behind the wireless technology we know as ‘Bluetooth’. I’m probably the only dummy who spent precious time contemplating it’s meaning and wondering if it was an appropriate branding title.
Well, as it turns out, it really does make sense — if you know the origin.
The technology was named after a 10th Century Viking, King Harald Bluetooth. He is credited with having united Denmark and Norway — just like the ‘Bluetooth’ wireless technology unites computers and cell phones.
Did you know that ‘Bluetooth’ uses slavery?
When Bluetooth devices connect to each other (for example, your phone and your wireless speaker), it’s known as a master-slave relationship. One of the devices is the master and the other devices are slaves. The master transmits information to the slave and the slave listens for information from the master.
A master can have up to 7 slaves, which is why your computer can be connected via Bluetooth to multiple devices at the same time. ~ Source
I’m not sure just how valuable this knowledge is to me but, at least, I can quit worrying if someone made a really big goof in naming their product…
