Blue tooth technology helps create a wireless network between devices however over a short range. These devices could be phones, computers or iPads. The new craze in phones is the Apple iPhone. The Apple iPhone is known to be wonder device but some of iPhone Bluetooth features are not fully enabled. However the iPhone 3G has some enviable features and Bluetooth uses which can be enabled once the basics are understood.
To begin with, the iPhone did not allow image and file transfers via Bluetooth to any other device but only iPhone to iPhone transfers were allowed. Some of that has been changed with the iPhone 3G, however a lot more is desired.
File Transfers from iPhone to a Mac or an iPads: Basically what this means is that the wireless is enabled and protocol compatible only with Apple technology devices thus leaving a whole lot of senders and recipients excluded. Buying an iPhone on the basis of its iPhone Bluetooth usage for email and connectivity is less popular. Photos, images, data and music can all be transferred between iPhones only and users of other handsets or carriers may not be able to use this feature at all. This has modified a bit in the latest 3G but still the iPhone provider Apple in general prefers to lock the open environment iPhone Bluetooth features. This could well be a competitive move as well.
Bluetooth iPhone 3G technology is better than the original one since it does allow some features for music download etc. While using the Iphone 3G with stereo applications it is possible to enjoy music seamlessly between iPod, iPhone and stereo devise. The music quality is good and the switch and transitions are low noise.
The iPhone does now come with a Bluetooth keyboard though special software like jailbreaking is needed to use the same. This feature is necessary to those who key in a lot of data such as the authors, scientists, etc. This also helps when contact books or addresses needs to be uploaded.
iPhone Bluetooth can help the gamers to play online multiplayer games through the iPhone. While this may drain the batteries and even your eyes, the technology theoretically makes it possible to have the game parlor in your hand and with your friends as participants or competitors in the game.
Tethering- It is possible to do file tethering on an iPhone Bluetooth while using an approved iPhone carrier. This means that online downloads are possible at a respectable speed though heavy duty tethering e.g. Youtube downloads etc will often drain the batteries and may not be advisable as well.
The Bluetooth iPhone with 3G technology is an enviable and a prized gadget. It is expensive and user friendly except when you are used to a stylus because the iPhone recognizes only a finger touch and not nails or stylus. It has an appeal to those who are tech savvy because to use all features of the Bluetooth iPhone 3G, a simple read of the manual is not going to be enough. One would some time to get used to using the iPhone, but once you get used to it, it will be easy to get addicted to!