Saturday, January 24, 2009

Bluetooth Enabled Printers - Enjoy Ease in Printing Photos

Anyone can enjoy Bluetooth enabled printers with the use of a Bluetooth adapter. However, it should be noted that when using Bluetooth, printers should be within the range of 30 to 300 feet. If you need a higher range, you will have to need more power, which means faster draining of power on your batteries.


If there are instances when it is necessary to print photographs from PDAs to Bluetooth enabled printers, this can be such an easy task. Just look for the Bluetooth enabled printer on the phone, specifically in the Bluetooth Discovery option.

When you click this option, you will be provided with all Bluetooth gadgets that are available. Just choose on Bluetooth enable printers and then press on print. One word of advice, always switch off from your Bluetooth mode as soon as you are done with your printing requirements as leaving it open makes it susceptible to hackers.

Some Bluetooth enabled printers has Pictbridge USB ports which are generally compatible with BT adapters. This allows for easier printing from any BT gadgets. Pictbridge, by the way, is a modern interface technology that permits printers to have access and be able to print files and images from phones and PDAs.
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Friday, January 9, 2009

Bluetooth Barcode Scanner - Popular Wireless Scanning Device


Bluetooth barcode scanner device, just like Bluetooth enabled printers and cell phones, is becoming very popular in many retail and commercial industries. In fact, a lot of companies are now adopting the use of such scanners in their everyday operations.

What is great about the Bluetooth barcode scanner is that it is wireless and is available at competitive if not lower cost compared to other scanners available in the market today.

Another great feature of the Bluetooth barcode scanner are that it is lightweight. Likewise it is portable, and therefore, allows for the worker or operator to perform movements from one place to another. And so the scanning of huge and non-movable items an easy task to do.

There are actually two main kinds of Bluetooth barcode scanner devices. The first is the CCD based scanners, and the other one is the laser barcode scanners. The CCD scanners utilize optic cameras in order to collect barcode imageries and have them translated into barcode information. Such type of scanners is best used where distance is not an issue or where barcodes are static or fixed.

Laser Bluetooth barcode scanner gadgets on the other hand utilizes laser in capturing barcode data. This allows for a much longer scanning area or distance unlike the CCD based scanners. The laser scanners are the more common and utilized of the two scanner types.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Bluetooth for Laptop Computers


Bluetooth technology is all about wireless connectivity. It is one of the best means to connect gadgets with each other. This connection means data is transferred easily without any use of cord. One of the significance of such technology is the great benefit of Bluetooth for laptop. The Bluetooth passes data to and from the laptop device without any distracting wires.

In order for the user to connect a laptop computer or even the common desktop to a router for example, you must use a Bluetooth adaptor in the computer. Bluetooth for laptop, particularly that of adaptors are already found in most of the latest models of laptop computers. The basic computer setup is already one with adaptor readily for use.

Bluetooth for laptop is becoming more common. And not to be left behind are desktops. The modern models are now available with ready, built in Bluetooth adapters. This makes the application of the Bluetooth technology more apparent in computer use nowadays.
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