Toothing (sometimes called Bluetoothing) is the practice of contacting strangers via a Bluetooth
wireless connection to flirt. People using Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and PDAs can send
messages, including pictures, to any other user within a 10-meter or so range; making this type of
connection a form of bluejacking.
Because such communications don't involve the carrier, they are free of charge, which may
contribute to their appeal.
This was last updated in April 2004
Dig Deeper
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Bluetooth wireless connectivity has been creeping quietly into many of the devices that workers carry into the enterprise every day. ABI predicts that roughly half of the 1.2 billion cell phones sold this year will include Bluetooth. IMS Research estimates that Bluetooth was embedded in one out of three laptops last year, growing to 75% by 2012. How can on-the-go professionals put these Bluetooth devices to work? Let's take a look.
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Discover the real beauty of Bluetooth -- the rich set of capabilities and applications defined at higher levels of the Bluetooth protocol stack.
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In part-two of this series, Lisa Phifer considers the hardware options for adding wireless to your PDA or smartphone.
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