History
Bluetooth was developed by Ericsson which is a Danish company. It was developed in 1994, but only in 1998 Ericsson presented it to several other big companies, and they agreed to make it an industry standard.
Bluetooth, the protocol that promised to connect all your different gadgets from different companies/makers, is named Bluetooth after a Viking King called Harald Bluetooth, who got his name because of his fondness for blueberries, which stained his teeth. King Harald Bluetooth was famous for uniting the warring tribes of Scandinavia, just like our Bluetooth Protocol, uniting different technologies.
1998
· The birth of Bluetooth with the formation of Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).
· Bluetooth is officially adopted as the name for the technology.
1999
· 1.0 Specification is officially released.
· Bluetooth is declared the "Best of Show Technology Award" by COMDEX.
2000
· For the first time, Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, PC card, mouse, headset and laptop are unveiled.
· USB dongle prototype unveiled at COMDEX.
2001
· Bluetooth SIG Inc. is formed.
· First hands-free car kit is launched.
2002
· First GPS receiver and Bluetooth enabled digital camera.
· IEEE approves 802.15.1 specification for Bluetooth technology.
2003
· First Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player launched.
· First FDA-approved Bluetooth-enabled medical system.
2004
· Bluetooth SIG adopts Enhanced Data Rate (EDR).
· Bluetooth technology embedded in 250 million devices.
· First Bluetooth-enabled stereo headphones launched.
2006
· Bluetooth is installed in 1 billion devices.
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