Re: [NTLK] Blunt and BlueTooth, was Re: Hi, I'm New Here!

From: Eckhart Köppen (eck1001_at_gmx.net)
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 07:54:36 PST

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:52:22 -0800, Mike R. Manzano wrote:
> What does Blunt/Bluetooth do for you that 802.11 don't? Does it draw
> less power?

Take a look at this thread:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=newtontalk&m=107471668532745&w=2

It does draw significantly less power (30-50mA when active, depending
on the card) and covers not only the raw transport (WiFi is more or
less just another form of "Cable"), but high level protocols such as
data exchange.

Eckhart

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