New leader says Bluetooth has ‘just scratched the surface’

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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an industry consortium headquartered in the Seattle region, this morning named a new executive director, wireless veteran Mark Powell, who will oversee efforts to push the short-range wireless technology into new settings and applications. Powell, previously an executive with Kineto Wireless, which he co-founded in 2001, has worked in the… Read More…

Geek of the Week: Mike Foley, Bluetooth leader, prepares for new chapter

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We almost take Bluetooth for granted, as it zips our data through the air, letting us make hands-free phone calls and sync media between devices, among countless other applications enabled by the short-range wireless technology. The industry consortium that has encouraged the growth of the technology happens to be based in the Seattle region, in… Read More…