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[throwingks]

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A Bluetooth device playing the role of the "master" can communicate with up to 7 devices playing the role of the "slave". This network of "group of up to 8 devices" (1 master + 7 slaves) is called a piconet. A piconet is an ad-hoc computer network of devices using Bluetooth technology protocols to allow one master device to interconnect with up to seven active slave devices (because a three-bit MAC address is used). Up to 255 further slave devices can be inactive, or parked, which the master device can bring into active status at any time.

So you do not have to resync all of the different devices if they remain inactive/standby. I think that is what twistedsymphony was saying earlier.
http://forums.xbox-s...&...t&p=3710035
I just didn't know it was 255 devices.

[KAGE360]

QUOTE(m_hael @ Oct 23 2006, 10:17 AM)

it can have 7 bluetooth connections... this doesn't limit those connections to controllers, could be camera, keyb, mouse, steering wheel...

thanks, that is what i was thinking.  this means though that if sony were to release a blue-tooth headset then only 3 of the 4 players may use it.

thanks throwingks, that explains a lot.  i thought blue-tooth automatically interacted with each other.  the technology honestly doesnt impress me, so im not entirely up to speed on it

[KAGE360]

QUOTE(silentbob343 @ Oct 23 2006, 11:15 AM)

I have never used a headset while playing with multiple friends, usually we just talk to one another as we are all in the same room.

BT is a cool tech, but took forever to get implemented and is still being adopted fairly slowly.  I remember hearing about 7 years ago and then nothing.

well im thinking of someone playing 4 player online when using the headset.  

i remember hearing about BT a long time ago as well, still doesnt impress me though.

[throwingks]

Didn't M$ help develop Blue-tooth and then kinda just stop using it? Hmm.  

[KAGE360]

QUOTE(throwingks @ Oct 23 2006, 11:35 AM)

Didn't M$ help develop Blue-tooth and then kinda just stop using it? Hmm.  

i dunno, everything that i have read about it just doesnt sound that impressive.   it doesnt sound bad, just not up to the level that some people hype it out to be

[Pheidias]

Bluetooth is from sonys Acquisition of Ericsson, Microsoft didn't join in until after. Not sure if Toshiba and Microsoft still is in the Bluetooth Consortium though.

[throwingks]

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Q: What is the range of Bluetooth transmitter/receivers?
A: Bluetooth is designed for very low power use, and the transmission range will only be 10m, about 30ft. High-powered Bluetooth devices will enable ranges up to 100m (300ft). Considering the design philosophy behind Bluetooth, even the 10m range is adequate for the purposes Bluetooth is intended for. Later versions of the Bluetooth spec may allow longer ranges.

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Q: Is Bluetooth practical for use with mobile devices?
A: Yes. One concern for mobile computing users is power consumption. Bluetooth radios are very low power, drawing as little as 0.3mA in standby mode and 30mA during sustained data transmissions. Bluetooth radios alternate among power-saving modes in which device activity is lowered to maximize the mobile power supply.

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Q: Are different brands of Bluetooth products compatible?
A: Yes. They have to. The Bluetooth Logo Certification Program requires Bluetooth products to interoperate with products manufactured by other vendors; those products that don't interoperate will not be allowed to use the Bluetooth logo.

I am thinking you could just take you bluetooth earpiece you already have for your cell phone and sync it up to the PS3. That is nice.

[silentbob343]

QUOTE(throwingks @ Oct 23 2006, 02:07 PM)

From here:
http://www.mobileinf...uetooth/FAQ.htm
I am thinking you could just take you bluetooth earpiece you already have for your cell phone and sync it up to the PS3. That is nice.

It should.  My friends bluetooth devices talk to his PC and MAC just fine with no special software.  Hmm I guess that also means I can usea PS3 controller on my PC and no longer use the USB adapter.

QUOTE(yourM0M @ Oct 23 2006, 01:43 PM)

ive got bt on my nextel and imo its garbage....cant go into a seperate room in my house without loosing connection.....where as 360's wireless i can go outside and still talk(granted the controller is in my hand, for the next few weeks anywho) but bt is way behind the times....the market was way too late on adopting bt, consumers and manufacturer's i remember erricsons with bt years ago and now all of a sudden its included with any major cellphone....idk how the tech works but maybe one day it can be improved

To go off of what ThrowingGKS posted, there are various levels of BT and each level has an effective range.  In one of the PS3 hands on articles they are able to go across the office and still have the remote signal to the console.

I agree it was adopted late, but behind the times?  Compared to what other technology?  Some of you are acting like BT should be something super special and expect it to be more than it is.

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Bluetooth wireless technology is a short-range communications system intended to replace the cables connecting portable and/or fixed electronic devices. The key features of Bluetooth wireless technology are robustness, low power, and low cost. Many features of the core specification are optional, allowing product differentiation.

The Bluetooth core system consists of an RF transceiver, baseband, and protocol stack. The system offers services that enable the connection of devices and the exchange of a variety of data classes between these devices

It's not the techs fault you are expecting to much out of it.  Try a better headset, but I don't know the limit of the your phone either.  BT is still RF based using the 2.4Ghz band like other non-line of sight wireless systems.